This is a series of articles explaining how to speed up WordPress, the use of which is growing rapidly for CMS-based business sites and media sites. This time, we will add support for Always-On SSL and HTTP/2 to our WordPress site, and explain how to get a free SSL certificate from Let’s Encrypt.
In the last issue, we verified how fast KUSANAGI, the “1000x speed tuned” virtual machine for WordPress, really is.
In this practical guide, we will enable Always-On SSL and the high-speed transfer protocol HTTP/2 on a WordPress site. We will also explain how to get a free SSL certificate from Let’s Encrypt.