Comments on: Speeding Up A WordPress Site – Step by Step http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/speeding-up-a-wordpress-site-step-by-step.htm Learn How to Build and Market Niche Websites Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:32:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John Timberlake http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/speeding-up-a-wordpress-site-step-by-step.htm#comment-18852 John Timberlake Wed, 19 May 2010 19:15:56 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/?p=2029#comment-18852 <a href='#comment-18849' rel="nofollow">@Mark Hansen</a> - Thanks for the feedback...here's the deal. made the .htaccess edits on a new wp install using the kubric theme/ 2 plugins (askemit and w3 total cache, configured as you suggested).Scored 95 w/ B compress components with gzip and E for CDN then I activated Flexx2 - green Reportcard B make fewer http rquests F CDN F Add expire head F Compress comp. w/ gzip B Put javascript at bottom It seems that the functions in wp3 cache stopped working when I switched themes.... a screw up in my .htaccess editing ? I'm stumped. I tried swapping out super cache with wp3 total cache, doing the .htaccess edit on a fully built site and basically get the same report card. I also double checked yslow by running the first site through webpagetest.org and it's the same story. It's as if the benefits I get from using w3 total cache stop working when I change themes, hmmm. Any ideas ? Thanks, John<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('18852','John Timberlake'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('18852','John Timberlake','<a href=\'#comment-18849\' rel=\"nofollow\">@Mark Hansen<\/a> - \r\n\r\nThanks for the feedback...here\'s the deal. made the .htaccess edits on a new wp install using the kubric theme\/ 2 plugins (askemit and w3 total cache, configured as you suggested).Scored 95 w\/ B compress components with gzip and E for CDN then I activated Flexx2 - green\r\n\r\nReportcard\r\n\r\nB make fewer http rquests\r\nF CDN\r\nF Add expire head\r\nF Compress comp. w\/ gzip\r\nB Put javascript at bottom\r\n\r\nIt seems that the functions in wp3 cache stopped working when I switched themes.... a screw up in my .htaccess editing ? I\'m stumped.\r\n\r\nI tried swapping out super cache with wp3 total cache, doing the .htaccess edit on a fully built site and basically get the same report card.\r\n\r\nI also double checked yslow by running the first site through webpagetest.org and it\'s the same story. It\'s as if the benefits I get from using w3 total cache stop working when I change themes, hmmm.\r\n\r\nAny ideas ?\r\n\r\nThanks,\r\n John'); return false;">Quote</a></div> @Mark Hansen –

Thanks for the feedback…here’s the deal. made the .htaccess edits on a new wp install using the kubric theme/ 2 plugins (askemit and w3 total cache, configured as you suggested).Scored 95 w/ B compress components with gzip and E for CDN then I activated Flexx2 – green

Reportcard

B make fewer http rquests
F CDN
F Add expire head
F Compress comp. w/ gzip
B Put javascript at bottom

It seems that the functions in wp3 cache stopped working when I switched themes…. a screw up in my .htaccess editing ? I’m stumped.

I tried swapping out super cache with wp3 total cache, doing the .htaccess edit on a fully built site and basically get the same report card.

I also double checked yslow by running the first site through webpagetest.org and it’s the same story. It’s as if the benefits I get from using w3 total cache stop working when I change themes, hmmm.

Any ideas ?

Thanks,
John

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]]> By: Mark Hansen http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/speeding-up-a-wordpress-site-step-by-step.htm#comment-18849 Mark Hansen Wed, 19 May 2010 11:17:58 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/?p=2029#comment-18849 John - I am using Flex2 on many sites and get a Yslow 95 with it. 9 Plugins, theme header, all loaded and running. I will update this post today - to reflect the settings.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('18849','Mark Hansen'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('18849','Mark Hansen','John - I am using Flex2 on many sites and get a Yslow 95 with it. 9 Plugins, theme header, all loaded and running.\n\nI will update this post today - to reflect the settings.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> John – I am using Flex2 on many sites and get a Yslow 95 with it. 9 Plugins, theme header, all loaded and running.

I will update this post today – to reflect the settings.

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]]> By: John Timberlake http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/speeding-up-a-wordpress-site-step-by-step.htm#comment-18848 John Timberlake Wed, 19 May 2010 08:12:28 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/?p=2029#comment-18848 Hey Mark, Have you found any lightning fast wp-themes that are seo friendly ? I can get a 95 score with yslow using the default kubric theme. when I try any of the themes I'm using nowdays,like flexx2 the score plummets down to the 75/85 range and I haven't even started with the plugins yet. Thanks, John<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('18848','John Timberlake'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('18848','John Timberlake','Hey Mark,\r\n\r\nHave you found any lightning fast wp-themes that are seo friendly ? I can get a 95 score with yslow using the default kubric theme. when I try any of the themes I\'m using nowdays,like flexx2 the score plummets down to the 75\/85 range and I haven\'t even started with the plugins yet.\r\n\r\nThanks,\r\n John'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Hey Mark,

Have you found any lightning fast wp-themes that are seo friendly ? I can get a 95 score with yslow using the default kubric theme. when I try any of the themes I’m using nowdays,like flexx2 the score plummets down to the 75/85 range and I haven’t even started with the plugins yet.

Thanks,
John

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]]> By: Mark Hansen http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/speeding-up-a-wordpress-site-step-by-step.htm#comment-18648 Mark Hansen Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:28:40 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/?p=2029#comment-18648 <a href='#comment-18646' rel="nofollow">@Cherie</a> - I do for sure Cherie. Glad to hear about the A!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('18648','Mark Hansen'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('18648','Mark Hansen','<a href=\'#comment-18646\' rel=\"nofollow\">@Cherie<\/a> - I do for sure Cherie.\r\n\r\nGlad to hear about the A!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> @Cherie – I do for sure Cherie.

Glad to hear about the A!

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]]> By: Cherie http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/speeding-up-a-wordpress-site-step-by-step.htm#comment-18647 Cherie Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:54:59 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/?p=2029#comment-18647 Oh fantastic, from grade D to A<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('18647','Cherie'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('18647','Cherie','Oh fantastic, from grade D to A'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Oh fantastic, from grade D to A
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]]> By: Cherie http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/speeding-up-a-wordpress-site-step-by-step.htm#comment-18646 Cherie Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:48:15 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/?p=2029#comment-18646 Thanks very much Mark - 1 more thing do we enable the HTML minify settings? thanks<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('18646','Cherie'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('18646','Cherie','Thanks very much Mark - 1 more thing do we enable the HTML minify settings?\r\n\r\nthanks'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Thanks very much Mark – 1 more thing do we enable the HTML minify settings?

thanks

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]]> By: Mark Hansen http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/speeding-up-a-wordpress-site-step-by-step.htm#comment-18645 Mark Hansen Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:20:39 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/?p=2029#comment-18645 <a href='#comment-18641' rel="nofollow">@Cherie</a> - View your site and go to the YSlow screen. If you click on the second tab, labeled "Components", the third choice on that screen are the css files. Click the + sign to the left and it will expand and show you ALL css files being called by the current page. Copy the URL of the css file (make sure its NOT a .php file, but a .css file) and add it to the W3 Cache > Minify Settings > Cascading Style Sheets section in the plugin panel. It will now minify and cache your css file. <a href='#comment-18643' rel="nofollow">@Cherie</a> - You MAY actually get an F if you have a lot of OFFsite files also. You can only control what is ON your site. Mark<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('18645','Mark Hansen'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('18645','Mark Hansen','<a href=\'#comment-18641\' rel=\"nofollow\">@Cherie<\/a> - View your site and go to the YSlow screen.\r\n\r\nIf you click on the second tab, labeled \"Components\", the third choice on that screen are the css files.\r\n\r\nClick the + sign to the left and it will expand and show you ALL css files being called by the current page.\r\n\r\nCopy the URL of the css file (make sure its NOT a .php file, but a .css file) and add it to the W3 Cache > Minify Settings > Cascading Style Sheets section in the plugin panel. It will now minify and cache your css file.\r\n\r\n<a href=\'#comment-18643\' rel=\"nofollow\">@Cherie<\/a> - You MAY actually get an F if you have a lot of OFFsite files also. You can only control what is ON your site.\r\n\r\nMark'); return false;">Quote</a></div> @Cherie – View your site and go to the YSlow screen.

If you click on the second tab, labeled “Components”, the third choice on that screen are the css files.

Click the + sign to the left and it will expand and show you ALL css files being called by the current page.

Copy the URL of the css file (make sure its NOT a .php file, but a .css file) and add it to the W3 Cache > Minify Settings > Cascading Style Sheets section in the plugin panel. It will now minify and cache your css file.

@Cherie – You MAY actually get an F if you have a lot of OFFsite files also. You can only control what is ON your site.

Mark

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]]> By: Cherie http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/speeding-up-a-wordpress-site-step-by-step.htm#comment-18643 Cherie Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:08:38 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/?p=2029#comment-18643 I uploaded the w3 total cache and put in those edits into the htaccess file but I'm still getting and F for Add Expires Headers. Do you know why it hasn't worked? thanks<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('18643','Cherie'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('18643','Cherie','I uploaded the w3 total cache and put in those edits into the htaccess file but I\'m still getting and F for Add Expires Headers. Do you know why it hasn\'t worked?\r\n\r\nthanks'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I uploaded the w3 total cache and put in those edits into the htaccess file but I’m still getting and F for Add Expires Headers. Do you know why it hasn’t worked?

thanks

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]]> By: Cherie http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/speeding-up-a-wordpress-site-step-by-step.htm#comment-18641 Cherie Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:57:23 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/?p=2029#comment-18641 I’m sorry but I don’t get “added the themes css file to the “Cascading Style Sheet”

I tried looking at the YSlow but there seems to be masses of code and I’ve no idea what I’m looking at. could you please give a generic example?

thanks

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