For busy websites, using a CDN (Content Delivery Network) to transfer static content such as images, javascripts, stylesheets, Flash etc.

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<p>For busy websites, using a CDN (Content Delivery Network) to transfer static content such as images, javascripts, stylesheets, Flash etc. is highly recommended (as listed in Yahoo!’s <a href="http://developer.yahoo.com/performance/rules.html" rel="nofollow ugc">Best Practices for Speeding Up Your Web Site</a>) as it reduces server load and bandwidth thus improves stability and availability.</p>
<p>There is a catch – Commerical CDN’s like Akamai and Limelight are not cheap at all. Good news, we have an exception however – the free, P2P-based <a href="http://www.coralcdn.org/" rel="nofollow ugc">CoralCDN</a> allows us to take full advantage of a powereful CDN without spending a dime. How to use it? Well, basically, just append <code>.nyud.net</code> to the hostname of any URL, and that URL will be handled by Coral – simple.</p>
<p>This plugin takes that simplicity one step further (or closer?) by rewriting your static files’ URL’s (JavaScripts, CSS, images etc.) so that they are served from Coral servers instead of your own. You don’t have to touch anything! Just enable it, and boom! your static contents are handled with care by Coral’s powerful server clusters.</p>
<p>If you are paying bandwidth fee, this plugin hopefully helps with your bills. Even if you don’t, enabling it may save your site in peak times.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
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<li>Just enable the plugin and call it done – no extra steps required!</li>
<li>You can exclusively select the content types to be served through CoralCDN – currently supporting JS, CSS, images, inline background images, and <object>’s</li>
<li>Additional URL’s can be added as includes or excludes</li>
<li>Debug mode gives you a good preview to make sure nothing goes wrong</li>
<li>Works normally with other plugins. Especially useful if run along with WP Super Cache</li>
<li>AJAX’ed admin section makes it quick and easy to adjust the settings</li>
</ul>
<h3>History</h3>
<ul>
<li>1.1.2 Fix bug with non-default port</li>
<li>1.1.1 Minor security fix</li>
<li>1.1.0</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>Code optimization</li>
<li>Some bug fixes</li>
<li>Add PayPal Donate button 😉</li>
</ol>
<p>* 1.0.0 Initial version</p>


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