{"id":498,"date":"2021-09-20T00:12:59","date_gmt":"2021-09-19T18:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/?p=498"},"modified":"2021-09-20T21:29:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T15:44:10","slug":"increase-website-speed-using-cdn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/increase-website-speed-using-cdn\/","title":{"rendered":"Increase Website Speed using CDN for WordPress?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/increase-website-speed-using-cdn\/#How_to_Speed_up_Your_WordPress_Website_Using_QUICCloud_CDN\" >How to Speed up Your WordPress Website Using QUIC.Cloud CDN?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/increase-website-speed-using-cdn\/#How_to_Setup_QUICcloud_on_WordPress\" >How to Setup QUIC.cloud on WordPress?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/increase-website-speed-using-cdn\/#How_to_configure_QUICCloud_CDN_using_their_Nameservers\" >How to configure QUIC.Cloud CDN using their Nameservers?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/increase-website-speed-using-cdn\/#Cloudflare\" >Cloudflare<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/increase-website-speed-using-cdn\/#How_to_Cloudflare_CDN_in_WordPress\" >How to Cloudflare CDN in WordPress?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CDN refers to the content delivery network which plays a vital role in speeding up a website. Website Speed has been one of the most concerning factors for websites. And among many <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/increase-your-website-speed\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ways to increase website speed performance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, CDN is one of the most important ways.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So, in this blog, we will learn how to install CDN for your website.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One is QUIC.cloud CDN<\/li>\n<li>CloudFlare CDN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Speed_up_Your_WordPress_Website_Using_QUICCloud_CDN\"><\/span><b>How to Speed up Your WordPress Website Using QUIC.Cloud CDN?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QUIC.cloud is the only CDN that enables caching of dynamic WordPress pages. Your website will be more secure and faster through QUIC.cloud&#8217;s transfer protocol. This CDN works on the LiteSpeed Cache plugin within <a href=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/wordpress-hosting\/\">WordPress hosting<\/a> for flexible caching of dynamic pages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LiteSpeed Cache for WordPress automatically purges and syncs data in the CDN when necessary, and it&#8217;s more efficient than BunnyCDN and Cloudflare.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, QUIC.cloud has a few other really useful services, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image Optimization<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Page Optimization<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and Low-Quality Image Placeholders<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Setup_QUICcloud_on_WordPress\"><\/span><b>How to Setup QUIC.cloud on WordPress?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn how to set up QUIC.cloud on WordPress to speed up your website by following the following steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1: First, you need to <a href=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/install-wordpress-using-softaculous\/#How_to_install_the_WordPress_Litespeed_cache_plugin\">install the LiteSpeed Cache plugin<\/a> on your wordpress website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2: <\/span>Once you install and activate the LiteSpeed Cache plugin, Click on the LiteSpeed<b> plugin <\/b>and Click on <b>General<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-513\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Quic.cloud-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"338\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Quic.cloud-1.png 338w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Quic.cloud-1-150x114.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3: The window appears. Click on<\/span><b> Request Domain Key<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and wait for a few minutes and then <\/span><b>reload <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the page there you will see<\/span>\u00a0the domain key.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-514\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Quic.cloud-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"776\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Quic.cloud-2.png 776w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Quic.cloud-2-150x54.png 150w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Quic.cloud-2-768x278.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 4: Click on the <\/span><b>Link to QUIC.cloud<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-515 \" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Quic.cloud-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1031\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Quic.cloud-3.png 1696w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Quic.cloud-3-150x51.png 150w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Quic.cloud-3-768x263.png 768w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Quic.cloud-3-1536x526.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 5: The QUIC.cloud sign-in window appears. If you already have a Quic.cloud account then you can directly sign in else you need to signup for an account.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-517\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Quic.cloud-sign-in-window.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Quic.cloud-sign-in-window.png 420w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Quic.cloud-sign-in-window-137x150.png 137w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 6: Once you sign in to your QUIC.cloud account, then go back to the wordpress dashboard in LiteSpeed Cache &gt; General.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 7: There you will see the <\/span><b>Visit My Dashboard on QUIC.cloud<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button which shows you have successfully paired your WordPress website with QUIC cloud account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-516\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/QUIC.Cloud-CDN-7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"765\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/QUIC.Cloud-CDN-7.png 765w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/QUIC.Cloud-CDN-7-150x64.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a domain to use QUIC.Cloud\u2019s CDN, its DNS must be properly configured.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_configure_QUICCloud_CDN_using_their_Nameservers\"><\/span><b>How to configure QUIC.Cloud CDN using their Nameservers?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1: Click on the LiteSpeed Cache Plugin and select CDN.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-518\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-1.png 205w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-1-100x150.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2: The CDN page appears.\u00a0 Click <\/span><b>On under the QUIC.cloud CDN <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">setting to enable it and click the Save Changes button.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-519\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1168\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-2.png 1168w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-2-150x59.png 150w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-2-768x301.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1168px) 100vw, 1168px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3: Log in to your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/my.quic.cloud\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QUIC.Cloud Dashboard<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and you&#8217;ll see a list of the domains you&#8217;ve linked to your account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-520\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"776\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-3.png 776w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-3-150x63.png 150w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-3-768x324.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set up the CDN for the domain you want to use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will see a list of Services for this domain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-521\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"772\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-4.png 772w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-4-150x66.png 150w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-4-768x337.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can open the CDN area of the Dashboard by clicking CDN at the top of the screen or by clicking in the list of services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then the CDN tool will open.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-522\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-5.png 768w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-5-150x45.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the Enable CDN button to turn on the CDN feature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 4: Then the Below screen appears. Choose the 3rd option &#8211; <\/span><b>I want to use QUIC.Cloud DNS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and press the <\/span><b>Confirm Choice<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"789\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-6.png 789w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-6-150x58.png 150w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-6-768x295.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 5: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will see the QUIC.Cloud tool scans your DNS records<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QUIC.Cloud creates a carbon copy of all of your DNS records from the zone file that was hosted by <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/yoho.cloud\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YohoCloud<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The next screen will show you a list of those DNS records.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 6: Ensure that all records are on the list.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Next, click the + Enable and Add Records button.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-524\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-7.png 768w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-7-150x118.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After you add a domain to QUIC.Cloud, you will be taken to the Domain Dashboard. Note the nameservers assigned to your domain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QUIC.Cloud requires you to log in to your domain registrar and change the nameservers for the domain to those provided by QUIC.Cloud.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-525\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"761\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-8.png 761w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-8-150x73.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 7: QUIC.Cloud requires you to refresh your DNS setup after you change the nameservers at your domain registrar. Go back to your DNS Setup page and click the &#8216;Refresh Status&#8217; button to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-526\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-9.png 770w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-9-150x117.png 150w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-9-768x599.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The QUIC.Cloud systems may take 48hrs to detect you are using their name servers but it sometimes takes 20 or 30 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you see this, your nameservers have been updated:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-527\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"759\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-10.png 759w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/configure-CDN-10-150x70.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>That\u2019s all your website is connected with QUIC.Cloud CDN!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cloudflare\"><\/span><b>Cloudflare<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the most popular content delivery networks, CloudFare is one of the free and popular CDN which stores static content on multiple servers around the world. Cloudflare CDN usage reduces user latency by caching and serving content from the nearest server. Ultimately, it leads to reducing website speed. So, use only that web hosting plan which offers Cloudflare, like <\/span><b>YohoCloud<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cloudflare platform provides a number of features, including a CDN, caching, optimization, and more. Cloudflare is one of the most used CDN for wordpress websites. So let&#8217;s learn <\/span><b>how to install Cloudflare on the WordPress website here.<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Cloudflare_CDN_in_WordPress\"><\/span><b>How to Cloudflare CDN in WordPress?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow the steps below to set up Cloudflare CDN in WordPress:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dash.cloudflare.com\/sign-up\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create an account in Cloudflare<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Enter an email address and password and click on the Create Account button.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-499\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-1.png 596w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-1-150x137.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2: Once you create an account, the below screen appears where you have to add your website address.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-500\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"679\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-2.png 679w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-2-150x78.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3: Choose a free plan and Continue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-501\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-3.png 642w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-3-150x138.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 4: Next, Check DNS records are configured correctly or not and click <\/span><b>Continue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-502\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"744\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-4.png 744w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-4-150x110.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 5: Replace your domain registrar&#8217;s nameservers with Cloudflare.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-502\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"744\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-4.png 744w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-4-150x110.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 6: Log into your domain registrar and update the name servers. Click on <\/span><b>Change Nameservers.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-503\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"775\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-5.png 775w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-5-150x102.png 150w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-5-768x521.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 7: Then return to the Cloudflare CDN Settings, then check the nameservers. A <\/span><b>Quick Start Guide<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> screen will appear. Click the <\/span><b>Get Started<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-504\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"773\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-8.png 773w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-8-150x74.png 150w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-8-768x378.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-511\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"741\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-7.png 741w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-7-150x70.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 8: Configure your domain settings for better security. Improve Security is the first section and it has two sub-sections &#8212; Automatic HTTPS Rewrites and Always use HTTPS. You can choose default security configurations and click on Save.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-504\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"773\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-8.png 773w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-8-150x74.png 150w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-8-768x378.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 9: Second setting is Optimize Performance includes two sub-sections; Auto Minify and Brotli. Choose all the options for Auto Minify, and for Brotli to speed up the site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-505\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-9.png 788w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-9-150x94.png 150w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-9-768x480.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: Make sure if you choose minification on Cloudflare, then cancel it on Breeze or any other Cache plugin as it may cause issues if used at multiple places.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 10: The screen will appear. Click <\/span><b>Finish<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-506\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"386\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-10.png 386w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-10-150x112.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 11: On your Cloudflare dashboard, you will see the message &#8220;Great news!&#8221;. Cloudflare is now protecting your site\u201d. Your status will change to &#8220;Active,&#8221; and you will be able to access a number of options on the top panel for configuring various security and performance-related settings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-507\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"772\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-11.png 772w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-11-150x78.png 150w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-11-768x399.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For WordPress websites, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/cloudflare\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cloudflare plugin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> should be installed to ensure the most benefit from Cloudflare.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 12: Finally, verify whether your Cloudflare CDN is working or not.\u00a0 For that, go to the WordPress site on any browser &gt; press \u201cCtrl + Shift + i\u201d &gt; Network. Next, refresh your page so you can see requests for your site. Select one of the requests and check &#8220;cd-cache-status&#8221;. Your CDN is working fine if you see HIT.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-508\" src=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-12.png 788w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-12-150x92.png 150w, https:\/\/yoho.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloudflare-12-768x470.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Therefore, like this, you can install CDN for your website and speed up your website performance.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CDN refers to the content delivery network which plays a vital role in speeding up a website. 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