{"id":1075,"date":"2019-10-01T22:28:47","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T12:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2019.sydney.wordcamp.org\/?post_type=wcb_session&#038;p=1075"},"modified":"2019-12-05T12:14:01","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T01:14:01","slug":"preparing-for-the-flood-how-do-you-conduct-load-testing-to-ready-your-wordpress-site-for-viral-events","status":"publish","type":"wcb_session","link":"https:\/\/sydney.wordcamp.org\/2019\/session\/preparing-for-the-flood-how-do-you-conduct-load-testing-to-ready-your-wordpress-site-for-viral-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing For The Flood. How Do You Conduct Load Testing To Ready Your WordPress Site For Viral Events?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>So, Beyonce, unbeknownst to you, decides to wear your shirt. A paparazzi snaps her casually walking down Rodeo Drive with it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suddenly your site explodes and you\u2019re getting angry emails from crazed Beyonce fans about not being able to access it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What happened?! Was it the dreaded DDoS monster? Or did something even worse happen? You went viral\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When your WordPress site finally goes live, it\u2019s likely that you\u2019ve probably spent weeks or even months building, iterating and debating about it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last thing you\u2019re thinking about is testing it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if you plan on succeeding on the most important days of your business and site, like a function room, you need to understand how many people can fit in it, otherwise you could be leaving thousands on the table when your site goes down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Take-Away<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This talk will cover a history of load testing, why it\u2019s important, and a live demonstration with an open-source and free tool that everyone can access right now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-wordcamp-sydney-2019\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/2019.sydney.wordcamp.org\/speaker\/robert-li\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sm_9EOWmJWA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-AU&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-slideshare wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-slideshare wp-embed-aspect-1-1 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Preparing For The Flood. 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