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Hi why is my site loading so slowly?
my site: eatforsurvival.comeven the homepage with no pictures loads slow…I contacted hostmonster they said its nothing on their end and its the code for the theme/site
Hi there!
Thank you for using the theme!
The theme is fully optimized and has been heavily tested on different hosting environment.These are the things that you can do to optimize the website speed and page load:
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. Use BWP minify plugin to minify scripts and stylesheets.
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 coffee.
9. Visit your site after 20 minutes or so.
10. Don’t forget to smile.Courtesy of the XIP who built the X theme. I hope that helps.
Wow great answer 🙂
haha love #8 –
I just need clarification on 2 things – are all these things free to install and use that you mentioned?
Second on #3,#5 you said I need to uninstall after use? Does that mean I need to re-install/uninstall on every site update these items?Hi!
Glad you find it helpful. Yes, they’re all free. After using wp-smushit and do its thing, you don’t need it anymore so might as well uninstall it. You could leave it there if you want. About the memcache option, you might need to ask your hosting provider because this is a php module that decreases the web application load time when configured properly.
Cheers!
