Full-Stack Developer & WordPress Themer

Derek Foster

Session Overview

Website performance plays a crucial role in user experience, search engine rankings, and overall business success. As websites grow in traffic, they often face challenges such as slow load times, server strain, and poor scalability. This session will explore best practices for optimizing WordPress performance to handle high-traffic environments efficiently.

Led by Logan Carmichael, a WordPress Performance Engineer, this session will provide practical insights into speed optimization techniques, caching strategies, server configurations, and database management. Whether you are a developer, site owner, or agency professional, this session will equip you with the tools and knowledge needed to improve your site’s performance.

What You’ll Learn

  • How to implement caching solutions (object caching, page caching, and CDN integration)
  • Optimizing WordPress database performance to reduce queries and load times
  • Choosing the right hosting environment for scalability and speed
  • Identifying performance bottlenecks using monitoring tools
  • Best practices for asset optimization, including scripts, images, and fonts
  • How to handle traffic spikes and prevent site downtime

Who Should Attend?

This session is designed for WordPress developers, website administrators, agency professionals, and business owners who manage or maintain high-traffic WordPress sites. If you are looking to improve page speed, optimize hosting, and ensure site stability under heavy load, this session is for you.

About the Speaker: Logan Carmichael

Logan Carmichael is a seasoned WordPress Performance Engineer with over a decade of experience optimizing high-traffic websites. He specializes in caching strategies, database tuning, and Core Web Vitals optimization. Logan has worked with enterprises, media publishers, and e-commerce platforms to enhance their site speed and scalability. He regularly shares insights on web performance and has contributed to various open-source WordPress projects.

Why Attend?

  • Gain practical knowledge from an industry expert
  • Learn advanced optimization techniques to improve your website’s performance
  • Understand how to manage WordPress at scale without compromising speed or user experience
  • Get access to a live Q&A session to discuss real-world performance challenges

Join us for this in-depth session and learn how to ensure your WordPress site performs optimally, even under heavy traffic loads. Don’t miss this opportunity to take your WordPress performance skills to the next level.