Tips on Optimizing Performance for Self-Installed WordPress

Michael Biven, CTO of Laughing Squid, wrote a great post highlighting how to optimize your self-installed WordPress setup:
Taking responsibility of your WordPress site by keeping it up to date to the latest version and managing it’s load on the server hosting it is just as important as the content you’re writing for it. Security updates, [...]

Resources

Below are some excellent WordPress resources to get started, learn more about advanced features, or find the right plugin and theme.

Examples of well known WordPress installations

Hosted WordPress for businesses: WordPress.com VIP hosting

Download WordPress for single users: WordPress.org
Download WordPress for multiple blogs ( usually recommended if you have 30+ blogs ): WordPress MU

A comparison of WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

Places to find thousands of plugins and themes to add to your WordPress blog

A list of WordPress consultants, theme designers, and plugin developers

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