330 – 10 Performance Improvements for your Website

Announcements Save Your Favorite Images and Media Unlimited Premium Themes Reflection on Price Increase Is there a plugin for that? With more than 48,000 plugins in the WordPress repository, it’s hard to find the perfect one. Each week, I will highlight an interesting plugin form the repository. For more great plugins, download my 50 Most Useful Plugins eBook. Front End Editor for WordPress is a plugin designed to be “plug and play”, but also configurable and extensible so you can edit your site without going to your WordPress Dashboard. Performance Improvements for your Website Studies show that from 2000 to 2016, the average human attention span has dropped from 12 seconds to 7 seconds. So this means you have very little time to show users your content and convince them to stay on your website. A slow website means users will potentially leave your website before it even loads. According to a StrangeLoop case study that involved Amazon, Google, and other larger sites, a 1 second delay in page load time can lead to 7% loss in conversions, 11% fewer page views, and 16% decrease in customer satisfaction. What Slows Sites Down However understanding what slows down your website is key to improving performance and making smarter long-term decisions. The primary causes for a slow WordPress website are: * Web Hosting * WordPress Configuration * Page Size * Bad Plugins * External scripts Choose the right webhost. Use gzip compression. Use a plugin, such as WordPress Gzip Compression or Gzip Ninja Speed Compression, to enable it. Get rid of unnecessary plugins. Adjust your WP built-in cache. //Enable the WordPress Object Cache: define(ENABLE_CACHE, true); Get a WordPress caching plugin. Use a CDN. Optimize WordPress Database. With either WP-Optimize or WP-DB Manager. Optimize Images. Make your home page load quickly. Use up-to-date software. Thank You! Thank you to those who use my affiliate links. As you know I make a small commission when someone uses my link and I want to say thank you to the following people. For all my recommended resources, go to my Resources Page Call To Action Implement these items today! View on YourWebsiteEngineer.com