WordPress: Using a Content Delivery Network

This course helps you understand how a content delivery network (CDN) can benefit you and how you can start using a CDN for your WordPress site.

Introduction

• WordPress and CDNs
• What you should know

1. What Is a CDN?

• Speed up your site with a CDN
• Will your site benefit from a CDN?
• WordPress hosting with a CDN
• Review pricing options for CDNs
• CDN as part of your site optimization strategy

2. Using a CDN with WordPress

• Considerations for choosing a CDN
• Review key features of StackPath (formerly MaxCDN)
• Review key features of AWS CloudFront
• Review key features of Cloudflare
• Review key features of KeyCDN
• Review key features of Jetpack Site Accelerator

3. Integrating a CDN with WordPress

• Select a CDN
• Enable CDN on your web host
• Configure your CDN
• Using SSL with a CDN
• Use a plugin to enable CDN on your site
• Speed testing your site

Conclusion

• Continue your learning journey