Reduce WP Database Queries
By default, these two configurational definitions are not included in the wp-config.php file, but they should be added to improve performance. These two settings were introduced in WordPress version 2.2 and override the database value without actually changing them. Adding these two definitions in your site’s wp-config.php file reduces the number of database queries and thus improves site performance. These settings should match those specified in your WordPress Admin. Here is an example (note that you should not include a trailing slash at the end of either URL):
define(‘WP_HOME’, ‘http://securewebs.com’);
define(‘WP_SITEURL’, ‘http://securewebs.com’);
A nice trick is to is to set these values dynamically by using the global server variable:
define(‘WP_HOME’, ‘http://’.$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].’/path/to/wordpress’);
define(‘WP_SITEURL’, ‘http://’.$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].’/path/to/wordpress’);
SecureWebs WordPress for $8.95
SecureWebs, a fifteen year old hosting company based in the State of Washington has announced WordPress hosting for only $8.95 a month. A great price considering the company uses solid-state servers for all they hosting. The WordPress sites, even large ones are lightening fast.
Finding Your WordPress Feed URL
There are times when you want to tell someone your site’s feed address or URL, or you need it to submit it to search engines and directories, many of which now accept feed URL submissions. There are four possible URLs for each of your feeds. Any of these will work.
http://securewebs.com/wp-rss.php
http://securewebs.com/wp-rss2.php
http://securewebs.com/wp-rdf.php
http://securewebs.com/wp-atom.php
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