CDN stands for Content Delivery Network. It is a system of servers distributed across multiple locations around the world. When someone visits your website, a CDN delivers your pages and files from the server closest to that visitor — rather than always from one central location.
The result: your website loads faster for visitors everywhere, not just for those who happen to be near your hosting server.
Why it matters for your WordPress site
Even with fast hosting, data still has to travel between the server and your visitor’s browser. Distance creates latency — and latency adds load time. A CDN eliminates most of that delay by serving your content from a nearby node instead.
For a Dutch business, a CDN ensures that visitors in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Maastricht all get fast load times — and so do visitors from elsewhere in Europe. It also reduces the load on your main hosting server, which improves stability under traffic spikes.
What a CDN typically handles
- Images, videos, and other media files
- CSS and JavaScript files
- Cached versions of your pages
- Static assets that do not change on every request
Is it included in your hosting?
Quality managed WordPress hosting includes a CDN as standard. If your current host does not include one, it is a gap worth addressing — particularly if your site is slow for visitors in different regions.
A CDN is one of the criteria we look at when evaluating hosting providers. Read our guide to choosing managed hosting or explore the hosting knowledge base.
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