We’re only a few weeks away from WordCamp Philippines, which is taking place in Iloilo City on August 28 to 29. We're excited to be there, and we’re also excited to share the news that we’ll be presenting there.
Our very own Nathan Russ will be speaking on Day 2 of the event, talking all about the role PHP plays in WordPress performance.
Nathan is the co-founder of Webslice. He’s been building and tinkering with technology for longer than some of us have been alive, and we’re looking forward to him sharing his knowledge and experience with the WordPress community.
In Nathan’s talk you’ll learn about:
The crucial role that PHP performance plays in WordPress performance.
See the evolution of PHP Vitals from benchmarking to bespoke optimization.
Hear insights drawn from thousands of benchmarking tests on web hosts all around the world.
Upskill yourself and speed up your websites.
For the uninitiated, we developed PHP Vitals as a free WordPress plugin that runs benchmarking tests directly on your server. It’s a quick and easy way to see how quickly PHP (the language that underpins WordPress) runs for you. Since the plugin’s launch, developers around the world have been gathering granular data. They’ve also been sharing results to build an increasingly thorough, and totally public, comparison of different hosts and servers.
Now, we’ve found ways to turn that benchmarking data into tailored recommendations for speeding up PHP, and therefore WordPress, on your exact infrastructure.
The more you know, the better the performance that you can get out of WordPress, and the more efficient you can be as a developer.
You can check out the rest of the speakers presenting at WordCamp Philippines 2026 and get your tickets from the event’s website.
If you're going to be at WordCamp Philippines make sure to catch Nathan’s talk, and make sure to say hello afterwards.