Website Speed
LiteSpeed Cache Settings: A Safe, Staged Setup
A staged way to set up LiteSpeed Cache on a LiteSpeed server, from safe caching options to the CSS and JavaScript features…
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Guides to website speed and performance: Core Web Vitals, testing, images, caching, code, hosting, WordPress and WooCommerce.
Website Speed
Is a Background Video Slowing Down Your Site? What to Do
A looping hero video can make a home page heavy on phones. Here is how to decide whether it earns its place…
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How to Use WebPageTest: A Beginner’s Guide
WebPageTest lets you load your page from a chosen country, device and connection, and replay it frame by frame. Here is how…
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Field Data vs Lab Data: Which Speed Numbers to Trust
PageSpeed Insights shows two sets of numbers that often disagree. Where each set comes from, and which one answers which question.
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Website Slow After Installing a Plugin? What to Check
A new plugin is the obvious suspect when a site slows down. Confirm it with a clean test first, then look at…
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Is AMP Still Worth It? A Plain Answer for Small Sites
AMP once had real advantages in Google Search. Most of them are gone. What changed, when keeping AMP still makes sense, and…
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WordPress Heartbeat API: What It Does and How to Limit It
Heartbeat keeps your browser and server in touch for post locks and login checks. Here is when it adds load and how…
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Shared Hosting Resource Limits: What Each One Does
CPU, memory, entry processes, I/O and inodes each fail in their own way. Learn to read the symptom, find what pushed the…
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Critical CSS Explained: Faster First Paint, Fewer Surprises
Critical CSS lets the first screen paint without waiting for the full stylesheet. How it is generated, the side effects to watch,…
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How to Choose a WordPress Caching Plugin for Your Server
The right caching plugin depends on your server and your host more than on any ranking. How to find out both, what…
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