Articles by Andy Schaff
Andy Schaff // 18 Mar, 2016
Why Page Speed Matters & PageSpeed Insights Fails – A Developer’s Tale
At this point, anyone who browses, manages, and/or creates websites on the regular, should know that page speed matters. So.. everyone. It’s no surprise that we demand our information fast, like right meow. If this is a new concept, you are lagging far behind. I believe the majority of users understand this but are still… Read More
Andy Schaff // 3 Mar, 2016
Ultimate Guide to Page Speed: WordPress Optimization
Preface: Let’s make a ruckus Chapter 1: A Guide To This Guide Chapter 2: Why Page Speed Matters To Digital Marketing Chapter 3: What Impacts Page Speed? Chapter 4: Novice – Image Compression And Such Chapter 5: Intermediate – Server Compression And Geekery Chapter 6: Advanced – Varnish, Apache and nginx Chapter 7: Tools Chapter… Read More
Andy Schaff // 6 Oct, 2015
Can and Should I Run WordPress in Parallel with my Existing Site?
This is a question I get asked a lot as senior developer at Portent. A client, new or existing, has an established site running on some platform, and wants to add on a blog, a microsite, or the ability to easily control top-of-funnel marketing content. Technically, “in parallel” means WordPress (WP) is set up to… Read More
Andy Schaff // 16 Jun, 2015
GitHub Auto-Deploy Setup Guide
In an effort to streamline development updates to a code base in a staging or production environment, we have created an auto-deploy setup guide for any GitHub (github.com) repository. What you will need: A server to host your site. Our example is a Ubuntu (Linux) server running either Apache or Nginx and PHP SSH access… Read More
Andy Schaff // 22 Apr, 2013
eigene-homepage-erstellen.net: They’ve gone to plaid
Update! Learn the ins and outs of a faster site in our Ultimate Guide to Site Speed! As you may already know, we’re a little obsessed with page load speed. We wanted our home page to load in under 1 second, and we were close. But close isn’t good enough. So, with some guidance from… Read More
Andy Schaff // 1 Jun, 2011
UK & European Cookie Law Solution (Free Script)
A European cookie law that regulates the use of web browser cookies is now in effect in the UK. That cookie law is based on guidelines set by the European Union. In a nutshell, the law states that websites must get a user’s consent before storing cookies on their device (computer, mobile phone, iPad, etc).… Read More