{"id":13796,"date":"2022-05-02T20:50:26","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T03:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/softwareengineeringdaily.com\/?p=13796"},"modified":"2022-09-02T08:59:30","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T15:59:30","slug":"scaling-wordpress-with-brandon-durette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/softwareengineeringdaily.com\/2022\/05\/02\/scaling-wordpress-with-brandon-durette\/","title":{"rendered":"Scaling WordPress with Brandon DuRette"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/softwareengineeringdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Brandon-DuRette.png\"><img data-attachment-id=\"13799\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/softwareengineeringdaily.com\/2022\/05\/02\/scaling-wordpress-with-brandon-durette\/brandon-durette\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/softwareengineeringdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Brandon-DuRette.png?fit=218%2C258&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"218,258\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Brandon DuRette\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/softwareengineeringdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Brandon-DuRette.png?fit=218%2C258&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/softwareengineeringdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Brandon-DuRette.png?fit=218%2C258&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-13799\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/softwareengineeringdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Brandon-DuRette.png?resize=218%2C258&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"258\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>WP Engine is a domain specific cloud provider that hosts high performance WordPress infrastructure. 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