Hey guys, aside from decreasing the size of the images on my page, what can I do to increase the loading time on my page? I have installed the widget W3 Cache and it has taken the loading time from 8.3 seconds to 5.1. Is there anything else I can do? Here is the link so you guys can look at it if you need to. http://importtheater.com/
Hi, I have used W3 in the past my self, I currently use hxxp://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-super-cache/ It help my website load faster than w3 did. Hope this helps
Super cache is in fact a bit better, I also use http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-smushit/ and sometimes http://wordpress.org/plugins/use-google-libraries/ hope that helps, Nigel
I just did a quick profiling of your site and discovered the following bottlenecks: 1. 13 CSS files, 15 JS files. Try to combine them by either using a WordPress plugin or manually. Additionally, try to always load CSS files before JS files. 2. Enabled GZIP compression on the server (not always possible if you are on a shared hosting plan) 3. Optimize/use browser caching for CSS files. Since these don't change very often, it is safe to set their expiration header to a month or so. 4. Specify image width/height in the <img> tag. This helps the browser renderer start showing the page faster as it loads. 5. Use CDN. I've tried CloudFlare's free plan and it does the job pretty well.
One thing you can do that always helps me is to limit the amount of plugins on your blog. The fewer you have, the faster your blog will be. Try to keep them under 10 if you can, but at the most under 20. Also try this plugin "optimize db"..it will optimize your databases and will make your blog faster.
Use cloudflare - it will speed up your sites. Also use a plugin to optimize your database like http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-clean-up/
Hello if you want real speed in your wordpress use a VPS. Here is brief how to achieve best speed. 1 use linux distro ubuntu 12 or 13 which one you have... 2 setup ngix webserver(very faster then apache)+FASTCGI+VERNISH CACHE... 3 clear your all pending comments & delete the plugins that you dont need... 4 optimize vps for compression..GZIP 5 Use cdn services for hosting scripts... Check after doing this it will load in just 2-3 seconds... Regards Ayaz
Some of the reasons why a blog loads very sluggishly. 1. Too many ads like adsense and images. The good thing about WP is that it allows users to control how their image looks and fit into the site using media library. 2. Using too many plugin without compressing them. I think it safe to say we all love installing WordPress plug-ins correct? But did you also know that this may be slowing down your blogs loading time? Each time we install a plug-in it’s not just installed in your WordPress dashboard but it’s also installed in your hosting account as well. This means your hosting provider and servers has to work a little bit harder each time you install a new plug-in. When ever you install a plug-in it’s stored in the following directory public_html/wp-content/plugins/, your server has to provide you with the correct speed in order to load each plug-in and that can sometimes over load their servers causing slow loading websites. WordPress W3 total cache You can check your loading time by using a number of online tools; WPGAZE.COM has provided a helpful list that will allow you to check your speed and loading time. WordPress developers provide some very helpful plug-ins that will also increase the performance of your website and improve your loading time. One plug-in that comes to mind is W3 total cache, this simple, but yet FREE! Plug-in that will Optimize your blog and works while you’re sleeping, it will help your blog or website run more efficient, just set it up and it will do the rest. If you would like to know what other people are saying about this very effective plug-in you can read about it here, w3 total cache reviews. Test your loading time I recently testing my blogs loading time with this helpful little free online tool called -Pingdom.com, this tool shows you how well your website is performing along with a few others details. 3. Some host can play a significant role in how fast your page loads. 4. Disable hotlinking Hotlinking is when other sites link directly to the images hosted on your blog from their blog posts or pages. This makes your server load high and decreases the loading speed of your blog. It is very important to disable hotlinking. To do so, add the following code to your blog’s .htaccess file. Make sure to back up your .htaccess file before you begin to make any changes. Make sure to allow your feeds to display the images, however.