Shelby DeNike

<p>The Laughing Squid Web Hosting News & Status WordPress Dashboard Widget provides status information within your WordPress dashboard pulled directly from the <a href="http://laughingsquidhosting.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Laughing Squid Web Hosting News & Status blog</a>.</p>


Laughing Squid Web Hosting News & Status WordPress Dashboard Widget

The Laughing Squid Web Hosting News & Status WordPress Dashboard Widget provides status information within your dashboard from Laughing Squid Web  …

Anton Aleksandrov

<p>This plugin empowers you to thoroughly evaluate your WordPress hosting server’s performance with detailed, objective metrics. Simple and free to use – our mission is to help regular WordPress users determine if they’re actually getting the hosting quality they’ve paid for.</p>
<h3>Comprehensive Testing Suite</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>CPU & Processing Power:</strong> Tests both raw processing speed and WordPress-specific functions</li>
<li><strong>Memory Usage & Efficiency:</strong> Evaluates how effectively your server handles memory-intensive operations</li>
<li><strong>Filesystem Performance:</strong> Measures file read/write capabilities critical for WordPress</li>
<li><strong>Database Operations:</strong> Tests query execution speed and complex joins</li>
<li><strong>WordPress Object Cache:</strong> Evaluates persistent cache performance</li>
<li><strong>Network Speed:</strong> Measures connection responsiveness</li>
</ul>
<h3>Advanced Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Scheduled Benchmarking:</strong> Automatically run tests at regular intervals to monitor your hosting performance over time and identify patterns or degradation</li>
<li><strong>WordPress Core Function Tests:</strong> Specifically tests WordPress operations like shortcode processing, hook execution, and transient handling</li>
<li><strong>Comparative Analysis:</strong> See how your hosting stacks up against others with similar configurations</li>
<li><strong>Performance Scoring:</strong> Get an objective rating that helps you understand your server’s capabilities</li>
</ul>
<h3>Easy to Use</h3>
<p>No technical expertise or additional software required! All tests run directly within WordPress, using your existing PHP installation. Simply install the plugin, click to run benchmarks, and get detailed results you can understand.</p>
<h3>Make Informed Decisions</h3>
<p>Whether you’re troubleshooting slow site performance, evaluating a new hosting provider, or simply curious about your current hosting quality, this tool provides the concrete data you need to make smart decisions about your WordPress hosting.<br />
Don’t settle for underwhelming hosting performance. Use WordPress Hosting Benchmark Tool today to discover exactly what you’re getting from your hosting provider.</p>


Hosting Benchmark tool

Excellent

Highly recommend this plugin to get a high level overview of how your WordPress website is working and how good is your web hosting server. It does exactly what it says on the tin without additional bloat. 

The generated results page is an added bonus to be able to share to clients.

Great Plugin / Highly recommended

Great plugin

Benchmark your hosting server CPU, memory and disk, compare with others using simple Wordpress plugin.

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