CDN - What is it? And why should you use one in 2020

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One of the issues related to the speed of your site - CDN - content delivery network

Or in Hebrew - Content delivery network - This service actually relieves the load from our web server while it sends the content files faster to the surfers and makes their experience better.

We will explain here in simple words what a CDN is, how it works and how and where to get it

40% surfers will abandon your site if it takes more than 3 seconds to load

How CDN service we use

We love to use In Cloudplayer As our CDN service because it is fast, easy to interface with, it has several types of subscriptions and there are Free subscription, Beyond that Cloudplayer gives Another protection against cyber attacks and also optimizes for JS & CSS files and has servers in the country, Cloudplayers are good but there are lots of other similar and good services like them.

How It Works ?

In very simple language - our site Duplicates to several different servers in the world, And causes it to locate Ours has a "branch" spring in other countries,
Therefore, a surfer from another country will not experience a slow load because the server is in Israel,And charging time Of his site will be Faster.

Benefits of using a CDN

  1. Improving performance - using this service has been proven time and time again to be really effective at loading the site - which leads to smaller abandonment rates, higher conversion rates, longer stay of the surfer on the site, it is simply beneficial from every direction.
  2. We talked in the first section that CDN lowers delays due to the physical distance between the servers which the service basically "cancels", but it is also important to note that it lowers the TTFB - TIME TO FIRST BYTE - this measure basically means - how long the browser waits before it receives a response from the server.
    TTFB is one of the metrics that Google Speed Insight scores.
  3. Doing Optimize for CSS & JS files what makes it For rating Higher in search engines And stick The site must load.
  4. Creates more Security layer for the site against cyber attacks Various.
  5. If you use the CDN fully through PROPLY of Cloudplayer, it also gives CACHING at the page level - which means that if the surfer visits The second time on your site, it will take the site less time to load.
  6. GZIP - A method of compressing files that they invented to speed up the process of submitting the site to the surfer, like a ZIP file that we are familiar with - so on the same principle on the server what Which reduces charging times and improves speed The site.
  7. Rating - One of the parameters of Google in terms of site ranking was its loading speed - so it is no secret that any site that goes up quickly will get a good score from Google which will significantly help your ranking in the search engines

How to install?

Each company has its own integration method, most of them are fully supported by WordPress and very easy to interface with.
If you host the site at Upress they have Instructions How to interface with Cloudplayer.

Summary

A CDN service can be of great benefit to content sites of all types small and large, but there are a variety of CDN services to consider before deciding to use a CDN.
Use of the Service CloudFlare Can contribute to your sites in terms of SEO ranking, in terms of security, in terms of file optimization and most importantly in terms of site loading speed!

Not sure if you have a CDN service installed on the site?
Contact us Through the networks or the box leaving the details and we can help you with the simple installation that will help you speed up your site

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Elad Yanai

Digital and Internet expert for more than 20 years. Graduated with a degree (BsC) with honors in the field of Media Productions - (Melbourne-Australia). Owner of corporate tax in the field of website building, promotion, marketing and technological trainings. Expert in business consulting for excellence, WordPress system, and implementation of ERP systems in organizations and companies. "My passion is to help people manage and conduct themselves with efficiency, wisdom and passion."

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