Category: WordPress
Performance, plugins, security: my tips for a fast and reliable WordPress site. LRob’s expertise at the service of your CMS.
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Should we still be using WordPress builders in 2026?
WordPress builders run counter to how the CMS works. They’re resource-intensive and require a fee—do they still make sense in 2026?
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How to create your own website with WordPress (Beginner's Guide 2025)
Want to build your own website without hiring an agency or a developer? Good news: it’s entirely possible, even without any technical knowledge. In this beginner-friendly guide, LRob, a WordPress-specialized hosting provider, walks you through how to build your own website step by step. A clear, up-to-date tutorial designed for those starting from scratch. Choosing an effective domain name for your website Your domain name is your address on the web (e.g., lrob.fr). It should be: 👉 If you’re launching a business, consider…
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WordPress: should automatic updates be enabled?
WordPress updates guarantee the security, performance and compatibility of your site. Are automatic updates a good way to save time?
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Web host performance in 2025: test of 10 offers
How do you choose from the many shared web hosting options available? Follow this guide and check out the performance tests for the most popular hosting providers.
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WordPress 6.8 is coming: Release date and new features
WordPress 6.8 is on the way and promises to refine the user experience while optimizing performance, design, and security. Scheduled for release on April 15, 2025, this new version is sure to delight users. ℹ️ Is your WordPress site slow, getting too many attacks, or do you need help? Take your WordPress site to new heights with LRob hosting! It can sometimes be tricky to dig up information and figure out what’s in store… So we’ve sorted it all out for you. Here’s what you can expect with WordPress 6.8. WordPress 6.8 release schedule…
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Translate a WordPress site - In one go with TranslatePress
Translating a WordPress site can be a challenge, especially when machine translation of a page requires visiting it first. As a WordPress-specialized hosting provider and WordPress-specialized webmaster, I regularly work on multilingual sites that use machine translation. To do this, I generally use TranslatePress Developer Edition, along with the DeepL API, to handle the translation. The problem? Translating everything at once isn’t possible natively. So I had to find a solution. Discover this solution and save hours! Problem: Translating the entire site at once isn’t possible. With TranslatePress, translating the content of your…
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WordPress automatic updates: What are the risks and benefits for your website?
WordPress updates—whether manual or automatic—always raise questions, and sometimes even concerns, among webmasters. These updates are necessary for your site’s security and scalability, but they also carry risks. So, should you enable automatic WordPress updates? Let’s explore the issues. Manual Updates Regardless of how you update (manually or automatically), risks exist. Overall, whether the update is automatic or manual, you’ll sometimes encounter issues that need to be addressed, sooner or later. What are the risks of…
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WPMasterToolKit: the all-in-one plugin for WordPress
Discover WPMasterToolKit: the must-have plugin to make your life easier and streamline your WordPress sites. This French-made plugin, developed by the talented Ludwig YOU of Webdeclic, brings together a wide range of essential WordPress features, each of which you can enable with a single click. All in a single plugin: it simplifies management while speeding up your site! 🚀 A truly unique plugin: WPMasterToolKit is simple and flexible. With over 83 free features already available, this plugin lets you replace countless extensions with just one. What makes WPMasterToolKit unique, aside from the fact that it’s…
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Comparison of the 8 popular free caching plugins for WordPress: which one performs best?
Finding the best caching plugin isn't easy. You have to test it, measure its performance, and assess its long-term support… So which cache is the fastest? Which is the best caching plugin? Which ones are user-friendly and feature-rich, and which ones deliver high performance? Do you have to pay for a good caching plugin? Today, we’ll try to answer these questions using independent measurements that are as objective as possible. The test is a bit «meta» because it’s based on lrob.fr, a showcase/blog built with FSE (full site editing). A standard website…
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WordPress vs WP Engine conflict: ACF becomes Secure Custom Fields
The conflict between Matt Mullenweg, founder of WordPress, and WP Engine continues to rock the WordPress community. The latest development in this matter involves a major plugin in the ecosystem: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF). As of October 12, 2024, ACF has been completely replaced in the official WordPress.org repository by Secure Custom Fields (SCF), a fork created by the WordPress security team. The official announcement was made via a blog post on WordPress.org. Here’s what you need to know. A change officially driven by security In a post published on October 12, 2024, Matt Mullenweg…
