Speeding up a website can lead to more user interaction, longer visits and an increase in traffic. If you spend anytime performance testing your site and you are using tools like the Website speed test found at pingdom.com or GTmetrix.com an important suggestion is to use a Content Delivery Network (CDN). A CDN delivers your site content from a location that is geographically closer to the site visitor; providing improved delivery speeds.
Today we are going to provide instructions on setting up your WordPress site to work with CloudFlare. CloudFlare offers both a free and paid CDN service and are highly recommended. You should start by running a test at pingdom.com or GTmetrix.com to benchmark the speed of your site before you start; You want to know how much improvement there is right? Both pingdom and gtmetrix are easy to use and provide a ton of information to improve your site, we are going to be focused on CDN today.
Step by step tutorial on setting up CloudFlare CDN with your WordPress installation.
1. Lets get started by creating an account at CloudFlare.com.
Once you are at CloudFlare lets start by taking a look at their plans and pricing (and yes they do offer a Free plan)
