Slow after update

  • Resolved Sitebuilder

    (@valetrends)


    5 years, 11 months ago

    So after a few updates of both my theme and Autoptimize it seems my website has gotten A LOT slower. I have no idea why.

    Perhaps you can tell me why. And let me know if I should deselect some alternatives in Autoptimize and WP Fastest cache to have the site load faster again in some way?

    I am now down to about 50-60 on Page speed insights. But before all this started to break down the speed I was always at above 90-95 there.

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  • Plugin Author Optimizing Matters

    (@optimizingmatters)

    5 years, 11 months ago

    There have been very profound changes at Google’s Pagespeed Insights recently actually valetrends, so that’s the main reason for a drop in score, not only for you but for lot of people.

    Some things that should help to improve:
    * in Autoptimize look into “inline & defer CSS” (see FAQ for more info)
    * consider using some video lazyloading plugin, default YouTube embed are way to heavy
    * try the “webp” option in Autoptimize image optimization?
    * see if you can cut down on JS used?

    hope this helps,
    frank

    Thread Starter Sitebuilder

    (@valetrends)

    5 years, 6 months ago

    Hi again. I think I will check up on this now again. Haven’t had the time, because it was such a headache the last time I was doing it 🙂 .

    Any idea on how I could cut down my Javascript as you say? And could you elaborate on the changes that were made to page speed insights?

    It seems like some of the suggestions, from page speed insights, incudes loading fonts faster or something. Catamaran bold or something. And “font-awesome”. And fonts.google.apis. But I have no idea how to fix these things(?)

    I am up to about 70-80 now again, at Page Speed. Because of some image optimizing I’ve been doing. But I want to get back to lightning speed again 🙂

    Also, should I change the inputs somehow after updating my images into SVGs?

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    Plugin Author Optimizing Matters

    (@optimizingmatters)

    5 years, 6 months ago

    hi again 🙂

    re. pagespeed changes; see https://blog.futtta.be/2020/05/28/google-pagespeed-insights-updated-new-metrics-and-recommendations/

    re. cutting down JS: using less plugins, simpler pages, less pagebuilder magic (and there are important differences between pagebuilders, performance-wise)

    re. “change the inputs”; not sure what you mean?

    Thread Starter Sitebuilder

    (@valetrends)

    5 years, 6 months ago

    Not sure if I can cut down more on my plugins now. I don’t have that many either I think. Also, these options below are the options I have enabled in Autoptimize. And below it I have included what I have enabled in WP Fastest Cache. Let me know if I should pick or deselect something more/less. And if there are any options that crosscut each other in these two plugins, in my selected options:

    Selected options, in Autoptimize:

    Optimize JavaScript Code?

    Aggregate JS-files?

    Optimize CSS Code?

    Aggregate CSS-files?

    Also aggregate inline CSS?

    Optimize HTML Code?

    Save aggregated script/css as static files?

    Minify excluded CSS and JS files?

    Enable 404 fallbacks?

    Also optimize for logged in editors/ administrators?

    Optimize Images

    Image Optimization quality(Lossless)

    Load WebP or AVIF in supported browsers?

    Lazy-load images?

    In WP Fastest cache:

    Cache System

    Preload

    Clear cache files when a post or page is published

    Clear cache files when a post or page is updated

    (GZIP) Reduce the size of files sent from your server

    Browser Caching: Reduce page load times for repeat visitors

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    Thread Starter Sitebuilder

    (@valetrends)

    5 years, 6 months ago

    Also let me now the best way to cut down on Javascript code in your mind

    Plugin Author Optimizing Matters

    (@optimizingmatters)

    5 years, 6 months ago

    well, as I wrote; “using less plugins, simpler pages, less pagebuilder magic (and there are important differences between pagebuilders, performance-wise)”. additionally you could use somehing like asset cleanup or plugin organizer to restrict plugins from being active (and adding CSS/ JS) on pages where they are not needed?

    Thread Starter Sitebuilder

    (@valetrends)

    5 years, 6 months ago

    What do you mean by pagebuilder? And what is an asset cleanup/plugin organizer?

    Also, check the post above and see if I have made any mistakes in my selections. I think the post I submitted about that is “reviewed by a moderator” or something

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    Plugin Author Optimizing Matters

    (@optimizingmatters)

    5 years, 6 months ago

    well, I suppose you have use a pagebuilder (think Elementor, WP Bakery, Beaver Builder) to create pages? Or do you only use the WordPress block editor?

    re. “asset cleanup” and “plugin organizer”; those are plugins you use to manage what plugins can act on what pages.

    re. WP Fastest Cache; only thing is to make sure WPFC does not have any option active related to JS or CSS.

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