Andrei Alba
Andrei Alba is a WordPress speed optimization specialist and wordsmith here at FastPixel. He enjoys helping people understand how WordPress works through his easily digestible materials.
FastPixel Leading The HTTP Archive Core Web Vitals Report
The HTTP Archive Core Web Vitals Technology Report delivers a detailed look at how WordPress performance plugins perform across millions of real-world sites. It’s one thing to optimize a controlled demo environment. It’s another to prove reliability at scale. This…
Why Critical CSS Matters (and How It Makes Your Site Feel Instantly Faster)
If you’ve ever run your site through Google PageSpeed Insights and seen “Eliminate render-blocking CSS” in red, you’ve bumped into one of the most common performance issues on the web, and the solution is something called Critical CSS. Let’s break…
2025 Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals for WordPress
Here’s our handpicked collection of standout WordPress offers for Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2025. Whether you’re maintaining your own site, creating client projects, building digital products, or running full-scale agency work, these are the kinds of tools that can…
Understanding CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift): Why Stable Layouts Matter for Your Visitors
Ever been reading a website when suddenly everything jumps and you lose your place? Or worse, you’re about to tap a button and BAM, the page shifts and you click an ad instead? That’s exactly what Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)…
INP for Beginners: How to Make Every Click Feel Instant
If you’ve been keeping an eye on Google’s Core Web Vitals, you’ve probably come across a new metric called INP – Interaction to Next Paint. It’s the evolution of the old FID (First Input Delay) metric, and it matters especially…
What Is LCP and How to Improve It: A Non-Technical Guide
If you’re just getting into website optimization, terms like Core Web Vitals and Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) may sound technical, but it’s really just a friendly way of measuring how fast your page’s main content shows up for your visitor.…
FastPixel vs ShortPixel Image Optimizer: Which One Does Your WordPress Site Really Need?
When it comes to WordPress optimization, the tools you choose can make or break your site’s performance, user experience, and even search rankings. Two standout options from the ShortPixel family, ShortPixel Image Optimizer and FastPixel, take very different approaches to…
Guide to Core Web Vitals: What Every Website Owner Needs to Know
If you own a website, you’ve probably heard about Core Web Vitals. But what exactly are they, and why should you care? Let’s break it down in simple terms, no technical background required. What are Core Web Vitals? Think of…
Why WordPress Caching Matters (and How FastPixel Nails It)
If you have ever clicked on a slow loading website, you know how quickly frustration sets in. Adelay of just a couple of seconds can drive visitors away, hurt your search rankings, and impact your bottom line. Caching is one…
How Core Web Vitals Will Impact SEO in 2026
Core Web Vitals have been around long enough that they no longer feel like a Google experiment. By 2026, they will be a permanent part of how search engines judge the quality of a page. They are not the most…
How to Audit Your WordPress Site for Speed (with Free Tools) in 2025
Website speed isn’t just a nice-to-have anymore, it’s essential. From improving SEO rankings and user experience to boosting conversions and reducing bounce rates, a fast WordPress website is a competitive edge in 2025. With Google’s Core Web Vitals being a…
What Does Core Web Vitals “Not Enough Usage Data” Mean
If you’re in the habit of checking your Core Web Vitals report on Google’s PageSpeed Insights or Search Console, you might have run into a frustrating scenario: instead of seeing graphs and performance metrics, there’s a blank “not enough usage…
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