How to increase Website Speed?

Jxyzz

Jxyzz

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Hey guys,

I'm building a website atm, and currently have a landing page set up for the maintainance process. A simple page with text + image.

But the website (LP) takes me ~7 seconds to load, much much longer than BHW or Youtube. I have a good Hoster. How can I increase the speed of my landing page?

Thank you!
 
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First question - where do you host it?

Second question - are you using a good CDN like Cloudflare or Stackpath?

Third question - Are you using any image optimisation setup like Smush?

Fourth question - Are you using a auto cache clearing setup?
 
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You can try some speed plugins like wprocket to give it a boost
 
Jxyzz said:
Hey guys,

I'm building a website atm, and currently have a landing page set up for the maintainance process. A simple page with text + image.

But the website (LP) takes me ~7 seconds to load, much much longer than BHW or Youtube. I have a good Hoster. How can I increase the speed of my landing page?

Thank you!
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  1. Enable compression. ...
  2. Minify CSS, JavaScript, and HTML. ...
  3. Reduce redirects. ...
  4. Remove render-blocking JavaScript. ...
  5. Leverage browser caching. ...
  6. Improve server response time. ...
  7. Use a content distribution network. ...
  8. Optimize images.
  9. thanks
 
A simple page with text and image shouldn't really take 7 secs with most of the hosts out there unless you got some horrible one,
The problem is most likely technical, ofc if you're not loading some heavy js code or a large pic
 
Try to scan with pagespeed of the Google and gtmetrix
They will show you where you can improve performance
 
This has been answered several times on this forum. I have even posted something here just a few days ago.

And I stand by my comment regarding the most important issues I regularly see every day when working on a client´s site when it comes page speed optimization...
  • Great hosting - Cloudways is my first choice.
  • Fast loading and light-weight theme - GeneratePress and Astra are my top choices
  • Avoid page builders - My first choice would be Oxygen or Gutenberg
  • Keep the number of plugins to a minimum - Just essentials and avoid using "site-wide" plugins at all costs. Especially those who affect the above-the-fold performance.
  • Use a performance plugin - My top choices would be WP Rocket and Flying Press. Also, Perfmatters it´s amazing as a complement to the first two.
  • CDN - Cloudflare works great but BunnyCDN it´s also great
  • CSS and JS delivery optimization - minification, compression, combine (if applicable), inline, defer, and delay when appropiate.
  • Image optimization - Heavily focusing on mobile users and responsiveness
  • Delay any non-critical script - Especially, external scripts
  • Host fonts locally - And make sure to add a fallback attribute (swap) to the stylesheet calling the font and avoid any FOIT issues
  • Among a few other things

There´s also a great tutorial written by @FatBee on the topic you can check here...

https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/wordpress-optimization-guide-from-3-to-1-second-load-time.1230324/
I´ve also mentioned these resources before as the best you will find on the internet build around the topic of WP speed and performance optimization...
  • WP Speed Matters - Same guy behind Flying Press and many other amazing free performance plugins.

For example:
  • Flying Scripts - Delays the execution of scripts
  • Flying Pages - Preload pages within the viewport or by hoovering making them load faster.
  • Flying Analytics - Host the GA tracking code locally using four (4) different methods.
  • Flying Images - An all-in-one solution for all your image optimization needs (I can´t believe this plugin it´s free)
  • Flying Fonts - Remove Google Fonts and Use System Fonts
  • Swap Google Font Display - Inject font-display: swap to Google Fonts to ensure text remains visible during Webfont load
He´s also the admin of a very active and supportive Facebook group filled with like-minded and enthusiastic WP speed optimization people.
  • WPJohnny - He also has a very supportive and responsive FB group.
  • Online Media Masters - You will find an in-depth article about pretty much anything related to WP speed optimization here. This is one of my favorite resources on the internet.
  • SertMedia - The guy hasn´t posted anything new in almost a year but his content is still worth reading and, his YouTube channel is filled with amazing, in-depth, and step-by-step tutorials and reviews.
Those are by far my favorites resources when it comes to WP speed optimization!

There are also other articles I´ve bookmarked for myself that touch on a specific point or aspect of the process...

https://www.samunderwood.co.uk/resources/site-speed-tips/https://seosly.com/google-page-experience-audit/https://ulement.com/tutorial/how-to-speed-optimize-wordpress-website/
I hope this helps, cheers and stay safe!
 
A simple html page should ideally load within a second. I've written a landing page myself for one of my projects. It has over 30 images and decent design. It loads within 0.5 seconds on a shared hosting. If your site is taking over 7 seconds on a good hosting, then it's something to worry about.

I'd advise you to test your hosting first with a basic html page. If it loads at lightning fast speed, then you can focus on improving your current landing page. If the html takes too much time, then you should switch to a better host.
 
Jxyzz said:
Hey guys,

I'm building a website atm, and currently have a landing page set up for the maintainance process. A simple page with text + image.

But the website (LP) takes me ~7 seconds to load, much much longer than BHW or Youtube. I have a good Hoster. How can I increase the speed of my landing page?

Thank you!
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Your hosting seems to be the problem mate.
7 secs for a landing page is way too much.
Start from there and don't waste more time wrestling with a poor hosting service.
 
Speed also depends on host so use a good hosting.
 
If it's just a simple page with text + image and taking 7 sec to load you better check the size of the image.
 
Here are some of the many ways to increase your page speed:
Enable compression.
Minify CSS, JavaScript, and HTML.
Reduce redirects.
Remove render-blocking JavaScript.
Leverage browser caching.
Improve server response time.
Use a content distribution network.
Optimize images.
See : https://moz.com/learn/seo/page-speed
It shows you more about above steps with more detailed .

See : https://postclick.com/blog/landing-page-speed/
Check with these , it shows you 11 Common Causes of Slow Landing Page Load Speeds and shows you how to fix with more detailed steps .

See : https://help.instapage.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012067612-Why-is-my-page-slow-
It shows you some reasons about page slow .

Hope this Helps !
 
there is a guy on Fiverr that done my site to 1.7sec load. A bit pricey but can do a good job.
 
It might be worth hiring someone, I had the same and the time it would have taken me to learn and try everything was not worth it. Hope this might help!
 
If you're hosting a wp site... maybe first try to disable all plugins and use the default wp theme...
If it's still loading very slowly ... you know for sure you need to change or upgrade hosting!
 
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