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Best WordPress Performance Plugins by Problem Type

https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/wordpress-performance-plugin/

Published: September 22, 2026 13:39

Key points: The best WordPress®1 performance plugin depends on what is actually slowing your site down. A caching plugin can dramatically reduce the work required to serve repeat page views, but it will not fix oversized images, unnecessary JavaScript,…

ACF 6.8.10 Security Release

https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/acf-6-8-10-security-release/

Published: September 10, 2026 17:39

Advanced Custom Fields version 6.8.10 is now available. This release contains several security fixes for both ACF and ACF PRO. We recommend that all users of ACF and ACF PRO upgrade as soon as possible. Wrap Up 👨‍💻 Please find the release notes below. And…

High Performance WordPress Hosting Compared for Developers

https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/high-performance-wordpress-hosting/

Published: August 28, 2026 08:19

Key points: High-performance WordPress®1 hosting is hosting engineered for WordPress®’s execution model, using server-level caching, object caching, OPcache, edge CDNs, PHP workers, and fast NVMe SSD storage to intercept or accelerate requests before…

ACF PRO 6.8.9: Blocks V3 Now Default (and a V2 Compatibility Plugin)

https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/acf-6-8-9-released/

Published: August 27, 2026 20:15

Advanced Custom Fields PRO 6.8.9 is now available. This release changes the default block version for ACF Blocks. Starting in 6.8.9, any ACF Block that does not explicitly declare its version will now be registered as a V3 block on WordPress 7.1 and later.…

Headless WordPress Hosting: Pros, Cons, and Real Costs

https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/headless-wordpress-hosting/

Published: August 24, 2026 14:55

Key points: Headless WordPress® hosting is not a single product or pricing tier. It is the infrastructure behind a WordPress® backend and a separate frontend application, both of which need to stay fast, secure, connected, and maintainable. That makes…

ACF 6.8.8

https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/acf-6-8-8/

Published: August 19, 2026 17:12

Advanced Custom Fields version 6.8.8 is now available. 👨‍💻 Please find the release notes below. And for the latest ACF news, follow us on Twitter @wp_acf. Changelog Fix – Image and Gallery fields no longer reject SVG files The post ACF 6.8.8 appeared first…

WordPress Speed Optimization Explained Layer by Layer

https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/wordpress-speed-optimization/

Published: August 10, 2026 14:52

Key points: WordPress® speed optimization is often approached as a checklist. That approach can produce quick wins, but it can also waste hours optimizing the wrong part of the stack. Every WordPress® page depends on several connected layers: Because these…

Best WordPress Hosting for Agencies

https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/wordpress-hosting-for-agencies/

Published: August 8, 2026 12:31

Key points: A hosting platform can be excellent for one WordPress® site and still be a poor fit for an agency managing dozens of them. For agencies, the hosting decision has to account for what happens around each site:  That makes choosing the best…