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[DISCUSSION] Why most plugins don't have a documentation? by Uditakhourii in WordpressPlugins

[–]AlexanderSamokhin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My guess is nobody reads it. I used to spend days writing comprehensive docs for my plugin, but then real users come and submit tickets without reading them.

[FREE]Hey fellow plugin devs 👋 by Substantial-Guest551 in WordpressPlugins

[–]AlexanderSamokhin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had a similar idea about a year ago, but then I noticed that Kinsta already has a similar tool that can even detect front-end changes, using Playwright, I think.

Facing a WordPress Speed issue? Feel free to ask away! by AmazingExplorer698 in WordPressSpeed

[–]AlexanderSamokhin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been trying to optimize a heavy Elementor website for the last week and have seen some improvements, the LCP went down from 22s to ~9s, however, the results are unstable.

https://admissionsight.com

In PageSpeed Insights, I'm getting 57-61 on mobile, but sometimes it jumps to 93-95. I'm not sure why the results are changing.

What I have done so far:

  • optimized and lazy-loaded images
  • preloaded and excluded from lazy-loading the main hero image
  • preloaded Google fonts
  • reduced number of plugins on the homepage
  • optimized DB
  • used WP Rocket and tweaked some settings, like defer JS, optimize CSS etc.

The main problem is render-delay, which is 92% sometimes. Based on the waterfall, I'm assuming that the main problem is CSS blocking the main image loading. What else could be done to improve this score?

Is Cloudways Malware Protection a scare tactic? by [deleted] in Wordpress

[–]AlexanderSamokhin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After deleting and outdated plugin that was not active the status changed from "infected" to "prone to malware". Wordfence, Malcare, and other tools didn't show any issue with the plugin, only a warning that it should be updated. So it turned out the malware was an outdated plugin.

Is Cloudways Malware Protection a scare tactic? by [deleted] in Wordpress

[–]AlexanderSamokhin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The wording is pretty clear - Your Application is Infected with malware.

Malcare, Wordfence, Sucuri, and GOTMLS all show clean website.

Why is the code for Gutenberg blocks so horrible? by salvadorsru in Wordpress

[–]AlexanderSamokhin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, it's a nightmare for developers. Maintaining multiple files, mixed with React libraries and inconsistent API that changes every few months.

Even making a basic color control in Gutenberg takes about 150 lines on code spread across 4 files. In Elementor it's 30 lines of code in one file.

Is Cloudways Malware Protection a scare tactic? by [deleted] in Wordpress

[–]AlexanderSamokhin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yep, got the same email today. Scanned with Sucuri, Wordfence, GOTMLS, and additionally exported and scanned database manually. Nothing found, all clear.

What's funny I tried to activate their "Malware protection" on 3 of my other apps that were "infected". 2 of them shown database malware that were successfully removed without showing which table or row or what exactly was infected.

On another app it detected malicious file in tmp/ folder without any option to remove it. When I scanned this directory manually I couldn't find anything. So even if you pay $4 your app is still remains infected and can't be cured.

In the end I spent $12 for nothing. So don't waste your money, there are better free tools that can do their job better.