As part of the Speed Study on MaxCDN & WP Rocket, the following steps were completed to setup MaxCDN with WP Rocket…
How to Setup MaxCDN with WP Rocket – Step by Step
Steps 1 & 2: First up, we need to get an account setup with MaxCDN. After signing up, click through to Zones and then Create Pull Zone.
WP Rocket Settings
Step 10: With the Zone now setup in MaxCDN, we head into WordPress and go to the WP Rocket settings and click on the CDN tab. Ensure the Enable Content Delivery Network is ticked, then enter the CDN CNAME as shown in the Step 8 & 9 MaxCDN image above.
Step 11: Then click Save Changes.
Steps 12 & 13: Now it’s time to empty the cache within WP Rocket as well as in MaxCDN.
Note: When you try to load your site, it may initially have blank images and look all messed up. I found that after waiting for around 5-10 minutes, everything cleared up and the site loaded normally again.
Questions?
If you have any questions about this tutorial on How to Setup MaxCDN with WP Rocket, please feel free to ask in the comments below and I will try my best to answer them 🙂