For busy websites, using a CDN (Content Delivery Network) to transfer static content such as images, javascripts, stylesheets, Flash etc.
As of April 2026, Free CDN is a WordPress cdn plugin with 10 active installations and a 3.7/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 29K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: W3 Total Cache.
For busy websites, using a CDN (Content Delivery Network) to transfer static content such as images, javascripts, stylesheets, Flash etc. is highly recommended (as listed in Yahoo!’s Best Practices for Speeding Up Your Web Site) as it reduces server load and bandwidth thus improves stability and availability.
There is a catch – Commerical CDN’s like Akamai and Limelight are not cheap at all. Good news, we have an exception however – the free, P2P-based CoralCDN allows us to take full advantage of a powereful CDN without spending a dime. How to use it? Well, basically, just append .nyud.net to the hostname of any URL, and that URL will be handled by Coral – simple.
This plugin takes that simplicity one step further (or closer?) by rewriting your static files&#…
| WordPress | 2.2+ requiredTested up to 3.0.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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