{"id":11258,"date":"2019-01-03T02:19:41","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T08:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/blog\/?p=11258"},"modified":"2023-09-04T13:27:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T13:27:38","slug":"best-of-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/blog\/best-of-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of 2018: More Site Speed, Better Security, Plenty of New Tools, and 98% Client Satisfaction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This year was quite busy and eventful for us at SiteGround. We worked hard on multiple projects that extend and improve the tools we offer, enhance the performance of all websites on our platform, and block millions of security threats daily so that they never reach your sites. It\u2019s been a remarkable year, but what matters most for us is what difference did it all make for you. Judging by the outstanding 98% client satisfaction in our end-of-year survey, our efforts did not go unnoticed. Here are some of our highlights of the things we launched that helped us get your high mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/newblog.siteground.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/SG-Optimizer.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11322 size-full\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We made your WordPress sites even faster with the new version of the SiteGround Optimizer.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With the new version of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/wordpress-plugins\/siteground-optimizer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SiteGround Optimizer<\/a> plugin, we introduced an all-inclusive performance solution for your WordPress sites. 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