116 – Keep Your WordPress Database Lean & Mean
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Keep your database lean and mean
Reasons to remove unwanted data
WordPress needs to go to the database after every page load (unless you are using a caching plugin). And the more information you have in the database the longer it will take for your site to load
The longer it takes your site to load:
– visitors will leave
– search engines will ding you for being sluggish
– it takes longer to backup
What to Remove
– Unnecessary WordPress Plugins
– Delete Spam Comments
– Delete Old Posts
– Optimize Database
– Delete Unwanted Files in Media Library
– Clutter from Plugins
You can also turn off / delete post revisions
define('WP_POST_REVISIONS', no_of_revision)
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