Performance checklist for content-heavy sites

Speed is a feature readers notice immediately. Run through this list once and your blog will feel instant.

Caching

• Enable full-page caching (the app caches views and settings automatically).
• Set long Cache-Control headers on static assets with hashed filenames.
• Keep the session and cache store in the database or Redis — never files on shared hosting.

Images

• Serve WebP or AVIF where possible, with a JPEG fallback.
• Always specify width/height to avoid layout shift.
• Lazy-load everything below the fold.

Fonts

• Limit yourself to two families and the weights you actually use.
• Self-host or use a privacy-friendly CDN; preconnect to the origin.

Database

• Index foreign keys and every column you filter or sort by.
• Paginate aggressively — never SELECT * a whole table into a view.

Quick audit

curl -sI https://blog.ppgcenter.biz | grep -iE 'cache-control|content-encoding'