CDN & website optimisation.
A global CDN and dozens of automatic speed optimisations, included free on every Windows or Linux hosting plan. No plugins, no extra cost, no configuration required.
How it works
Speed, handled automatically
Every site gets a global CDN and a full suite of automatic optimisations at the server level, whether you’re on Windows or Linux hosting, no plugins to install, no configuration required to get the benefit.
Global edge network
Your hosting lives in our UK data centres, but content is also cached at edge nodes across North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, South America and Africa, unlimited usage, no throttling.
One-click optimisation
Turn on our recommended low-risk settings in one click, dozens of HTML, CSS, JavaScript and image optimisations applied automatically, or fine-tune each one yourself.
Full control
Every optimisation can be toggled individually, so you can turn off anything that doesn’t suit a particular site, or a particular theme or plugin.
Where your content is cached
20 edge locations, six continents
Every one of these is a real cache node, not a marketing map, wherever your visitors are, one of these is close by.
North America
Ashburn, VA, USA- Chicago, IL, USA
- Dallas, TX, USA
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
Mexico City, Mexico- Miami, FL, USA
- New York City, NY, USA
- Seattle, WA, USA
Europe
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Frankfurt, Germany
London, United Kingdom
Madrid, Spain
Paris, France
Asia & Oceania
Hong Kong
Singapore
Sydney, Australia
Tokyo, Japan
South America
Santiago, Chile
São Paulo, Brazil
Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa
Before you switch things on
What “risk level” means here
Every optimisation below is labelled by risk, not the risk of anything breaking your site’s security, but the small chance an aggressive optimisation changes how a page looks or behaves on an unusual theme or plugin. Our one-click preset only enables the low-risk ones.
Low risk
Safe for the vast majority of websites. These are the settings our one-click preset turns on.
Medium risk
Safe for most sites, but worth a quick check afterwards if your site uses an unusual theme or plugin.
High risk
Can meaningfully speed up a page, but is more likely to need a check afterwards before you rely on it.
The full list
All 40 optimisations, if you want the detail
Most people never need to look at this list, the one-click preset covers the sensible defaults. It’s here for anyone who wants to see exactly what’s available, and toggle each one individually in your control panel.
HTML optimisation
Add Head
Low riskAdds a head to the document if it encounters a <body> tag before finding a <head> tag.
Collapse Whitespace
Low riskReduces the transfer size of HTML files by replacing contiguous whitespace with a single whitespace character.
Combine Heads
Medium riskAttempts to combine multiple <head> tags into one.
Convert Meta Tags
Low riskAdds a response header that matches each meta tag with an http-equiv attribute.
Elide Attributes
Medium riskReduces the transfer size of HTML files by removing attributes from tags when the specified value is equal to the default value for that attribute.
Extend Cache PDFs
Low riskA version of Extend Cache that acts on PDFs. Unlike Extend Cache, it applies not only to resources but also to hyperlinks.
Extend Cache
Low riskSeeks to improve the cacheability of a web page’s resources without compromising the ability of site owners to change the resources and have those changes propagate to users’ browsers.
Pre-Resolve DNS
Low riskProvides hints to the browser at the beginning of the HTML, which allows the browser to pre-resolve DNS for resources on the page.
Remove Comments
Low riskEliminates HTML comments, which are often used to document the code or to comment out experiments.
Remove Quotes
Low riskEliminates unnecessary quotation marks from HTML attributes.
Trim Urls
Low riskTrims URLs by resolving them by making them relative to the base URL for the page.
JavaScript optimisation
Canonicalize JavaScript Libraries
Low riskIdentifies popular JavaScript libraries that can be replaced with ones hosted for free by a JS library hosting service.
Combine JavaScript
Medium riskSeeks to reduce the number of HTTP requests made by a browser during page refresh by replacing multiple distinct JavaScript files with a single one.
Defer JavaScript
High riskDefers JavaScript until after the page loads to avoid render blocking.
Include JavaScript Source Maps
Low riskSource maps are files that tell browsers how to map between a minified JavaScript file and the original, readable version, useful for debugging minified production code.
Inline JavaScript
Medium riskReduces the number of requests made by a web page by inserting the contents of small external JavaScript resources directly into the HTML document.
Move CSS Above Scripts
Low riskSeeks to make sure scripts do not block the loading of CSS resources.
Minify JavaScript
Medium riskRewrites JavaScript files to remove excess whitespace and comments.
CSS optimisation
Combine CSS
Low riskSeeks to reduce the number of HTTP requests made by a browser during page refresh by replacing multiple distinct CSS files with a single CSS file.
Fallback Rewrite CSS URLs
Medium riskParses linked and inline CSS, rewrites the images found and minifies the CSS.
Flatten CSS Imports
Medium riskReduces the number of HTTP round-trips by combining multiple CSS resources into one.
Inline CSS
Medium riskReduces the number of requests made by a web page by inserting the contents of small external CSS resources directly into the HTML document.
Move CSS To <head>
Low riskSeeks to reduce the number of times the browser must re-flow the document by ensuring the CSS styles are all parsed in the head, before any body elements are introduced.
Prioritize Critical CSS
High riskImproves page render times by identifying CSS rules needed to render the page, inlining those critical rules and deferring the load of the full CSS resources.
Rewrite CSS
Medium riskParses linked and inline CSS, rewrites the images found and minifies the CSS.
Rewrite Style Attributes With URLs
Low riskRewrites CSS inline style attributes that contain URLs, for example background images.
Image optimisation
Convert to WEBP Animated
Medium riskConverts animated images to WEBP animated images.
Convert to WEBP lossless
Medium riskConverts any images to WEBP lossless.
Deduplicate Inlined Images
Low riskReduces the transfer size of HTML files by eliminating redundant image data URLs.
Inline Images
Medium riskReplaces references to small images by converting them to inline data URLs, eliminating the need to initiate new connections to fetch the image data.
Inline Preview Images
High riskGenerates low quality versions of images inlined in the HTML page, replaced by the high quality version once the page has loaded.
Insert Image DimensionsAdds width and height attributes to <img> tags automatically when they’re missing, so the browser reserves space for the image before it loads. This helps your page’s largest visible content appear faster and stops the page jumping around as images load.
Low riskAdds width and height attributes to img tags if they’re missing, computed automatically from the image.
Lazyload Images
Medium riskReduces the number of HTTP round-trips by deferring the loading of images that aren’t in the visitor’s viewport yet.
Recompress Images
Low riskRecompresses images, removing excess metadata and transforming GIFs into PNGs.
Resize Images
Medium riskShrinks the dimensions of an image to the width or height specified in the img tag or its inline style.
Resize Mobile Images
Medium riskGenerates a separate, smaller version of an image specifically for mobile visitors.
Resize Rendered Image Dimensions
Medium riskShrinks images to their rendered dimensions on the page, regardless of any width and height attributes specified for them.
Responsive Images
Medium riskMakes images responsive by adding srcset attributes, providing multiple versions for different pixel density screens.
Optimize Images
Medium riskPerforms common image optimisations in one go, including recompression, transcoding to optimal formats, resizing and inlining of small images.
Sprite Images
Low riskDetects GIF and PNG images used as CSS backgrounds and combines them into a single larger image, rewriting the CSS to point to it.
Staying in control
Edge caching, on your terms
Caching makes your site faster, but you should always be able to see the newest version straight away. These controls make sure of that.
Global edge caching
Images, JavaScript and CSS are cached at the edge automatically, so every visitor gets a fast load regardless of location, with control over how long content is cached for.
Instant cache purge
Update your site and clear the cache with one click, so every edge server fetches a fresh copy straight away, not a stale one.
Development mode
Temporarily disable caching while you’re making changes, so you always see your latest edits. Switches back on by itself after a few hours.
Dynamic content caching
For sites that need it, dynamic responses can be cached at the edge too, not just static files, for faster load times even on pages built on the fly.
Security & visibility
Protected, monitored, and always on
The same platform that speeds your site up also keeps it secure and gives you visibility into who’s visiting, all included, all controlled from one place.
Enterprise-grade security
Enterprise-level security technology and advanced configuration management keep every site secure, on every plan, not just the higher tiers.
Configurable security headers
Set headers like Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security and X-Frame-Options directly from your control panel, no server config file to edit.
Block by country or IP
Restrict access to specific countries or IP addresses in a couple of clicks, useful for blocking spam traffic or limiting a site to one region.
Visitor & traffic analytics
Bandwidth, hits, cache performance and exactly where your traffic is coming from, built into your control panel, no separate analytics tool needed.
Instant activation
The CDN and security features are switched on the moment your hosting account is created. Nothing to configure, nothing to wait for.
Unlimited usage
No bandwidth caps, no throttling and no extra charges as your traffic grows.
Get it with your hosting
Included free on every plan, Windows or Linux
Questions
CDN & optimisation FAQ
Is this included with my hosting, or is it a paid add-on?
It’s included free with every hosting plan, Windows and Linux alike. There’s nothing extra to buy for the CDN or the optimisation features, though beyond the one-click preset, turning individual settings on is up to you.
Will turning on an optimisation break my site?
Low risk settings are safe for the vast majority of sites, and are exactly what our one-click preset turns on. Medium and high risk settings can meaningfully speed up a page, but are more likely to need a quick check afterwards, especially on an unusual theme or plugin.
Do I need to install anything?
No plugins or extra software. Everything on this page runs at the platform level and is switched on in your control panel.
Which hosting plans does this work with?
Every plan: Web Hosting, Windows Hosting, WordPress Hosting and Managed Cloud Hosting. The CDN and every optimisation on this page work exactly the same way, whichever one you’re on.
Does this work with WordPress, another CMS, or a static site?
Yes, all of them. The CDN and optimisations run at the server and edge layer, not inside a particular CMS or app, so it works the same way whatever you’ve put on your hosting plan, WordPress, another CMS, a static site, or a custom app.
How do I turn an optimisation on or off?
In your control panel, under Web Optimisation. Each one has its own switch, so you can enable exactly the features you want, and changes take effect immediately.
Do you charge extra for essential features?
Wherever possible, we make it our policy not to upsell or charge for features we consider essential, which is exactly why the CDN and optimisation suite are included free with every plan rather than gated behind an add-on. All customers get the same pricing and treatment, regardless of size or usage.
What kind of support do you offer?
Real people, based in the UK, 24/7. We don’t now, and never will, use AI to handle support tickets or calls, every conversation is with a real person, every time.
24/7 UK-based support, no AI
Real people, based in the UK, every time you get in touch.
No upsells on essential features
All customers get the same pricing and treatment, regardless of size.
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