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Lessons on not using a CDN and SSL

April 27, 2015 by Kimb Jones

Using a CDN (content delivery network) for the new site was a forgone conclusion, as we assumed it would help us speed things up. But, after testing with a few different CDNs, we uncovered some surprising results.

Via the ThemeFoundry team

Not so long ago we shifted the main Make Do agency site so it used ‘HTTPS everywhere’ and a CDN. SSL performance was the main hurdle we had to come to terms with during the transition – we did however decide keeping both a CDN and SSL was the best option.

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I’ve been a web designer since the 90's and co-founded the Make Do WordPress agency.

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