Cloudflare Without These: The Ultimate Guide to Avoiding Pointless Features.

Cloudflare Without These: The Ultimate Guide to Avoiding Pointless Features.

Let's be honest, Cloudflare is a beast. It's packed with features, and sometimes, it feels like you're wandering through a digital jungle, unsure which vine to grab. I've been there. I remember when I first started using it, I enabled everything I could find, thinking more was always better. Spoiler alert: it wasn't. This guide is about cutting through the noise and focusing on what truly matters, helping you navigate Cloudflare without getting bogged down by pointless features. The problem, as I see it, is that Cloudflare's "one-size-fits-all" approach can lead to unnecessary complexity and, in some cases, even performance degradation. You end up paying for features you don't need and potentially hindering your website's speed and security. When I worked on a small e-commerce site a few years back, we enabled every security feature under the sun. The result? Slower load times and frustrated customers. We were essentially using a sledgehammer t…