WordPress is no longer just a blogging platform—it powers some of the busiest websites on the internet, from e-commerce stores to SaaS platforms and enterprise portals. But as traffic grows, WordPress performance often becomes a bottleneck, leading to slow responses or even downtime.
In this session, I will share proven strategies for scaling WordPress with modern PHP tooling and best practices. We’ll dive into PHP-FPM tuning, OPcache, object caching with Redis/Memcached, database indexing, and load balancing. I’ll also cover how to leverage Nginx, CDNs, and containerized deployments to handle thousands of concurrent users.
Key Takeaways:
- Why WordPress slows down at scale and how to fix it
- PHP performance tuning tips for WordPress developers
- Best caching strategies (object caching, full-page caching, CDN)
- Database optimization techniques for high-volume queries
- Modern tooling: containers, CI/CD, and automated deployments