Na semana passada, conseguimos fechar um acordo com uma das maiores redes de distribuição de conteúdo, conhecida como MaxCDN, para acelerar o tempo de carregamento do WPBeginner. No início desta semana, fizemos algumas alterações no WPBeginner em termos de otimização do site. Em primeiro lugar, deixamos de usar o WP Super Cache e passamos a usar o W3 Total Cache Plugin. Isso não significa que o WP Super Cache seja um plug-in ruim. Significa apenas que, nesse estágio da vida de nosso site, precisávamos de algo mais versátil e poderoso.
Um dos principais motivos da mudança foi o fato de o W3 Total Cache ser totalmente compatível com o MaxCDN. Em breve, haverá um tutorial completo mostrando passo a passo como usar e configurar o plug-in W3 Total Cache em conjunto com as redes de distribuição de conteúdo. A configuração do W3 Total Cache não é tão fácil para iniciantes em comparação com o WP Super Cache. Portanto, recomendamos que você aguarde até a próxima semana, quando nosso tutorial será lançado.
Então, por que escolhemos o MaxCDN?
Essa deve ser a pergunta que todos estão pensando. Sabíamos que, quando nosso site atingisse um determinado número de usuários, teríamos que fazer essa mudança para manter o alto desempenho do nosso site. A MaxCDN é a empresa que alimenta os principais sites, incluindo Mashable, Template Monster, BuySellAds etc. Portanto, sabíamos que a empresa tinha uma ótima reputação e que era confiável.
Por que usar a Content Delivery Network em seu site?
Uma rede de fornecimento de conteúdo ou rede de distribuição de conteúdo (CDN) é um sistema de computadores que contém cópias de dados, colocados em vários pontos de uma rede para maximizar a largura de banda para acesso aos dados de clientes em toda a rede. Um cliente acessa uma cópia dos dados próxima a ele, em vez de todos os clientes acessarem o mesmo servidor central, de modo a evitar gargalos próximos a esse servidor [Wikipedia]. Em resumo, a Content Delivery Network acelera o tempo de carregamento da página e, ao mesmo tempo, diminui a carga do nosso servidor (portanto, menos custo de largura de banda). Todas as nossas imagens, arquivos de tema e outros JavaScripts são hospedados em servidores MaxCDN, enquanto o banco de dados é hospedado em nosso próprio servidor.
Com uma rede de fornecimento de conteúdo como a MaxCDN, reduzimos o risco de que nosso site fique lento quando houver tráfego intenso de mídias sociais.
Então, por que exatamente o tempo de carregamento do site é tão importante para você?
O tempo de carregamento do seu site afeta significativamente as posições de classificação do mecanismo de pesquisa (SERPs). Ele também desempenha um papel fundamental na redução da taxa de rejeição e no aumento do tempo médio gasto pelo usuário em um site.
Preços e cupons do MaxCDN
No momento, a MaxCDN está realizando uma oferta especial por tempo LIMITADO, na qual está oferecendo 1000 GB (1 TB) de largura de banda por apenas US$ 39,95. Essa é uma ótima oferta quando comparada a outros serviços CDN. Além disso, conseguimos criar um cupom para vocês usarem. Se você usar o código de cupom“wpbeginner“, receberá um desconto de 25% no preço total.
Por fim, queremos agradecer à MaxCDN pela parceria com o WPBeginner e por acelerar nosso site para nós e nossos usuários.
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wpbeginner says
@sibtiger33 At the time when we moved, Super Cache didn’t have CDN support. It also didn’t have db caching, browser caching, and other methods that are offered in Total cache.
sibtiger33 says
I’m confused why did you move from Super Cache – what does Total Cache do which is better than Super Cache? I currently use Super Cache without any issue with MaxCDN – just want to know more about the reason behind the move
Jay says
Just used your coupon code and it worked fine. Thanks
DJ NightLife says
Not sure I fully understand what MaxCDN does… does it fully replace any webhosting service like Knownhost ? And besides 40$ per month, is there any other extra fee? Is this compatible with cPanel?
Editorial Staff says
MaxCDN does not replace your current web hosting. This is an additional layer. CDN = Content delivery network. It takes your media files and template files and mirrors them on several cloud servers. So if your user is located in Florida, then they will load the files from Orlando’s datacenter. Which not only makes the site load faster, but by dividing the server load, you are increasing performance and reducing the risks of crashes. MaxCDN is perfectly compatible with WordPress and any other cPanel web host.
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Dhillon says
40$ for 1TB is just for the trial first month after that its 99$ per month for 1TB ( or PAYG 10cent per GB )
Still cheap IMO.
Also for the first month trial you can avail 25% discount by using coupon code “wpbeginner“.
Mouad says
What if I use less than 1TB ? I got a small website which utilizes much less traffic than 1 TB. WIll I still pay for 1 TB , or the actual traffic I use ?
Editorial Staff says
You can buy 1 TB, but that lasts until you have used it all… you pay as you go.
Mouad says
I see, thanx. But what do you mean by saying “after that its 99$ per month for 1TB”??
After the first 1 TB, do you pay 99$ for the second TB, or do you pay 99$ for the second month?
Please clarify that, as I am willing to join MAxCDN
Justin Germino says
I was considering MaxCDN or Amazon S3 when I convert to a CDN network to improve load times and reduce load on my shared hosting provider. I think if you use Shared Hosting, CDN networks allow you to handle more traffic without putting extra load on your hosting provider which allows you a greater # of visits.
I like W3 Total Cache, do you set it to FTP your images/content to the MaxCDN or URL redirect?
I just don’t know if I want to commit to an extra $30 per month yet, since that is around 15% of my blog earnings just to cover my CDN costs.
Editorial Staff says
It is a redirect. All URLs are automatically taken care of with MaxCDN. We highly recommend their service.
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Omri says
Hi Adam,
Can you clarify, is it 1TB of bandwidth every month for $39/month? In other words, does the bandwidth allocation reset each month, giving you a new 1TB allotment?
Thanks,
Omri
Editorial Staff says
Yes, it is 1 TB of B/w per month.
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xAquatics says
I’ve used Amazon’s S3 service before. It certainly helped with the price of bandwidth but it didn’t do much to speed up content delivery. I was disappointed with how slow content delivery was on Amazon S3. I’m sure it would be difficult to compare MaxCDN to Amazon S3, but does anyone know of a benchmark test between the two or even between any other CDN services?
Editorial Staff says
Hey Adam,
This does speed up the site even when you don’t think it is doing it. When we were all based on one central server, upon every traffic hit, the entire site would slow down. For example, hitting the Front Page of Digg would cause the site to slow down for other users due to increase server load. Most articles that go viral, don’t just go viral in one network. Now you have Stumbleupon, Twitter, Digg, Facebook, Reddit and others sending you heavy traffic all at once, impact those users who come from search engines looking for something else. In that term, CDN help a lot. Normally, you can achieve almost similar page load time with just having the right caching and .htaccess settings, but with CDN and correct .htaccess / caching setting (you are pretty much assured a faster site)
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Adam W. Warner says
@Editorial Staff,
Thank you for the additional information, but I think my original question may have been misunderstood. Maybe I was asking too simple a question…
…does a CDN replace one’s current hosting or is it a service you use in addition to a current hosting plan?
Editorial Staff says
CDN does not replace an existing hosting account. This is a layer on top of your current hosting account giving it extra stability, so your site loads fast at all times.
Adam W. Warner says
Great, thank you for clearing that up for me:)
Bryce says
Good timing! I’m looking into using MaxCDN for my sites. Looking forward to the W3 Total Cache tutorial.
Adam W. Warner says
Can you clarify for those user who may not be familiar…how does using a CDN Network work with your existing hosting?
More to the point, is a CDN the same as a hosting account and would require moving an existing site? Or is a CDN a service that can be layered onto an existing site with no need to change hosts?
Ashish Kulkarni says
So you begun paid post ha…
Editorial Staff says
Not a Paid POST… more of an announcement. It was telling users what is going on with WPBeginner. Paid Posts are when we start recommending products that have no use / value for our users.
This is telling our users that we made these changes in the site within the last few days. More so of a press release.
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