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How to choose the fastest web host in 2025?
Is your web hosting too slow? Your web hosting provider's technological and hardware choices have a direct impact on your website's performance. Yet most hosting providers are vague about their infrastructure and actual performance. As a customer, you often don't know what you're paying for. At LRob, we're trying to do better. Much better. We take a transparent approach: we measure, compare and optimize every parameter, every hardware choice, to guarantee load speeds up to 10x faster than the competition. That's how we try to offer you the best web hosting for WordPress...
Automatic WordPress updates: What are the risks and benefits for your website?
WordPress updates, whether manual or automatic, always raise questions and even fears among webmasters. These updates are necessary for the security and scalability of your site, but they also entail risks. So should you activate WordPress automatic updates? Let's explore the issues. Manual updates No matter how you update your site (manually or automatically), there are risks. On the whole, no matter whether you update automatically or manually, you're bound to run into problems sooner or later. What are the risks of...
WPMasterToolKit: the all-in-one plugin for WordPress
Discover WPMasterToolKit: the essential plugin to simplify your life and lighten your WordPress sites. This made-in-France plugin, developed by Webdeclic's talented Ludwig YOU, brings together a host of essential WordPress features, each of which you can activate with a single click. All in a single extension: simplify your management while speeding up your site! 🚀 A truly different plugin WPMasterToolKit is simple and flexible. With over 83 free, activatable features already, this plugin lets you replace countless extensions with just one. What makes WPMasterToolKit unique, apart from being...
Comparison of the 8 popular free caching plugins for WordPress: which one performs best?
Finding the best cache plugin isn't easy. You have to test it, measure its performance, find out about its long-term support... So what's the fastest cache? What's the best cache plugin? Which ones are practical and complete, which ones perform well? Do we need to pay for a good cache plugin? Today, we're trying to answer these questions with independent measurements that are as objective as possible. The test is a little «meta» in that it concerns a test on lrob.fr, a showcase/blog created with FSE (full site editing). A standard site...
WordPress vs WP Engine conflict: analysis of the drama
The world of WordPress, which powers over 40 % of the world's websites, is in turmoil. At the center of the conflict are two major players in the ecosystem: Matt Mullenweg, founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic, and WP Engine, one of the leading hosting companies for WordPress. This confrontation, which has taken on legal proportions, raises crucial questions about control of the WordPress brand, open source, and the governance of one of the web's most influential projects. Here's a detailed analysis of the case and what's at stake. Background: WordPress and WP...
Best practices for your WordPress contact forms
Contact forms are essential for acquiring customers. Yet a number of these forms are poorly configured and fail to forward prospect requests...
Critical security flaw in the LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin: 5 million sites affected
On August 19, 2024, a critical vulnerability was identified in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin, used by over 5 million WordPress sites. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to impersonate an administrator, compromising the full integrity of the site. Technical details The flaw was discovered by WordFence. It affects all versions of the LiteSpeed Cache plugin up to version 6.3.0.1. By exploiting a bug in the role simulation function, an attacker can use a hash to impersonate an administrator. Once this hash has been obtained, he can create a...
10 criteria for the best WordPress webmaster in 2025
How do you know who to trust with your site? Discover the 10 fundamental criteria to avoid making a mistake.
The cloud doesn't exist: pitfalls and dangers of the proprietary cloud and open-source alternatives
The word "cloud" has lost its meaning. Worse, it's often synonymous with a proprietary solution that locks you in. But it doesn't have to be that way.
Cybersecurity - Why do a WordPress security audit?
WordPress: a popular but vulnerable CMS WordPress is without doubt the most widely used CMS in the world. Its popularity makes it a prime target for hackers. Owning a WordPress site therefore requires constant vigilance when it comes to security. But why is it so important to have a WordPress site security audit? What are the risks involved, and why is this particularly important for companies whose website is central to their business? Security risks: an unavoidable reality Cyberspace is riddled with potential dangers. For a WordPress site,...
Web greenwashing: How can you be truly green?
Everyone's trying their hand at eco-responsible sites. While this won't save the planet, it does help to raise awareness. It's a step in the right direction. But the aim is to maximize efforts. And while site optimization from the visitor's point of view (the «client» side) is often emphasized, optimization and choices on the server side are all too often neglected. And yet, hosting is the key to a truly «greener» web, accounting for most of the resource savings you can achieve. Here's how. 👇 1 - Optimizing...
Optimize the management of your WordPress sites: 10 Practical Tips
Are you wasting time maintaining your WordPress sites? 🥵 Here are 10 key points for managing hundreds of them hyper-efficiently! 😎👇 1. Centralize your sites Group your sites together on just one or a few servers, but make sure that each site remains isolated at system level to remain secure. This will be much simpler to manage and more economical than hosting each site individually. 2. Manage DNS via the hosting server Manage DNS for your domains directly via the hosting server. This will simplify the creation of sub-domains, pre-configure your emails for good deliverability, etc.
DNS essentials - In 2 minutes
Every web player needs to master these points! By mastering DNS, you'll be FREE with your websites and domain names! 👇 Learn the essentials in 2 intense, effective minutes instead of a boring 3-hour course. 🤯 What is the DNS system? 📄 The Domain Name System is the digital highway that allows a domain name (e.g. lrob.fr or google.com) to be accessed. Basically, the domain is «pointed» to a destination. Examples: How does the DNS system work? 1 - Registrar 🏢 Domain names like lrob.fr are registered...
Hosting in Germany with Hetzner: Eco-responsibility, Interconnection and Privacy
In the world of web hosting, ecological and privacy concerns are paramount. Certain preconceived ideas can hinder the choice of a web hosting provider, particularly in Germany. This article aims to dispel these prejudices, by highlighting the excellence of Hetzner, my German hosting partner, in terms of eco-responsibility, interconnection and confidentiality. It's on this reliable basis that I can offer truly eco-friendly accommodation. Ecoresponsibility: Beyond greenwashing 🌿 Hetzner, a key player in the German and European hosting industry, is actively committed to preserving the environment. Contrary to the accusations of greenwashing often levelled at companies in this sector, Hetzner...
Why does WordPress dominate the web?
When a product stands out from the crowd to the point where it blows away the competition, like WordPress, it's often due to a marketing strike force, and sometimes by luck. But WordPress is far from having stolen its place, and here's why.
Emails: 6 preventive tips to never receive spam
Who wants to spend their days sorting through hundreds of spam messages in their mailbox? Not you? Then here are 6 ways to protect yourself from this waste of time. It's been 5 years since I implemented all these tips and I don't receive any spam. So here's what you can do to avoid receiving spam. 1) Never post your address publicly on the Internet. It can be tempting to post your email address on your website or on networks to make it easier for people...
Your WordPress site is vulnerable
Many wonder how WordPress can be vulnerable to attack despite its popularity and following. Others are completely unaware of the risk. Analysis. What is a vulnerability? WordPress is programmed with the PHP language, and PHP code is used to create «dynamic» sites. In other words, content is generated on each page by a PHP program. A dynamic site also enables interaction with visitors. In technical terms, it enables requests to be received and processed. This strength is also a weakness in that it can leave room for unwanted interaction, enabling a website to be hacked.On...
How can I check if my WordPress site has been hacked? Warning signs to be aware of
It's sometimes hard to tell the difference between a malfunction and a hack. But there are signs that your site may have been hacked. Today, let's take a look at the 8 most common signs to spot a hack on your WordPress site. ❌ Warning: if in doubt, it's best not to connect to the site administration. Indeed, if your site is hacked, this may allow the hacker to retrieve your password. What's more, the hacker may trigger certain actions automatically when you act on the hacked site, which would make the situation worse. ✅ If you...