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If possible, cache your homepage or most of the pages you want to rank and don't need as much dynamic content. This will make your page fly.
Best thing to improve page speed ?
- Thread starter Wengou
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a good host and small low rez images .
detectiveseo05
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Optimizing images, enabling browser caching, and minimizing JavaScript/CSS are the best ways to improve page speed.
Roger Marquez
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- Make sure your site is hosted in a fast server running server-side rendering and HTTP3
- Use a lightweight and fast-loading theme - Avoid "multipurpose" themes. My recommendation is GeneratePress
- Depending on what type of website you´re building, make sure to setup a CDN
- Install FlyingPress (Best performance plugin for WordPress websites) - They have a partnership with Cloudflare that for an extra $5 you get access to their enterprise plan. Make sure to follow their optimization guides to get the most out of the plugin.
- Get Shortpixel for optimizing images on the go - They have an unlimited plan which its insanely affordable
zilog357
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From most important to least important:
#1. The quality of your server.
#2. Host the domain and website on the same server to avoid access time delays. Yes, all the eggs in the same basket, but if you don't, there will be a DNS delay from the domain server when transferring to the website server. A few milliseconds, but multiplied by the number of consequent visitors.
#3. A good cache system.
#4. Optimization, such as compressing images, minimizing CSS and JS, and removing redundant CSS.
#5. Monitoring database calls and removing redundant ones. This often happens by using many plugins, some not compatible with each other, and also happens with any code that we add without optimizing. For example, you have 10 plugins, and the 10 plugins query the DB for the exact same information. However, this is a bit technical, and you will need to custom code in this scenario.
I am sure I skipped some others, but those are the most important in my case.
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Dedicated hosting, page caching, php caching, sql database caching, html, JS, and CSS optimization. Resize pictures.
ShannLi
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I used to use the free version of NitroPack, but they told me that after October 31st, they would only offer 1,000 pages for free. So I optimized it the same way you did, and both my mobile and PC scores were over 90, but the home screen images kept not loading. Perhaps I should rule out lazy loading that image.
AriaAstrologer
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Using a dedicated hosting service directly can be far more effective than routing traffic through Cloudflare or similar
seomaster5
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Change of hosting company can improve loading by good margin.
Shahzad313
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Looks good overall! You can further improve the page speed by optimizing images, enabling caching/CDN, and deferring non-critical JS. Tools like Lighthouse and WebPageTest work great for testing performance.
Thanks for this. My site is kinda slow so I'm gonna start with compressing images and checking out Lighthouse like you said.
chamesrodriguez
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I recommend tinypng com (compress images)
Radarkitai
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hosting speed matters but so does removing third-party scripts nobody talks about
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For me, the most important thing is to reduce image size and use modern formats like WebP. Big images are one of the main reasons pages load slowly. Once images are optimised, I usually see a big improvement in loading speed.
I usually like PageSpeedInsights to identify bottlenecks and track improvements.
I usually like PageSpeedInsights to identify bottlenecks and track improvements.
paisawaisa
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I will suggest you to move to a faster host.
Radarkitai
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honestly hosting makes more difference than all the tweaks combined, seen it flip pages from 2s to under 500ms overnight
Radarkitai
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compress images like its 2010 because most people still forget the basics
DevonKarim
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Minify images, use a CDN, and cache properly. Also, remove unused scripts - small things make a big difference. I use PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix.
andrew mapple
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upload all images in webp and use loading="lazy" in each img tag except hero section and navbar images.