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The CDN Guide for Business Websites
What a CDN does, what it should and should never cache, and how to set one up on WordPress, WooCommerce, Magento or a custom app without breaking checkout, login or payments. Includes a setup checklist and how to measure the result from India and the US.
PDF · 17 pages · Updated October 2026
For: Owners, marketers and developers running a business website or online store.
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What’s inside.
- What a CDN does
- Static and dynamic content
- How caching works
- Platform notes
- Choosing a CDN
- Setting it up safely
- Measuring the result
- Security at the edge
- Images and video
- Multi-CDN
- Common mistakes and myths
- One-page setup checklist
What you’ll be able to do.
- What a CDN speeds up, and what it can’t fix.
- Which pages to cache, and which never to cache: cart, checkout, account and admin.
- Bypass rules for WordPress, WooCommerce and Magento.
- How to choose a CDN and switch to it without breaking checkout or payment webhooks.
- How to measure the result: cache hit ratio, TTFB and LCP.
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