So, I ran a test using url DNS lookup using https://www.ultratools.com/ and it appears you are using CloudFlare. If this is true then you may have that configured incorrectly. I would suggest looking at that configuration.
Hope this helps you.
Thanks. I am using Cloudfare. Do you know where I can find the correct way to configure it with BlueHost?
A good start would be: https://my.bluehost.com/hosting/help/cloudflare
This article may also help even though it is not bluehost specific: https://www.shoutmeloud.com/cloudflare-cdn-features-setup-guide.html
Be sure you are not using any WP caching plugins because paired with Cloudflare because that could also be causing some of your headaches.
Hope this provides you more assistance in getting your site working correctly.
Ugh. I am using a caching plugin. I will read through the two articles that you posted and start there. Thanks.
Ok, I checked all of my settings. Can someone please go to my page and tell me if the photos load now?
The photos were loading for me when I looked yesterday. Were they loading slow? I am not sure I did not really pay attention to speed. They were definitely loading though and the site is generally loading pretty quick right now too, I am currently on a very bad wifi network and it loaded in less than a second for me. So, I think you are good to go!
Your images are not loading slow, however you are using the wp-smushit plugin, and particularly its lazy-loading feature.
Lazy loading means that the browser doesn’t even try to start loading the images until you scroll down to where they are in the page. This is done with script code, which can be slow to detect scrolling in some cases. This leads to the effect where you scroll down, see no image, and then the image finally appears after it loads.
To avoid this effect, turn off lazy loading.
WordPress 5.5 will have a lazy loading feature built in, by default, that works without javascript. Essentially, the browser will handle the lazy loading itself and this should give a much better way to load images. Javascript lazy-loading solutions will no longer be necessary, and now is as good a time as any to start getting rid of them.
Thank you. I am going to look at my SMUSH features.
. Reason: Moved to Fixing WordPress, this is not an Everything else WordPress topic
