TL;DR: WordPress’ built‑in cron (WP‑Cron) runs on page loads. On busy sites it can add overhead; on quiet sites it can miss schedules. The fix is simple: disable the default trigger in wp-config.php and run wp-cron.php from a real scheduler (Linux cron, Windows Task Scheduler, or a third‑party ping) every 5–10 minutes. Verify with WP‑CLI…Read More
TL;DR: Not on the front end in the way most people think. WordPress only loads active plugins during a request, so a deactivated plugin’s PHP code is not executed. What can slow your site are the leftovers: autoloaded options, orphaned cron jobs, and cluttered databases that some plugins leave behind. Clean those up and remove…Read More
TL;DR: You don’t need a plugin to send WordPress email over SMTP. Define SMTP creds in wp-config.php and hook phpmailer_init in your theme (or a small “must-use” mu-plugin) to configure PHPMailer. Test with wp_mail() or WP-CLI. Why do this? Assumptions: You’re comfortable editing theme files / mu-plugins and have SMTP credentials from a provider. Tested…Read More
Have you ever looked inside the uploads folder of WordPress site and saw a lot of almost the same image files? Do not worry, this is not some malware or anything similar, it’s the default behaviour of WordPress called thumbnails or image sizes. For any larger image you upload, WordPress creates multiple resized versions of…Read More