1. Optimize all images with AI/Photoshop before uploading to server ‘save as web safe’ jpg
2. Once all images are on the website optimize with ewww optimizer plugin twice 1hr 10mins apart.
3. Install wp-smushit run once to remove jpeg extra data, then uninstall.
4. Install autoptimize, activate html compression, JS Minification, if site breaks activate bottom option under JS “Select if your page breaks” something to those words Save. Also select minify CSS and inline CSS (small images) Then save and clear cache.
5. Install WP-Super cache, select all recommended settings, use memcache option, update .htaccess rules, increase cache to 840000, Save then delete cache.
6. Logout your website, visit every page at least once to create super cache files.
7. Join Cloudflare setup your website on their CDN, Choose options: Full CDN Optimisation save then activate purge files. once done log out.
8. Have a cup of tea.
9. visit your site after 20 minutes or so.
10. Smile.

Thats it, we have kep an eye on our website for 2 weeks, made a few changes here and there and average load time for our website is 1.45s. Anything below 3,5 seconds is good.

Cheers guys and good luck.

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Brian

No problem, X is a really great theme framework but i see people are always struggling with speed issues. So i do my best to help the community.

Remember to test your website, after each phase to rule out breaking the website if it breaks then you know what step you just did.

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Adam

thanks for helping out and give people some guidance. We already optimized X as good as we can but there are some other criteria that are not theme related which are important when you optimize for site speed so thanks for bringing those up and helping out the community.

Thank you for the kind words, we are a design and marketing agency in the UK, we do SEO all day every day amongst other things.

It is no bother giving out advice, hope it helps you guys to.

Regards
Adam

It would be good to know how you are getting on with speed optimisation on your website, keep in touch.

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Adam

I just optimized one of my site. Even though I only have one image on there, I got a a speed of 0.19 before it was 10 seconds which it was weird because I didn’t have any images or even post.???

I’m having trouble optimizing my other site. On the ewww plugin the operation keeps getting interrupted. This is not my first time using this plugin but it’s the first time encountering this problem. You got any suggestions?

Sorry not got back to you earlier, joys of running a business too im afraid.

Onto your question, i have never come across this issue with ewwww plugin myself, my suggestion would be to remove the plugin, clear cache and re-install the plugin manually via FTP. Its a long shot but may fix the issue.

On the flip side i have now started experimenting with W3 Total cache as a lot of users use that cache plugin, and again will be reporting back with a full optimisation guide to uses with W3T.

Hope you fix the issue.

Regards
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