Your website performance is crucial to its success. It is essential that you analyse your website’s speed and take critical steps to improve performance metrics. If you don’t, If you don’t, not only do you lose visitors, but you might be losing a lot of business as well.
For this reason, WPblog has released a complete guide on WordPress performance optimization where you can learn how to analyse your website speed, and improve its performance.
Source: https://www.wpblog.com/ebook-library/wordpress-performance-optimization
Need for Speed: Website Edition – Website Optimization Tools and Techniques P...
It requires 50% more concentration when using badly performing website. Make it easier for your users, not harder…
A faster website can help your website in many ways. The faster the website, the lower the bounce rate and the higher the conversions. This mean higher sales, ad revenue and ultimately money.
Here are 10 ways you can speed up your website:
Hosting Provider – Who is hosting your website and how are they hosting it?
Utilize Caching – Page Cache, Database Cache, Object Cache, Browser Cache, Reverse Proxy
Combine CSS and JS files – Load JS in the footer whenever possible
Use a CDN -A Content Delivery Network (CDN) will ‘put a rocket behind your static content’
Reduce and Optimize Images – Use CSS3 whenever and wherever possible, save images for web
Use Compression – Save bandwidth and speed up your website
Use Sprites – Load JS in the footer whenever possible
Monitor Your Website – CPU usage, Physical Memory, Average Load, Disk I/O utilization, Network I/O
Optimize your Database Regularly – Optimizing database tables regularly will help improve website performance
Mobile and Tablet Optimization – Use CSS3 Media Queries, JS and service-side technology to speed up devices
SearchLove San Diego 2018 | Tom Anthony | An Introduction to HTTP/2 & Service...
HTTP/2 and Service Works are becoming more established, yet the SEO community lacks awareness of what they are what they may mean for us. A lot of us know we need to know about them but we manage to keep putting it off. However, for both of these technologies, the next 12 months are going to be the turning point where we really can't avoid learning more about them. Tom will provide and accessible introduction to both, with a focus on what they are, how they work and what SEOs need to know. If you have been scared of jumping in to them until now, this session will help get you up to speed.
hether you run a high traffic WordPress installation or a small blog on a low cost shared host, you should optimize WordPress and your server to run as efficiently as possible. This article provides a broad overview of WordPress optimization with specific recommended approaches. However, it's not a detailed technical explanation of each aspect.
Today, a web page can be delivered to desktop computers, televisions, or handheld devices like tablets or phones. While a technique like responsive design helps ensure that our web sites look good across that spectrum of devices we may forget that we need to make sure that our web sites also perform well across that same spectrum. More and more of our users are shifting their Internet usage to these more varied platforms and connection speeds with some moving entirely to mobile Internet.
In this session we’ll look at the tools that can help you understand, measure and improve the web performance of your web sites and applications. The talk will also discuss how new server-side techniques might help us optimize our front-end performance. Finally, since the best way to test is to have devices in your hand, we’ll discuss some tips for getting your hands on them cheaply.
This presentation builds upon Dave’s “Optimization for Mobile” chapter in Smashing Magazine’s “The Mobile Book.”
This talk was given at the Responsive Web Design Summit hosted by Environments for Humans.
This document provides 8 easy ways to speed up a WordPress site. It recommends keeping WordPress and plugins updated, using a content delivery network (CDN) to distribute files across multiple servers, cleaning the database by removing unused plugins and revisions, optimizing image sizes, installing a cache plugin, using lazy loading for images, selecting a fast theme, and choosing a suitable hosting provider based on site size and traffic. Implementing these tips can help improve site speed and performance.
With the growth of mobile devices, performance is now more important than ever. But the web is actually getting slower! Fight back by learning how to monitor performance, the critical rendering path and finding where to optimize.
According to HTTPArchive.org the average web page is now larger than the original DOOM installation application. Today's obese web is leading to decreased user satisfaction, customer engagement and increased cost of ownership. Research repeatedly tells us customers want faster user experiences. Search engines reward faster sites with better rankings. Small, fast sites are cheaper to develop, maintain and operate.
- Why has the web become obese?
- What actions can developers and stakeholders do to combat their morbid obesity?
- Are these actions expensive or hard to implement?
This session reviews what customers want and how to identify your web site's love handles. More importantly you will learn simple techniques to eliminate the fat and create a healthy, maintainable, affordable web development lifestyle that produces the user experiences your customers want to engage with over and over.
A presentation from SEO Campixx Barcamp 2011 in Berlin. Web Performance Optimization is about making websites faster. Here i discussed different measures and show the impact on competitive advantage and possibly rankings on Google. Undeniably you can say that better performance leads to more sales and better usability in terms of bouncing rates. View image slides here: http://b0i.de/wpopresentation
What makes a WordPress site feel slow? Why does it matter? We'll discuss a few plugins and technical advice on how you can ensure that your site loads quickly so your visitors aren't kept waiting.
Presented at: Dayton WordPress Meetup (August 2017), Cincinnati WordPress Meetup (March 2017)
WordPress SEO Site Optimization Strategies & Techniques
This document provides strategies for optimizing a WordPress site for SEO, including setting up analytics and plugins, optimizing on-page elements like titles and images, improving page speed, adding internal and external links, and using link directories to build backlinks. It recommends plugins and tools for each task and emphasizes measuring success through analytics to track SERP performance and page rank over time.
There's no question about it. A slow website will cost you sales. WordPress website speed can sometimes be difficult to tackle.
We've put together a guide on improving your WordPress website loading times. Our WordPress speed guide is perfect for those who want to learn how to speed up their WordPress website in 2019.
Let us know what you think!
Using Responsive Web Design To Make Your Web Work Everywhere
The document discusses responsive web design and strategies for creating websites that adapt to different screen sizes. It recommends taking a mobile-first approach, using fluid layouts and media queries to make content responsive. Key tips include starting small and resizing the browser, using Chrome's device mode to emulate different devices, and the matchMedia API to bind JavaScript to breakpoints. The overall goal is to provide an optimal viewing experience across all devices.
How to Optimize Your Blog for Faster Loading in Three Easy Steps
With web users often leaving a site if it doesn't load in less than three seconds, having a slow blog not only harms your traffic, but it can have a detrimental effect on your business too.
This presentation shows you three simple steps to optimize your blog's load time, to ensure you not only keep new visitors happy, but ensure they join your existing community and keep coming back.
The document discusses page speed and provides tips for optimizing website page speed. It introduces tools like Google Page Speed and Yahoo YSlow for measuring page speed. It then provides steps on how to use these tools and makes recommendations for improving page speed through image optimization, CSS and JavaScript minification, reducing errors, caching assets, and reducing the number of HTTP requests and third party widgets.
JavaScript news and tips: browsers, front-end, Node.js, useful libs. Enjoy our latest JS digest!
Don't forget to subscribe not to miss next month JS digest.
Check our blog for more: https://www.eliftech.com/blog
Proven ways to improve your website performance optimizing front end and back...
Looking for proven ways to improve your website performance? Check out performance optimisation tips to enhance the front-end and back-end of your application.
The speed of a website is an essential element in search engine ranking. As a result, having a clear glance at your website on a frequent basis is important. We have covered all of the essential elements that might help you optimize your website and hence increase its performance in this presentation.
This document discusses ways to improve the speed of a website. It identifies several methods: checking loading times; selecting an appropriate hosting provider; optimizing content like images; removing unnecessary plugins; employing caching; using a content delivery network; and optimizing the database. Faster sites boost rankings, conversions and traffic. Regular maintenance is needed to ensure optimal performance over time.
Introduction to Optimizing WordPress for Website Speed
The document provides an introduction to optimizing WordPress for website speed. It discusses optimizing various areas like plugins, themes, cache, images, CSS, and JavaScript. It recommends using a caching plugin, optimizing images by reducing file sizes, minifying CSS and JavaScript, and using a content delivery network. Regular updates and testing website speed using tools like GTMetrix are also advised to improve load times and user experience.
WordPress vs Other Content Management SystemHTS Hosting
Deciding upon the type of content management system required for your website is a crucial task, however it is upto the user to choose between the top CMS i.e. WordPress, Joomla or Drupal. It also allows you to create, manage and modifies the content of your website without having to know about coding skills.
Implementing a Responsive Image StrategyChris Love
Applications must implement responsive web design strategies today. However most developers are not experienced in responsive techniques. More over images have provided a difficult hurdle for developers and business stakeholders to make responsive.
A proper responsive web design strategy increases return on investment, reduces long term maintenance requirements and improves application performance. Images create many challenges in implementing responsive design.
This session will explain what responsive images are. How new web standards have enabled manageable responsive image practices. We will go over tooling and techniques to enable responsive images in your developer and line of business workflows.
When you leave this session you will have actionable knowledge of responsive images, techniques, tooling and workflow options you can apply to your projects now.
Information on Various HTTP Error CodesHTS Hosting
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) codes indicate a URL’s status and include various 3-digit error messages which describe the issues that are being encountered by the visitors.
Need for Speed: Website Edition – Website Optimization Tools and Techniques P...Devin Walker
It requires 50% more concentration when using badly performing website. Make it easier for your users, not harder…
A faster website can help your website in many ways. The faster the website, the lower the bounce rate and the higher the conversions. This mean higher sales, ad revenue and ultimately money.
Here are 10 ways you can speed up your website:
Hosting Provider – Who is hosting your website and how are they hosting it?
Utilize Caching – Page Cache, Database Cache, Object Cache, Browser Cache, Reverse Proxy
Combine CSS and JS files – Load JS in the footer whenever possible
Use a CDN -A Content Delivery Network (CDN) will ‘put a rocket behind your static content’
Reduce and Optimize Images – Use CSS3 whenever and wherever possible, save images for web
Use Compression – Save bandwidth and speed up your website
Use Sprites – Load JS in the footer whenever possible
Monitor Your Website – CPU usage, Physical Memory, Average Load, Disk I/O utilization, Network I/O
Optimize your Database Regularly – Optimizing database tables regularly will help improve website performance
Mobile and Tablet Optimization – Use CSS3 Media Queries, JS and service-side technology to speed up devices
SearchLove San Diego 2018 | Tom Anthony | An Introduction to HTTP/2 & Service...Distilled
HTTP/2 and Service Works are becoming more established, yet the SEO community lacks awareness of what they are what they may mean for us. A lot of us know we need to know about them but we manage to keep putting it off. However, for both of these technologies, the next 12 months are going to be the turning point where we really can't avoid learning more about them. Tom will provide and accessible introduction to both, with a focus on what they are, how they work and what SEOs need to know. If you have been scared of jumping in to them until now, this session will help get you up to speed.
hether you run a high traffic WordPress installation or a small blog on a low cost shared host, you should optimize WordPress and your server to run as efficiently as possible. This article provides a broad overview of WordPress optimization with specific recommended approaches. However, it's not a detailed technical explanation of each aspect.
Today, a web page can be delivered to desktop computers, televisions, or handheld devices like tablets or phones. While a technique like responsive design helps ensure that our web sites look good across that spectrum of devices we may forget that we need to make sure that our web sites also perform well across that same spectrum. More and more of our users are shifting their Internet usage to these more varied platforms and connection speeds with some moving entirely to mobile Internet.
In this session we’ll look at the tools that can help you understand, measure and improve the web performance of your web sites and applications. The talk will also discuss how new server-side techniques might help us optimize our front-end performance. Finally, since the best way to test is to have devices in your hand, we’ll discuss some tips for getting your hands on them cheaply.
This presentation builds upon Dave’s “Optimization for Mobile” chapter in Smashing Magazine’s “The Mobile Book.”
This talk was given at the Responsive Web Design Summit hosted by Environments for Humans.
8 Easy Ways to Speed up Your Wordpress SiteSereyboth Yorn
This document provides 8 easy ways to speed up a WordPress site. It recommends keeping WordPress and plugins updated, using a content delivery network (CDN) to distribute files across multiple servers, cleaning the database by removing unused plugins and revisions, optimizing image sizes, installing a cache plugin, using lazy loading for images, selecting a fast theme, and choosing a suitable hosting provider based on site size and traffic. Implementing these tips can help improve site speed and performance.
With the growth of mobile devices, performance is now more important than ever. But the web is actually getting slower! Fight back by learning how to monitor performance, the critical rendering path and finding where to optimize.
According to HTTPArchive.org the average web page is now larger than the original DOOM installation application. Today's obese web is leading to decreased user satisfaction, customer engagement and increased cost of ownership. Research repeatedly tells us customers want faster user experiences. Search engines reward faster sites with better rankings. Small, fast sites are cheaper to develop, maintain and operate.
- Why has the web become obese?
- What actions can developers and stakeholders do to combat their morbid obesity?
- Are these actions expensive or hard to implement?
This session reviews what customers want and how to identify your web site's love handles. More importantly you will learn simple techniques to eliminate the fat and create a healthy, maintainable, affordable web development lifestyle that produces the user experiences your customers want to engage with over and over.
A presentation from SEO Campixx Barcamp 2011 in Berlin. Web Performance Optimization is about making websites faster. Here i discussed different measures and show the impact on competitive advantage and possibly rankings on Google. Undeniably you can say that better performance leads to more sales and better usability in terms of bouncing rates. View image slides here: http://b0i.de/wpopresentation
What makes a WordPress site feel slow? Why does it matter? We'll discuss a few plugins and technical advice on how you can ensure that your site loads quickly so your visitors aren't kept waiting.
Presented at: Dayton WordPress Meetup (August 2017), Cincinnati WordPress Meetup (March 2017)
WordPress SEO Site Optimization Strategies & TechniquesJeff Kemp
This document provides strategies for optimizing a WordPress site for SEO, including setting up analytics and plugins, optimizing on-page elements like titles and images, improving page speed, adding internal and external links, and using link directories to build backlinks. It recommends plugins and tools for each task and emphasizes measuring success through analytics to track SERP performance and page rank over time.
There's no question about it. A slow website will cost you sales. WordPress website speed can sometimes be difficult to tackle.
We've put together a guide on improving your WordPress website loading times. Our WordPress speed guide is perfect for those who want to learn how to speed up their WordPress website in 2019.
Let us know what you think!
Using Responsive Web Design To Make Your Web Work EverywhereChris Love
The document discusses responsive web design and strategies for creating websites that adapt to different screen sizes. It recommends taking a mobile-first approach, using fluid layouts and media queries to make content responsive. Key tips include starting small and resizing the browser, using Chrome's device mode to emulate different devices, and the matchMedia API to bind JavaScript to breakpoints. The overall goal is to provide an optimal viewing experience across all devices.
With web users often leaving a site if it doesn't load in less than three seconds, having a slow blog not only harms your traffic, but it can have a detrimental effect on your business too.
This presentation shows you three simple steps to optimize your blog's load time, to ensure you not only keep new visitors happy, but ensure they join your existing community and keep coming back.
The document discusses page speed and provides tips for optimizing website page speed. It introduces tools like Google Page Speed and Yahoo YSlow for measuring page speed. It then provides steps on how to use these tools and makes recommendations for improving page speed through image optimization, CSS and JavaScript minification, reducing errors, caching assets, and reducing the number of HTTP requests and third party widgets.
JavaScript news and tips: browsers, front-end, Node.js, useful libs. Enjoy our latest JS digest!
Don't forget to subscribe not to miss next month JS digest.
Check our blog for more: https://www.eliftech.com/blog
Proven ways to improve your website performance optimizing front end and back...Katy Slemon
Looking for proven ways to improve your website performance? Check out performance optimisation tips to enhance the front-end and back-end of your application.
The speed of a website is an essential element in search engine ranking. As a result, having a clear glance at your website on a frequent basis is important. We have covered all of the essential elements that might help you optimize your website and hence increase its performance in this presentation.
This document discusses ways to improve the speed of a website. It identifies several methods: checking loading times; selecting an appropriate hosting provider; optimizing content like images; removing unnecessary plugins; employing caching; using a content delivery network; and optimizing the database. Faster sites boost rankings, conversions and traffic. Regular maintenance is needed to ensure optimal performance over time.
Introduction to Optimizing WordPress for Website SpeedNile Flores
The document provides an introduction to optimizing WordPress for website speed. It discusses optimizing various areas like plugins, themes, cache, images, CSS, and JavaScript. It recommends using a caching plugin, optimizing images by reducing file sizes, minifying CSS and JavaScript, and using a content delivery network. Regular updates and testing website speed using tools like GTMetrix are also advised to improve load times and user experience.
Guide 4 - How To Dramatically Speed Up Your Website Using A Caching Plugin.pdfpersuebusiness
How To Dramatically Speed Up Your Website Using A Caching Plugin
If you’re tired of having to wait for your website to load on your browser each and every single time, then your customers and clients are probably even more annoyed than you.
But, of course, they don’t have access to your website’s backend, so they can’t do anything about your site’s speed. They’re technically at your mercy if they choose to wait for your site to load.
However, chances are they’re going to just up and leave your site altogether, never to be seen again. No matter how good your content is and how awesome your products are, if your site is slow, then you’re going to get dismal conversion rates, if at all.
The question is, why would you subject your visitors to torturous waiting when they don’t have to?
The thing is there are plenty of ways you can follow to speed up your website – and web caching is probably one of the most important methods all webmasters should follow.
While those who’ve been building sites for a long time probably already know all about caching, a novice webmaster may feel overwhelmed.
Admittedly, web caching can be quite technical, and it is but normal to feel like a deer stuck in headlights!
Are you trying to improve your website performance? Read the blog to find some handpicked strategies. Implement these and note the difference! https://www.webguru-india.com/blog/tips-to-improve-your-website-performance/
In this presentation, Neera Prajapati of Valuebound has discussed on performance optimization in Drupal 8. She has also talked about a range of topics like why website loading time matters? Importance of web performance and how to boost it? and others.
Do you want to speed up your website performance quickly? Learn how to quickly improve your WordPress website performance in under 30 mins by following just 15 simple steps
services to speed up your website.pptxandrewpaul83
In today's fast-paced digital world, speed is everything. Whether you're running a presentation, e-commerce site, or a personal webpage, a slow website can drive visitors away.
Your website in the fast lane speedy seo (part 1)Christopher Dill
This document discusses how website speed affects search engine optimization. Slow website speed negatively impacts the user experience and can hurt SEO rankings. Factors that influence website speed include hosting, shared hosting environments, hosting hardware specifications, website code, themes, and plugins. The document provides tips to evaluate website speed such as using tools to test speed and get feedback from users. Optimizing for speed involves modifying code, compressing images, using a content delivery network, or changing themes.
Is Poor Performance Dragging You Down? Here are Five Strategies to Maximize P...Nirvana Canada
Whoever said patience is a virtue certainly never had to contend with modern-day websites. In this digital era, speed is everything, and failing to meet the critical 2-second load time could cost you big in terms of ranking and web traffic. If you made it your mission to boost your website performance this year, here is why you should start at the source.
Core Web Vitals will roll out in 2021, we are going to explain the specifics of Core Web Vitals and help you understand how your search rankings will be affected. Here are some actions to take right away!
This guide on Speed Up WooCommerce performance will help you to decrease load speed and improve ranking, conversions, and sales of your eCommerce store.
Core Web Vitals SEO Workshop - improve your performance [pdf]Peter Mead
Core Web Vitals to improve your website performance for better SEO results with CWV.
CWV Topics include:
- Understanding the latest Core Web Vitals including the significance of LCP, INP and CLS + their impact on SEO
- Optimisation techniques from our experts on how to improve your CWV on platforms like WordPress and WP Engine
- The impact of user experience and SEO
Speed kills. Did you know that consumers expect a site to load in 3 seconds or less? Learn why & how how to audit and optimize your site's speed with this quick guide. Plus, our own mini case studies on the impact site speed has for conversions!
Checkout the full blog at https://www.vendasta.com/blog/speed-kills-websites-speed-and-performance
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This document summarizes Andy Melichar's presentation at WordCamp Omaha about optimizing WordPress performance. He began with introductions and explained his background in web development. He then discussed common performance issues hosting companies see and why performance matters for user experience and revenue. Andy outlined key areas to optimize like WordPress plugins/themes, web server configuration, and using content delivery networks. He demonstrated the significant impact of enabling caching, compression, browser caching and switching to Nginx on a test site's performance. In the end, Andy emphasized there are many options to try and the WordPress community can help with configurations.
Elevate your Drupal website's performance to new heights with our specialized services. Contact us today to discuss your website's unique requirements and take the first step toward delivering a lightning-fast, user-friendly experience that keeps visitors coming back for more.
How data centre location impacts your websiteWebSitePulse
1) A website's loading speed is critical for search engine rankings and user experience. The location of a site's data center impacts speed, as data must travel farther over the Internet the greater the distance between the data center and users.
2) Choosing a web host with data centers near your target users can minimize latency issues. A reputable host like SiteGround offers global data center locations that allow choosing a site near visitors.
3) Using a content delivery network is another option to cache site data on servers worldwide and increase speeds, though hosting locally remains preferable.
Similar to WPblog's Ultimate WordPress Guide to Boost Your Website Performance (20)
Implementations of Fused Deposition Modeling in real worldEmerging Tech
The presentation showcases the diverse real-world applications of Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) across multiple industries:
1. **Manufacturing**: FDM is utilized in manufacturing for rapid prototyping, creating custom tools and fixtures, and producing functional end-use parts. Companies leverage its cost-effectiveness and flexibility to streamline production processes.
2. **Medical**: In the medical field, FDM is used to create patient-specific anatomical models, surgical guides, and prosthetics. Its ability to produce precise and biocompatible parts supports advancements in personalized healthcare solutions.
3. **Education**: FDM plays a crucial role in education by enabling students to learn about design and engineering through hands-on 3D printing projects. It promotes innovation and practical skill development in STEM disciplines.
4. **Science**: Researchers use FDM to prototype equipment for scientific experiments, build custom laboratory tools, and create models for visualization and testing purposes. It facilitates rapid iteration and customization in scientific endeavors.
5. **Automotive**: Automotive manufacturers employ FDM for prototyping vehicle components, tooling for assembly lines, and customized parts. It speeds up the design validation process and enhances efficiency in automotive engineering.
6. **Consumer Electronics**: FDM is utilized in consumer electronics for designing and prototyping product enclosures, casings, and internal components. It enables rapid iteration and customization to meet evolving consumer demands.
7. **Robotics**: Robotics engineers leverage FDM to prototype robot parts, create lightweight and durable components, and customize robot designs for specific applications. It supports innovation and optimization in robotic systems.
8. **Aerospace**: In aerospace, FDM is used to manufacture lightweight parts, complex geometries, and prototypes of aircraft components. It contributes to cost reduction, faster production cycles, and weight savings in aerospace engineering.
9. **Architecture**: Architects utilize FDM for creating detailed architectural models, prototypes of building components, and intricate designs. It aids in visualizing concepts, testing structural integrity, and communicating design ideas effectively.
Each industry example demonstrates how FDM enhances innovation, accelerates product development, and addresses specific challenges through advanced manufacturing capabilities.
Support en anglais diffusé lors de l'événement 100% IA organisé dans les locaux parisiens d'Iguane Solutions, le mardi 2 juillet 2024 :
- Présentation de notre plateforme IA plug and play : ses fonctionnalités avancées, telles que son interface utilisateur intuitive, son copilot puissant et des outils de monitoring performants.
- REX client : Cyril Janssens, CTO d’ easybourse, partage son expérience d’utilisation de notre plateforme IA plug & play.
Blockchain technology is transforming industries and reshaping the way we conduct business, manage data, and secure transactions. Whether you're new to blockchain or looking to deepen your knowledge, our guidebook, "Blockchain for Dummies", is your ultimate resource.
Fluttercon 2024: Showing that you care about security - OpenSSF Scorecards fo...Chris Swan
Have you noticed the OpenSSF Scorecard badges on the official Dart and Flutter repos? It's Google's way of showing that they care about security. Practices such as pinning dependencies, branch protection, required reviews, continuous integration tests etc. are measured to provide a score and accompanying badge.
You can do the same for your projects, and this presentation will show you how, with an emphasis on the unique challenges that come up when working with Dart and Flutter.
The session will provide a walkthrough of the steps involved in securing a first repository, and then what it takes to repeat that process across an organization with multiple repos. It will also look at the ongoing maintenance involved once scorecards have been implemented, and how aspects of that maintenance can be better automated to minimize toil.
INDIAN AIR FORCE FIGHTER PLANES LIST.pdfjackson110191
These fighter aircraft have uses outside of traditional combat situations. They are essential in defending India's territorial integrity, averting dangers, and delivering aid to those in need during natural calamities. Additionally, the IAF improves its interoperability and fortifies international military alliances by working together and conducting joint exercises with other air forces.
YOUR RELIABLE WEB DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT TEAM — FOR LASTING SUCCESS
WPRiders is a web development company specialized in WordPress and WooCommerce websites and plugins for customers around the world. The company is headquartered in Bucharest, Romania, but our team members are located all over the world. Our customers are primarily from the US and Western Europe, but we have clients from Australia, Canada and other areas as well.
Some facts about WPRiders and why we are one of the best firms around:
More than 700 five-star reviews! You can check them here.
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We respond 80% faster than other firms! Data provided by Freshdesk.
We’ve been in business since 2015.
We are located in 7 countries and have 22 team members.
With so many projects delivered, our team knows what works and what doesn’t when it comes to WordPress and WooCommerce.
Our team members are:
- highly experienced developers (employees & contractors with 5 -10+ years of experience),
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- project managers with development background who speak both tech and non-tech
- QA specialists
- Conversion Rate Optimisation - CRO experts
They are all working together to provide you with the best possible service. We are passionate about WordPress, and we love creating custom solutions that help our clients achieve their goals.
At WPRiders, we are committed to building long-term relationships with our clients. We believe in accountability, in doing the right thing, as well as in transparency and open communication. You can read more about WPRiders on the About us page.
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Revolutionize your transportation processes with our cutting-edge RPA software. Automate repetitive tasks, reduce costs, and enhance efficiency in the logistics sector with our advanced solutions.
BT & Neo4j: Knowledge Graphs for Critical Enterprise Systems.pptx.pdfNeo4j
Presented at Gartner Data & Analytics, London Maty 2024. BT Group has used the Neo4j Graph Database to enable impressive digital transformation programs over the last 6 years. By re-imagining their operational support systems to adopt self-serve and data lead principles they have substantially reduced the number of applications and complexity of their operations. The result has been a substantial reduction in risk and costs while improving time to value, innovation, and process automation. Join this session to hear their story, the lessons they learned along the way and how their future innovation plans include the exploration of uses of EKG + Generative AI.
Paradigm Shifts in User Modeling: A Journey from Historical Foundations to Em...Erasmo Purificato
Slide of the tutorial entitled "Paradigm Shifts in User Modeling: A Journey from Historical Foundations to Emerging Trends" held at UMAP'24: 32nd ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (July 1, 2024 | Cagliari, Italy)
Quantum Communications Q&A with Gemini LLM. These are based on Shannon's Noisy channel Theorem and offers how the classical theory applies to the quantum world.
How Social Media Hackers Help You to See Your Wife's Message.pdfHackersList
In the modern digital era, social media platforms have become integral to our daily lives. These platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Snapchat, offer countless ways to connect, share, and communicate.
The DealBook is our annual overview of the Ukrainian tech investment industry. This edition comprehensively covers the full year 2023 and the first deals of 2024.
論文紹介:A Systematic Survey of Prompt Engineering on Vision-Language Foundation ...Toru Tamaki
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https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.12980
Transcript: Details of description part II: Describing images in practice - T...BookNet Canada
This presentation explores the practical application of image description techniques. Familiar guidelines will be demonstrated in practice, and descriptions will be developed “live”! If you have learned a lot about the theory of image description techniques but want to feel more confident putting them into practice, this is the presentation for you. There will be useful, actionable information for everyone, whether you are working with authors, colleagues, alone, or leveraging AI as a collaborator.
Link to presentation recording and slides: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/details-of-description-part-ii-describing-images-in-practice/
Presented by BookNet Canada on June 25, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Sustainability requires ingenuity and stewardship. Did you know Pigging Solutions pigging systems help you achieve your sustainable manufacturing goals AND provide rapid return on investment.
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Analysing your website’s performance from time to time
and taking the necessary measures to improve it is an
essential part of running a website.
If you don’t, not only do you lose visitors, but you might be
losing a lot of business as well.
Mohammad Moeez
Chief Blogger - WPblog
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TABLE OF CONTENT
1. What Is Slowing down Your Website? 6
Server Response Time 8
Number of Server Requests 9
Distance Between Visitor and Server 9
Structure of a Webpage 10
Bad Coding and Queries 10
Dynamic Content 11
Website Elements 11
Too Many Redirects 12
Unconfigured Cache 12
Heavy Images 13
Web Host 13
2. How to Analyse Your WordPress Speed? 15
3. Speed Up Tips and Tricks 17
Frequent Updates 18
Use of Lightweight Themes 19
Monitor and Remove Unnecessary Plugins 20
Embed Lightweight Advertisements 21
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Enable Caching Mechanism 22
Enable Browser Caching 22
Enable GZIP Compression 24
Optimize Images 25
Avoid Uploading Video Content Directly to Your WordPress 26
Minify and Combine HTML, CSS and JavaScript 26
Use Lazy Load for Text, Videos, and Images 28
Disable Hotlinking 28
How To Prevent Hotlinking 29
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What is Slowing Down Your
WordPress Website?
Let’s start from the roots, shall we?
For most people, a WordPress website is the foundation of their business; and you don’t
neglect something that acts as a foundation to your business because of foregone conclu-
sions that you don’t want to see.
A great number of people fail to take care of their WordPress website and don’t even real-
ize that this important factor is hurting their business. Why? Because a lot of people think
a website is self-sustaining and they just need to update their content and add as many
features as possible for their users.
Okay, so every user may not be thinking that dramatically, because many WordPress
website owners simply don’t know how to take care of their site and optimize it for perfor-
mance, to begin with. And that’s okay.
Because we are here for you.
Just know that WordPress websites are prone to issues including slowdowns, sluggish
load speeds, and different errors, etc., and there are a number of reasons as to why this
happens.
Since speed is now considered the defining line between a good and a bad WordPress
website, if your website has sluggish speed, your online asset is as good as nothing.
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Without further ado, let’s dive deep into the factors that affect your WordPress website’s
performance and then later we’ll discuss in length the measures you can take to avoid
slowdowns.
Once you’re done, your website will be running like Usain Bolt in Olympics. A win-win for
you and your audience.
Server Response Time
Whenever you open a website, the browser connects to a webserver to process the re-
quest and responds accordingly. The time the server takes to respond to that request is
called ‘server response time’, a popular term in the world of WordPress.
Usually, slow server response times are the culprit for slow and laggy WordPress websites.
There are a number of ways to reduce server response time, though.
Solution:
The first and easiest way to do that is to check your hosting service. If your hosting ser-
vice isn’t providing you good speed, that automatically translates to a slow website. In
essence, if you choose a good, speedy hosting provider to begin with, the better your
website performance will be.
Also, reducing the number of extra plugins, extensions, and other optimization tweaks
you may have applied on your website can do the trick.
Apart from that, keep your database optimized and clear your cache from time to time to
ensure swift website performance.
As a recommendation, try Cloudways for your hosting provider. Cloudways is a cloud host-
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ing company that simply takes away all your hassles of managing your server and provides
you a worry-free experience of running your website.
Number of Server Requests
A single core server has limitations on how many requests it can process at a time (around
100 per second). But when thousands (millions in many cases) of people are logged into
your website, this processing power just isn’t enough.
Solution:
One of the best ways for reducing server requests is to have a stronger CPU with suffi-
cient RAM to handle all the load. This, of course, depends on the number of visitors your
website enjoys. The more visitors your website has, the more powerful your server needs
to be in order to efficiently manage requests.
Distance Between The Visitor and Server
The distance between your visitor and the location of the server determines how fast the
website loads for them. For example, you live in Germany, and a website you log in to has
its server in Australia, there’s a high chance the website will load really slowly for you.
Solution:
To overcome this lag, make sure your hosting provider has servers available in your
target locations. To cater to a global audience, you may need a CDN that has nodes in
different parts of the world and makes it easier for you to reach audiences from different
geographical locations.
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The Structure of a Webpage
The more complex a website’s structure is, the more time it takes for it to load and handle
requests from multiple sources.
This is because on a complex website, the servers have to load multiple extensions, en-
hancements, and heavy-weight themes to display all the hard work that went behind the
website.
Solution:
To counter that, your website should only have the necessary tools, extensions, plugins,
and resources. And don’t forget to KISS (no, not the naughty kiss, the acronym ‘keep it
simple silly’ kISS).
Just remember that a simple website will always perform better and will need fewer re-
sources to load.
Bad Coding and Queries
Bad coding, which results in multiple queries leading to slow website load speeds, is a
result of poorly designed websites and lack of experience.
Solution:
To avoid bad code in your WordPress site, simply hire an experienced developer who
knows proper coding regime and follows it diligently. This will not only avoid delays and
compromises on your WordPress website’s performance but also result in a more stable
and robust website that continues to provide the kind of performance you need for a
better user experience.
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Dynamic Content
Unlike conventional, simple content, dynamic content needs more resources and time to
load, so a slow server won’t do you any good in this case.
Solution:
It’s likely that you have a website with dynamic content which is making it load slow. A
simple method to load such a website is to enable caching or to reduce the number of
complex images on your website.
This will help the server load your website quickly and more efficiently, giving your user a
seamless experience.
Website Elements
Your website is made up of various elements with different functions. Some elements take
more time to load while others are lighter and load instantly.
Solution:
To make your website experience smooth for your users, make sure that heavy elements
that use Javascript are placed at the bottom of the web page. Static elements, on the
other hand, should be placed at the top of the web page.
As a result, when users land on your website, they will experience a faster load time be-
cause all the lighter elements will load quickly, and by the time they reach the bottom, the
heavier elements would have loaded as well.
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Too Many Redirects
Redirect is the method of sending someone from one URL to another URL. There are plen-
ty of reasons why website owners may need to do that: when moving their content to a
new URL; when changing their domain names; when deleting old content pages; or when
merging two websites together. However, too many redirects can slow down your website.
Solution:
A simple solution to it is to, first of all, use redirects only when necessary. Secondly, al-
ways redirect to a relevant alternate URL. If your redirect URL isn’t providing similar value
to what your user was expecting, it’s bound to increase your bounce rate.
And lastly, beware of chained URL redirects. Make sure that a URL that has already been
redirected isn’t redirected to another URL, because that will, for sure, increase your page
load time by a large margin.
Unconfigured Cache
Unconfigured cache not only crumbles your WordPress site’s performance but also com-
promises the overall user experience.
There are ways to overcome this issue, though.
Solution:
First, make sure you clean your cache every few days. If you think that cleaning your
cache manually isn’t the best way to deal with it, install a plugin or an extension that
would do it for you.
WP Rocket & WP Super Cache are two of the best plugins for this job. They are lightweight
and designed to not put any load on your WordPress-powered websites. But most impor-
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tantly, these plugins will clear your cache on schedule without manual input from you!
Heavy Images
DSLR camera pictures and images are great. In fact, no phone camera image quality beats
a professional camera’s quality. And of course, the highest quality images set a great im-
pression on visitors, so why not upload the biggest size images, right? Wrong.
A common rookie mistake site owners make is to upload full-resolution images in droves,
and all that does is slow down their websites.
Solution:
The solution is simple: don’t upload heavy images, and if you have to, use an image op-
timization tool. You can also use a Lazy Load plugin on your WordPress site if you feel
high-resolution images are crucial to your website, and that loads resources only when
they are needed instead of pre-loading them. BJ Lazy Load, Rocket Lazy Load, and Ajax
Lazy Load are great plugins for this purpose.
Your Web Host
A bad hosting makes a bad website. It’s as simple as that. If your base isn’t strong, no mat-
ter what measures you take to make your website perform at its best, nothing will work.
Ecommerce websites are mostly at the receiving end of sufferings due to below-par host-
ing service. Especially during the holiday season when they experience a surge in traffic,
their servers can’t handle the load and their websites go down. Who would want that
when they want to set a record for their sales?
We probably don’t need to say this by now, but there’s no other solution to this but to…
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Solution:
Opt for a hosting service that delivers performance, is tight on security, and provides
you enough convenience to focus on your website. We suggest Cloudways to everyone, in
case it wasn’t obvious.
Since we moved our servers to Cloudways, we’ve never had to worry about performance
or security. Besides, their platform makes managing everything so easy, it’s a child’s play.
So while Cloudways is one option, you can go for any Cloud hosting with a good reputa-
tion in the hosting communities and we’re sure you’ll be in good hands!
So, how do you know your website is performing badly? How do you even determine how
much your site needs to improve before you can say “wow, I’ve done a good job!” and
“wow, this ebook from WPblog is awesome!”?
Well, here’s how to find out how well, or bad, your website is performing.
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How to Analyse Your WordPress
Speed?
You can assess your WordPress website’s performance through speed testing tools. Some
of the best speed testing tools are:
• Pingdom
• GT Metrix
• PageSpeedInsight
Woah. That was pretty easy, wasn’t it? Yes. We regularly use these speed testing tools to
keep a check on our blog’s performance so people like you can keep your website’s opti-
mized. It’s a win-win, see?
Now let’s move on to the most important part of this guide: tips to help speed up your
WordPress website!
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Speed Up Tips and Tricks
Here comes the most important part of this awesome WordPress Performance ebook that
we created to help you get the best out of your WordPress website and improve its per-
formance. If your website performs well, your users and visitors will keep wanting to come
back to your website and in turn, you will generate a lot of income and become a million-
aire and spend the rest of your life without any financial worries.
That sounds great. In theory. But practically, you have to do a lot to make that above state-
ment come true. So what are we waiting for? Nothing. Let’s dive in and start tweaking our
websites for performance.
How to Speed Up Your WordPress Website?
It’s easy. While previously we highlighted all the reasons that could be slowing down your
website and their resolutions, now we’re going to focus on tips and tricks that will help you
load your WordPress website like a Tesla Roadster.
Frequent Updates
Can someone with an Audi from the 1980s compete with someone who has the latest Tes-
la model? Of course, not. Only the latest model can compete best with today’s cars.
The same is true for your WordPress website. If you’re using ancient versions of Word-
Press, your load speed will suffer.
So… just use the latest WordPress release? A great number of people try to steer clear
from updates because either they’re not comfortable with change or they think they won’t
be able to handle the upgrade themselves. With WordPress, that’s not the case at all.
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Updates bring enhancements on all fronts
WordPress updates are meant to introduce speed enhancements and updated security
protocols that not only make your WordPress site safer but also faster and more seamless.
Before you push updates to your live website, though, make sure that you have tested it
out on a staging environment because it’s better to be safe than falling prey to a buggy
update.
Use of Lightweight Themes
One of the biggest features of WordPress is customizability. You can play with themes,
fonts, and layouts, etc., to your heart’s content. BUT, when choosing a theme to dress your
website, you need to be wary of good and bad themes.
Most free themes nowadays come with loads of options but are riddled with untidy codes
that make your WordPress slow down. To avoid giving your site the tortoise treatment, you
should opt for a lightweight (paid & premium if possible) theme.
Lightweight themes alleviate performance
Paid themes are regularly updated and optimized for performance & security. This is one
of the biggest reasons why paid themes are so frequently recommended. You even get
real user reviews for paid themes that tell which themes are best for performance, so you
won’t be shelling you cash for unknown themes.
On WPblog, we regularly churn out lists of great themes for our readers, and we have an
awesome list of themes for you here as well: Fast Loading Themes For WordPress.
In the blog post linked above, you’ll find a list of themes that you can’t go wrong with if
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you want performance-oriented WordPress themes!
Monitor and Remove Unnecessary Plugins
There are countless plugins and extensions you can download, but adding countless
plugins and extensions to your WordPress is not a good strategy.
“But there are so many attractive plugins out there and I feel that I absolutely must collect
them!”
First of all, plugins aren’t collectibles. Many users tend to treat them that way and we’re
here to debunk that.
Secondly, if you do feel like your website needs tonnes of functionality, make sure you
know how to choose the right plugin for your website.
Have a selection criteria
Just because a plugin is free, doesn’t mean you should install it on your website. In fact,
many free plugins tend to carry malware and slow down your website.
Hence, always download plugins from credible sources and if possible, buy premium
plugins that offer support and regular updates. Not only does that ensure better security,
but it also means better website performance.
Additionally, you should use a tool to monitor the plugins and their functionality, and there
are plugins for that as well... for keeping an eye on other plugins. It’ll help you monitor the
plugins you need and the ones you can remove because they aren’t serving any purpose.
Download Monitor
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Embed Lightweight Advertisements
WordPress websites are a great source of making money. In fact, many entrepreneurs start
their online businesses on WordPress, so there’s that. And one of the best ways to earn via
a WordPress website, in this case, is to display ads.
However, advertisements can take a toll on your WordPress if not kept in check.
Sometimes, advertisements themselves are based on complicated and resource-hungry
elements that do little to nothing to attract your visitor and instead end up slowing your
website down. They’re a burden on your server, so it’s important that you’re careful with
the ads you place on your website.
Optimize/Cache/Minimize Javascript Codes for Ads
There are plenty of ways to make sure that the ads you place on your WordPress site don’t
weigh it down.
First of all, any image/GIF/or animation that you want to serve as an ad should be op-
timized. You can easily decrease the size of your picture or GIF so that they don’t take
enough space on your server.
Secondly, you should always cache your website (discussed in detail next) so that your
visitor’s browser doesn’t have to load the site’s as well as ads’ images every time.
And most importantly, the javascript code that serves ads plays a crucial role in affecting
the load times of your site. So if you can keep javascript code attachments to a minimum,
your site will do well with speeds and serving ads alongside.
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Oh, and if you can, restrict rich media ads for users that have slow internet connectivity.
Enable Caching Mechanism
Enabling a cache mechanism helps dump not only unneeded files from your WordPress
but also the ones that might be causing your WordPress site to lose its integrity.
Also, WordPress caching is one of the fastest ways to improve your website’s performance.
Not only will your website be fast, but it will also provide a better user experience for your
users. So how do you enable cache on your website? It’s easy.
Use a caching plugin
All you have to do is download and install a caching plugin to get started. We always
recommend WP Super Cache to our users.. The plugin makes sure your cache is cleared at
regular intervals and you don’t have to worry about doing it manually.
Yup, it really is that simple. Without going into much detail about what a good caching
plugin will do for your website, just know that it reduces a lot of load on your server and
improves performance by a fair margin!
Enable Browser Caching
If you’re wondering what’s the difference between browser caching and the caching we
discussed above, there’s a small difference, but the results are the same: faster website
performance.
Browser caching, just to make things clear, is client-side caching. It’s a cache system built-
in browsers and just like caching things on your server, you can cache things on your
browser.
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So if I visit a certain website, my browser will cache that website and the next time I visit
that same website again, the website will load faster because it’s already stored. Similarly,
you can enable browser caching so that your website loads faster on your visitor’s browser.
Browser caching using .htaccess file
While you can do it by installing a plugin, you can get into .htaccess file to do it yourself as
well. This file itself is found inside the root folder of the hosting service you are using. Get
a file editor and add the following code into the bottom of the file, without making any
more changes,
#Customize expires cache start - adjust the period according to your needs<IfModule
mod_expires.c> FileETag MTime Size AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/plain text/
html text/xml text/css application/xml application/xhtml+xml application/rss+xml ap-
plication/javascript application/x-javascript ExpiresActive On ExpiresByType text/html
“access 600 seconds” ExpiresByType application/xhtml+xml “access 600 seconds” Ex-
piresByType text/css “access 1 month” ExpiresByType text/javascript “access 1 month”
ExpiresByType text/x-javascript “access 1 month” ExpiresByType application/javascript
“access 1 month” ExpiresByType application/x-javascript “access 1 month” ExpiresBy-
Type application/x-shockwave-flash “access 1 month” ExpiresByType application/pdf
“access 1 month” ExpiresByType image/x-icon “access 1 year” ExpiresByType image/
jpg “access 1 year” ExpiresByType image/jpeg “access 1 year” ExpiresByType image/png
“access 1 year” ExpiresByType image/gif “access 1 year” ExpiresDefault “access 1 month”
</IfModule>#Expires cache end
So in WordPress, it takes a simple code to expire your cache. You can assign this cache a
time interval so that your cache expires regularly. If you rarely make such changes to your
WordPress powered website, you can change the values according to your needs.
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Browser caching using a Plugin
As mentioned, you can also use a plugin to enable browser caching. We recommend
Leverage Browser Caching. Simply download the plugin, install, and activate it. It’ll the job
for you.
Most hosting services, however, do this for you or make it really easy, like Cloudways,
which not only makes sure your WordPress website is secure but also ensures it runs
faster, smoother and provides the kind of experience your users expect from a high-end
website.
Enable GZIP Compression
GZIP Compression is the process of compressing your WordPress files to make them small-
er. These smaller files load faster, thus enhancing your website’s performance.
Enable GZIP compression through .htaccess file
You can enable GZIP compression through the .htaccess file. All you have to do is add
a shortcode in the .htaccess file. Don’t forget to create a backup before you make any
changes in the .htaccess file, though.
<ifModule mod_gzip.c>
mod_gzip_on Yes
mod_gzip_dechunk Yes
mod_gzip_item_include file .(html?|txt|css|js|php|pl)$
mod_gzip_item_include handler ^cgi-script$
mod_gzip_item_include mime ^text/.*
mod_gzip_item_include mime ^application/x-javascript.*
mod_gzip_item_exclude mime ^image/.*
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mod_gzip_item_exclude rspheader ^Content-Encoding:.*gzip.*
</ifModule>
Adding this code will give compress your WordPress files and help them load faster for
your visitors.
Optimize Images
Compressing images and larger files help make WordPress a joy to use. The heavier the
images, the more resources it needs to load, and the worst your user’s experience gets.
You can make sure that the quality of the image stands out but you can also make sure
that the size of the image is less which would make it easier to load the files much quicker,
especially for smartphones. The larger the images, the more time it requires them to load
and it is unnecessary for images to be so large when they are to be viewed on smaller
screens.
Use a Plugin to Optimize Images
But, the beauty of WordPress lies in its functionality via plugins. So here it is: Download
the reSmush Image Optimizer plugin to make sure your images are being compressed and
hopefully you’ll notice the change in your site speed.
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Embed Video Content
Images and videos add value to your content and make it more readable. However, you
need to be careful when using visual content on your website. There are two ways you can
add videos to your content:
• You can either upload it directly on your WordPress
• Embed them in your content
Uploading videos directly to your WordPress is not a good idea. Videos take up a lot of re-
sources to load, so uploading them directly to your WordPress would mean slowing down
your website.
Upload to YouTube, Embed in Your Post
On the other hand, using a third-party space, like YouTube, for example, to host your
videos will have next to no impact on your site speed. So if you want videos in your posts,
first upload the video on YouTube, then embed it in your post. This way, the video will use
YouTube’s server resources, and not yours!
Minify and Combine HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Minification is not a new process, but somehow unheard of when it comes to speeding
WordPress.
So what is minification? Simply put, minification is the process of removing unnecessary
characters from a piece of code. These unnecessary characters may include line breaks and
white spaces, etc., that aren’t necessary for the computer to make sense of the code.
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Here’s an example:
#bluetext {
font-size: 2em;
color: blue;
}
#redtext {
font-size: 1em;
color: red;
}
While there’s nothing wrong with the above code, it can be minified to this:
#bluetext{font-size:2em;color:blue;}#redtext{font-size:1em;color:red;}
You might think this doesn’t look impactful, but considering the number of codes and
scripts there must be under the hood to run your website, minification can make a signifi-
cant impact on your website’s speed.
So how do you minify CSS and JavaScript?
You could do it manually, of course, but we recommend that you use a plugin. There are
plenty of plugins that will do the minification for you with little to no effort on your part.
Autoptimize is one of the most popular WordPress minification plugins around. Not only
does it minify your scripts, but it also goes further and allows you to bundle your code and
cache them as well to completely optimize your site’s performance.
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Use Lazy Load for Text, Videos, and Images
Lazy loading, or on-demand loading, is an optimization method that loads only necessary
content and renders what is visible. If you don’t scroll down a web page, lazyload won’t
load or download that part, hence the lazy moniker.
If your web pages have a lot of content, especially high-definition images and video, Lazy
Loading is a great way for you to optimize your site for speed.
Lazy loading offers a more seamless and robust balance between optimizing content
delivery and a streamlined interface when it comes to the end-users. It helps users connect
faster to the content they need and businesses, in turn, spend less on consuming resources
that they don’t need.
So how do I lazy load my website?
There are plugins to do that. WordPress is amazing, isn’t it?
a3 Lazy Load is by far one of the best options to Lazy load texts, videos, and scripts on
your website. You can bring down your website loading time by a significant margin using
this nifty plugin!
Disable Hotlinking
Hotlinking is a method of serving images and content from another website. For instance,
if you have a high-quality image on your website and someone out there really, really likes
it, they can use your URL to display the image on their website but it will be putting a load
on your server.
Did you know hotlinking is illegal and counts as theft? In case you’ve been doing it, stop.
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In case people are hotlinking off of your site, you need to take measures to prevent it from
happening.
How to Prevent Hotlinking
There are a number of ways you can stop people from hotlinking off of your website.
• Use a CDN that offers hotlink protection
• Enable hotlink protection in Apache & NGINX
• Use a plugin: All In One WP Security & Firewall
• Disable right-click on your website
These are simple methods to prevent your server from getting bogged down with other
website’s traffic load.
So that was a load of information to help you boost your WordPress website, wasn’t it?
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In Conclusion
We’ve discussed at length on the many ways you can improve your WordPress website’s
performance. And hopefully, once you’re through with these, your WordPress will be flying
high.
All of the methods we’ve discussed in this guide are easy to implement. However, if you
think there’s something that whizzed over your head because we didn’t really take enough
measures to explain it properly, there’s no need to worry.
You can always email us at admin@wpblog.com or connect with us on Twitter.
I’d be more than happy to help you sort out your WordPress speed issues, and who knows,
if there are enough requests, might even go ahead and write another one of these su-
per-useful guides for you?