What does Cloudflare do for your site?
Cloudflare acts as an intermediary between your visitors and your server. It stores copies of your site in over 300 cities worldwide and serves them from the closest point to the visitor. Result: faster loading times no matter where your site is visited from.
Benefits of the Free Plan
- ⚡ Global CDN in 300+ cities
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Set Up Cloudflare — Step-by-Step
- Create a free account on cloudflare.com
- Click on "Add a domain" and enter your domain
- Select the Free plan
- Cloudflare will automatically scan your DNS — ensure they are correct
- Copy the 2 nameservers provided by Cloudflare
- Go to the panel where you registered your domain and replace the nameservers with Cloudflare's
- Wait for propagation (15 min - 24 hours)
Recommended Cloudflare Settings
- SSL/TLS → Mode: Full (strict)
- Speed → Optimization → Auto Minify: ✅ JS, CSS, HTML
- Speed → Optimization → Rocket Loader: ✅ ON
- Caching → Browser Cache TTL: 4 hours
- Security → Security Level: Medium
✅ Done. Your site now loads faster for visitors worldwide and is automatically protected against attacks.
⚠️ With WordPress: If you use Cloudflare with WordPress, install the official "Cloudflare" plugin to synchronize the cache correctly and avoid issues when publishing changes.