Posts by Maciej Nowak:
How WordPress Cache Really Works: From the Browser to the Database
How WordPress Cache Really Works: From the Browser to the Database By Maciej Nowak See how WordPress caching works from the browser and CDN to Redis, OPcache, and MySQL – and how each layer affects performance and safe content delivery. “We turned on caching” is one of those sentences that can end a technical discussion before it has actually started. Everyone around the table understands the word, so everyone nods. But the browser may be caching an image, Cloudflare may be passing the HTML straight through, a page-cache plugin may be writing files, Redis may be saving database work and OPcache may only be saving PHP compilation. All of them are cache. None of them does the same job. A request can meet six cache layers before WordPress reaches the database. The uncomfortable point is that “cache” is not a feature you switch on. ...
WordPress LCP Recovery: 5.5s → 2.49s on a 25-Year-Old News Platform (Into Google’s “Good” Zone)
WordPress LCP Recovery: 5.5s → 2.49s on a 25-Year-Old News Platform (Into Google’s “Good” Zone) By Maciej Nowak Case study: audit-first WordPress recovery took mobile LCP from 5.5s to 2.49s — into Google’s “Good” zone. 15× more readers fast, 40%+ traffic, no rewrite. A 25-year-old US B2B news platform came to us in late February 2026 with Google Search Console flagging the site as slow. Mobile largest contentful paint (LCP) on real Chrome users showed 5.5 seconds. Only 5% of readers were landing on fast-loading pages. The instinctive next step would have been a rewrite proposal. We ran a 60-page code audit instead. Eight weeks of engineering later, mobile LCP was down to 2.49 seconds — below Google’s 2.5-second “Good” threshold for the first time — 15× more readers were landing on fast pages, traffic climbed 40%+ across users, page views, and events, and… ...
How to Switch WordPress Agencies Without Breaking Production
Safely switching WordPress agencies requires careful preparation, secured access, and a structured handover process - read the guide to ensure a smooth transition. ...
What to Do When Your WordPress Agency Stops Responding?
WordPress agency stopped responding? Secure access, assess urgency, find reliable help. Step-by-step guide from an agency that rescues abandoned sites. ...
Proactive WordPress Maintenance: Website Monitoring That Protects Revenue
Proactive WordPress website maintenance monitoring spots anomalies in checkout, forms, performance, and security before they impact revenue. Explore the full guide to see which signals to track and how to turn alerts into faster, calmer triage. ...
WordPress Technical Audit: What It Covers and When to Rebuild
Learn what a wordpress technical audit includes and how it keeps your site fast- covering key upgrades that prevent performance regressions and protect SEO and conversions. ...
Starting a Project with Osom Studio: Simple, Designed, and Predictable
Osom Studio’s onboarding process for new WordPress or WooCommerce projects makes scope, timelines, and responsibilities clear from day one. ...
From WordPress Services to Scalable Products: What It Really Takes – interview with Robert Windisch
What happens when a WordPress agency builds the tool it needs - and then turns it into a standalone business? Listen to a conversation with Robert Windish about his agency journey. ...
Website Security: What Can We Learn Letting Hackers Attack Test Sites? – interview with Max Matłoka
In this talk Max Matłoka shared practical insights on WordPress security, plugin hygiene, and why it's time to rewrite the narrative around the world's most popular CMS. ...
Smart Email Automations Every Brand Needs – interview with Greg Zakowicz
Most marketers say they personalize their emails. Few actually do it in a way that impacts revenue. In our recent episode of the Osom to Know podcast, we spoke with Greg Zakowicz about today's world of an email automation. ...
