Profiling WordPress with Query Monitor: Finding the Actual Bottleneck
Stop guessing which plugin is slow. Query Monitor attributes every query, hook and HTTP call to the code responsible. Here's how to read it.
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7 articles about Tutorials from the team building MagicWP.
How to Load Test a WordPress Site Before a Traffic Spike
Testing your cached homepage tells you nothing. Here's how to load test the paths that actually break, and why to tell your host first.
WordPress Two-Factor Authentication: A Practical Setup Guide for 2026
WordPress still has no built-in 2FA in 2026. Here's how to set it up properly, which method to pick, and what 2FA genuinely can't protect.
How to Back Up and Restore a WordPress Site (and Actually Test It)
A practical guide to backing up a WordPress site, restoring it without breaking serialized data, and testing that your backups actually work.
How to Send WordPress Emails Through an Email API Instead of SMTP
Route WordPress email through a provider's API instead of PHP mail() or SMTP, with the domain authentication that actually keeps messages out of spam.
How to Configure Cloudflare Settings for WordPress
A step-by-step guide to configuring Cloudflare settings for WordPress: SSL/TLS, caching, rules, and security, without breaking your admin or login.
How to Protect Your WordPress Site From Unwanted Bot Traffic With Cloudflare
Stop scrapers, credential-stuffing bots, and xmlrpc abuse before they hit your server. A step-by-step guide to blocking WordPress bot traffic with Cloudflare.