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A little known attribute for HTML image - decoding async

The HTML image tag has a hidden attribute called decoding. When the image tag loads, content below the image has to wait for the image to finish loading before the rest of the content is displayed. With the decoding attribute you have three options which allow…

Automating Permissions and Cache issues in mautic

From time to time there are somethings which mautic always seems to have an issue with. One of these is the mautic cache environment. This seems to break after an update or sometimes when new plugins / themes are added. When there are updates to…

Delving deeper into the usefulness of robots.txt

Intro The concept of the robots.txt file has been around ever since search engines started crawling the web. The basic idea was to give directives to the crawlers as to what they can and cannot do. Continue below to see the common implementations and some…

Keeping a mautic database healthy

mautic is a very powerful marketing automation tool, but one of the drawbacks is how quickly the database can grow. This can cause issues for those with limited server space or sometimes the queries just take too long. There are a number of approaches, each…

Why use Cloudflare WAF for security

The primary reason Cloudflare has become popular is the ability to stop DDOS in its tracks. This has proved to be a very effective tool to mitigate any major issues on websites. DDOS protection is offered as a free service. There are other tools which…

Using Cloudflare to resize images

I have been using Cloudflare for quiet some time now and every now and then there are some additions to the offering which are really worth looking into. I have used a bunch of different CDN tools to host images, but a lot of these…

Why Page Speed Matters for Your Website

The evolution of the internet and the progress in technology have altered the way we navigate through websites. One critical aspect to consider while building or managing a website is page speed. In this blog, we will delve into the significance of page speed, its…

Using .htaccess for Mautic in a Subfolder Installation

Mautic, a powerful marketing automation tool, can be installed in different configurations. One common method is installing Mautic in a subfolder of your main domain (e.g., mydomain.com/mautic). If you’ve chosen this setup, tweaking your .htaccess file is crucial to ensure everything runs smoothly. This guide…