Security

Aggressive bots and scrapers can consume server resources and slow your site for real visitors. Learn how bot traffic affects performance and what signs to look for.

HTTPS adds encryption overhead to every connection. Learn how TLS handshakes affect TTFB, why TLS 1.3 is faster, and how HTTP/2 depends on HTTPS.

Web application firewalls (WAFs) inspect every request before WordPress processes it. Learn how plugin-based and DNS-level firewalls affect TTFB differently.

Security plugins protect your site but add processing overhead to every request. Learn how security plugins affect server response time and what the performance trade-offs look like.