This post explains why the image formats you use matter, key differences, file types, and when to use each format in order to provide the best possible user experience to your website visitor, as well as make better web performance. Why image file formats matter Choosing the best image file format for your website is […]
It doesn’t matter how tempting a bargain is on your web page if it works slow, even a second delay will lead to a dramatic reduction in conversions. My clients don’t even buy services if they find lag in their platforms for even more than 3 secs. In this article we will look at the […]
This post will show you the ways to Speed Up Background Images in optimizing the performance of your site. Background images are usually used in places that have some text or content on top. It can be a slider, feature image of the blog post (like below), or a hero image. Chances are they’re loading […]
The WordPress Media Library leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to organization. This can make finding the files you need a chore, and even hurt your site’s user experience (UX). Fortunately, with some handy WordPress plugins and a few best practices, it’s easy to keep your library in order. In this article, […]
When managing a website, maybe you will not notice the size of the entire website’s source code. But really it is very important to help your website operate stably in the future. For example, if the total website capacity is low, then moving the website to other servers is easier, or backing up data is […]
Do you want to make your WordPress website mobile-friendly? The reality is that a mobile-friendly website is no longer a “nice-to-have.” It’s an absolute must. With over 55% of all web traffic coming from mobile devices, your website needs to support mobile responsive features and appear beautifully across screens of all shapes and sizes. That’s […]
Step 0: Prepare your website Before we even begin troubleshooting, it’s important to prepare your site and make sure you don’t damage your relationship with your visitors. Some of these troubleshooting steps will affect your entire website, causing issues for your visitors. Anyone who comes across a broken website is going to get frustrated, and […]
Just because you have the highest scores or the fastest fully loaded time doesn’t mean your actual visitors have the fastest site. You must have set up caching via cache plugins or Cloudflare page rules to cache HTML pages. But are you sure that these cached pages are delivered to your visitors? In my case, […]
Performance is not just about “my site loads under x seconds”. There are several other factors you need to look into. Here is a list of tools and services I use to audit or test the performance of a WordPress site. Not just WordPress, these can be used for any site. 1. Your Eyes – […]
One of my primary goals in optimizing a website is to improve first contentful paint and first meaningful paint, make the above fold content visible as fast as we can. Ideally, the browser should be able to render and paint above fold content with least amount of HTTP requests. Generating critical path css, deferring css […]
Did you know that optimizing your images before uploading to WordPress can have a huge impact on your website speed? When starting a new blog, many beginners simply upload images without optimizing them for web. These large image files make your website slower. You can fix this by using image optimization best practices as part […]
In quest of WordPress speed, I recently ran a poll in our Facebook Group. Here are the results: Choosing a fast loading WordPress theme is tricky and hard. Most of them realize that their theme is slow only after they purchase and apply it to their site. This guide will help you with choosing a […]