Info
CDN for Joomla! is an extension for Joomla! that allows for easy integration with a Content Delivery Network (CDN).
If you are unfamiliar with a CDN, you can read more on the MaxCDN site.
Incorporating a CDN with your website gives you several benefits, including the following:
Faster Page Loads - Since most of your files will be served from a much closer location to your end-users, the speed in which your page loads will be greatly increased.
Reduced Server Load - Since most of your files are no longer served by your own host, your server will be freed up to perform the basic tasks required of it.
Handle More Visitors - Because of the improvements just mentioned and other factors, your website will be able to handle the strain of a much larger user base that it
could otherwise.
Higher SEO Rankings - Caused by the increase in performance to your site, something Google recently claimed effects SEO rankings.
Try out a CDN with your website to experience these benefits and more.
Integrating your website and a CDN (like MaxCDN or Amazon CloudFront) with this plug-in is incredibly easy! See the tutorial on this simple process.
Multiple CDN roots Pro only
With CDN for Joomla! you can setup multiple cdn roots for different file types. This way you can - for instance - use a separate cdn url for your images and js/css files.
Pull Zones
CDN for Joomla! is made to work with any CDN system that supports Pull Zones.
A Pull Zone works in a way that you do not have to upload any media. The Pull Zone uploads the media to the CDN servers as soon as it is required. Read more on Pull Zones here: http://support.maxcdn.com/howto/create-a-pull-zone
CDN for Joomla! does NOT upload files to your CDN server. As said, CDN for Joomla! only works with CDN systems that pull (upload) the media to the server on request.
CDN Providers
Here are some popular CDN providers that will work with CDN for Joomla!
- MaxCDN (25% discount via coupon code: nonumber)
- CDNify (30% discount via coupon code: LOVEJOOMLA)
- Amazon CloudFront
- CDN77
- CDNetworks
- CDNlion
- CacheFly
- EdgeCast Networks
- KeyCDN
- SkyparkCDN (Russian)
Features
- Set filetypes to handle
You can define what filetypes need to be served via your CDN url. - Ignore defined files
If some files cause problems if they get served via CDN (like some javascript files) you can make CDN for Joomla! ignore these - Handle HTTPS urls (only in pro)
Option to also convert SSL urls (https) and optionally keep the https in the cdn urls - Use up to 5 different CDN sets (only in pro)
You have the ability to set up 5 different CDN urls, earch with their of settings, like file types, https handling, etc.
