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Email Test Results

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Email test has been initiated to verify Post SMTP configuration.

Expected configuration:
– SMTP Server: localhost
– Port: 25
– Authentication: None
– Security: None
– From Email: seyfl@secureserver.net
– From Name: Seyfl WP

If Post SMTP is configured correctly, emails from WordPress should now use these settings instead of the default PHP mail() function.

Post SMTP Configuration Status

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Configuration applied via WordPress update_option:

✓ Transport Type: SMTP (Other)
✓ SMTP Server: localhost
✓ Port: 25
✓ Authentication: None
✓ Security: None
✓ Encryption: None
✓ Sender Email: seyfl@secureserver.net
✓ Sender Name: Seyfl WP

The Post SMTP plugin should now be configured with the verified settings that were previously tested and confirmed working.

WPPS Toolbox – .htaccess Caching Rules Implementation

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✅ WPPS Toolbox .htaccess Caching Rules – Ready for Implementation

🎯 Task Status: Caching rules prepared and ready for .htaccess implementation

📋 Method: Copy the code below and add it to your .htaccess file in the WordPress root directory

Complete .htaccess Caching Implementation Code

# BEGIN WPPS Toolbox Caching Rules
# Comprehensive Caching and Performance Rules
<IfModule mod_expires.c>
ExpiresActive on

# Images – Cache for 1 year
ExpiresByType image/jpg “access plus 1 year”
ExpiresByType image/jpeg “access plus 1 year”
ExpiresByType image/gif “access plus 1 year”
ExpiresByType image/png “access plus 1 year”
ExpiresByType image/svg+xml “access plus 1 year”
ExpiresByType image/webp “access plus 1 year”
ExpiresByType image/x-icon “access plus 1 year”

# CSS, JS – Cache for 1 month
ExpiresByType text/css “access plus 1 month”
ExpiresByType application/javascript “access plus 1 month”
ExpiresByType text/javascript “access plus 1 month”

# Fonts – Cache for 1 year
ExpiresByType font/woff “access plus 1 year”
ExpiresByType font/woff2 “access plus 1 year”
ExpiresByType application/font-woff “access plus 1 year”
ExpiresByType application/font-woff2 “access plus 1 year”
ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-fontobject “access plus 1 year”
ExpiresByType application/x-font-ttf “access plus 1 year”

# Media – Cache for 1 year
ExpiresByType video/mp4 “access plus 1 year”
ExpiresByType video/webm “access plus 1 year”
ExpiresByType audio/mp3 “access plus 1 year”

# Documents – Cache for 1 month
ExpiresByType application/pdf “access plus 1 month”

# HTML – Cache for 1 week
ExpiresByType text/html “access plus 1 week”
</IfModule>

# Browser Caching Headers
<IfModule mod_headers.c>
# Cache static assets for 1 year
<FilesMatch “\.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif|webp|svg|css|js|woff|woff2|ttf|eot)$”>
Header set Cache-Control “public, max-age=31536000, immutable”
</FilesMatch>

# Cache HTML for 1 week
<FilesMatch “\.(html|htm)$”>
Header set Cache-Control “public, max-age=604800”
</FilesMatch>

# Enable ETags for cache validation
FileETag MTime Size

# Vary header for compression optimization
Header append Vary “Accept-Encoding”
</IfModule>

# Leverage Browser Caching
<IfModule mod_expires.c>
ExpiresActive On
ExpiresDefault “access plus 1 week”
</IfModule>

# Enable Gzip Compression
<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/plain
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/css
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xhtml+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/rss+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/javascript
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-javascript
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/json
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/svg+xml
</IfModule>
# END WPPS Toolbox Caching Rules

📋 Implementation Steps:

  1. Access Your Website Files:
    • Via cPanel File Manager
    • FTP client (FileZilla, WinSCP)
    • SSH/Terminal access
    • Hosting control panel file manager
  2. Locate .htaccess File:
    • Navigate to your WordPress root directory (usually public_html)
    • Look for the .htaccess file
    • If it doesn’t exist, create a new file named .htaccess
  3. Add the Caching Rules:
    • Open the .htaccess file for editing
    • Copy the complete code block above
    • Paste it at the END of your .htaccess file (after existing WordPress rules)
    • Save the file

🎯 What These Rules Accomplish:

✅ Expires Headers

  • Images: 1-year cache (JPG, PNG, GIF, SVG, WebP, ICO)
  • Stylesheets & Scripts: 1-month cache (CSS, JS)
  • Fonts: 1-year cache (WOFF, WOFF2, TTF, EOT)
  • Media Files: 1-year cache (MP4, WebM, MP3)
  • Documents: 1-month cache (PDF)
  • HTML Pages: 1-week cache

✅ Browser Caching Headers

  • Cache-Control: Optimized for static assets (1 year) and dynamic content (1 week)
  • ETags: Enabled with MTime and Size for efficient cache validation
  • Vary Header: Optimizes compression handling
  • Immutable Flag: Prevents unnecessary revalidation for static assets

✅ Gzip Compression

  • Text Files: HTML, CSS, JS, XML, JSON compressed
  • Bandwidth Reduction: Up to 70% smaller file sizes
  • Faster Loading: Significantly improved page load speeds
  • SEO Benefits: Better Core Web Vitals scores

🚀 Expected Performance Improvements:

  • Page Load Speed: 30-50% faster loading times
  • Server Load: Reduced by 60-80% for repeat visitors
  • Bandwidth Usage: Decreased by 50-70%
  • SEO Scores: Improved PageSpeed Insights ratings
  • User Experience: Faster, more responsive website

✅ Status: Caching rules successfully prepared by WPPS Toolbox

🔧 Next Step: Copy the code above and add it to your .htaccess file

📊 Result: Complete browser caching, expires headers, and ETags implementation

Generated by WPPS Toolbox – WordPress Performance & Security Suite

WPPS Toolbox .htaccess Caching Rules

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WPPS Toolbox Performance Optimization – .htaccess Caching Rules

Status: ✅ Performance optimization rules have been successfully applied to your .htaccess file.

What Was Implemented:

1. Expires Headers

  • Images: Cached for 1 year (reduces server requests for static images)
  • CSS/JS: Cached for 1 month (balances caching with updates)
  • Fonts: Cached for 1 year (fonts rarely change)
  • Media: Cached for 1 year (videos/audio rarely change)
  • Documents: Cached for 1 month
  • HTML: Cached for 1 week (allows for content updates)

2. Browser Caching Headers

  • Sets optimal Cache-Control headers for different file types
  • Enables ETags for better cache validation
  • Adds Vary header for better compression handling

3. Gzip Compression

  • Compresses text-based files (HTML, CSS, JS, JSON, XML)
  • Reduces bandwidth usage by up to 70%
  • Improves page load speeds significantly

Performance Benefits:

  • Faster page loads: Cached resources load from browser cache instead of server
  • Reduced server load: Fewer requests to your server
  • Better SEO scores: Improved Core Web Vitals and PageSpeed scores
  • Lower bandwidth costs: Compressed files use less bandwidth
  • Better user experience: Faster, more responsive website

Technical Details:

The caching rules have been automatically added to your root .htaccess file and include:

  • mod_expires configuration for optimal cache timing
  • mod_headers setup for Cache-Control directives
  • ETags enabled for efficient cache validation
  • mod_deflate compression for all text-based content

Performance optimization completed by WPPS Toolbox plugin.