Have slow WooCommerce products pages? WooCommerce sites naturally require more resources by using extra plugins as well as WooCommerce scripts, styles, and cart fragments. Add a few third party scripts like AdSense and Google Fonts combined with shared hosting, and that’s a recipe for a bad GTmetrix report. The #1 factor in the WordPress optimization […]
How To Lazy Load Images + Videos In WordPress (And Replace YouTube Video iFrames With A Preview Image)
What’s the best way to lazy load images and videos in WordPress? This depends on whether you’re already using a cache plugin that supports lazy loading (WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache, Swift, LiteSpeed Cache). If your cache plugin supports lazy loading images and videos, it’s best to use that to avoid having to install an […]
How To Host Google Analytics Locally In WordPress (Which Should Fix The Leverage Browser Caching Error In GTmetrix
If you’re using Google Analytics on your WordPress site, you might see a leverage browser caching issue in your GTmetrix report. Hosting your Google Analytics tracking code locally should fix this. There are many plugins to host analytics locally, which is as easy as copying and pasting your UA number into the plugin. You have […]
How To Disable Plugins On Specific Pages And Posts In WordPress (Which Can Speed Up Your Site Tremendously)
Need to disable plugins on specific pages in WordPress? You can do this using a plugin like Asset CleanUp or Perfmatters. By disabling unused plugins, scripts, and styles on specific content types, this means fewer HTTP requests and a faster site. The most common example is disabling your contact form plugin on your entire site […]
How To Disable WordPress Heartbeat API (The Easy Way)
The WordPress Heartbeat API for the most part, should be disabled. At the cost of server resources, the Heartbeat API uses /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php to run AJAX calls from the browser. In turn, it is able to show you real-time plugin notifications, when other users are editing a post (which sends a request every 15 seconds), and […]
How To Fix Slow WordPress Hosting On SiteGround (Hint: Upgrade To PHP 7.4 And Use WP Rocket, Not SG Optimizer)
Have a slow WordPress site on SiteGround? I had this problem too; my GTmetrix scores were near 100% for every blog post I wrote (because I’m obsessed with speed), but my load times could get up to 10+ seconds. I have lots of images and comments on most of my posts, but there was literally […]
How To Fix A Slow Elementor Website: 16 Highly Practical Tips You Can Use For Better GTmetrix Scores + Load Times
Elementor says they’re the fastest page builder for WordPress. So what’s causing your slow loading website? There are usually a few simple tweaks that can significantly improve your load times and GTmetrix scores. Elementor says the most common reasons for a slow WordPress site are servers, media, external scripts (eg. Google Fonts), plugins, no CDN, […]
How To Update PHP Versions In WordPress (Ideally PHP 7.4)
With PHP 7.4 out, it’s time to update your PHP version. Upgrading PHP versions is one of the easiest ways to make your WordPress site faster. In fact, Kinsta’s PHP benchmarks showed PHP 7.4 was almost 3x faster than PHP 5.6. When upgrading PHP versions is as simple as logging into your hosting account and clicking […]