{"id":23700,"date":"2021-02-17T13:54:12","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T12:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/?p=23700"},"modified":"2025-05-01T10:52:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T08:52:14","slug":"wordpress-speed-optimization-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wordpress-speed-optimization-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Speed Up Your Divi Website (Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We all know how important website speed is to succeed and in this step by step guide, I will cover all of the most important factors that will make your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/how-to-make-a-website-with-wordpress-and-divi-theme\/\">Divi website<\/a> load faster than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have created a test site for this guide and I will be optimizing it step by step so you can tag along and follow the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this guide, I will be using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-rocket-review\/\">WP Rocket<\/a> and <ta linkid=\"23800\" href=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/go\/perfmatters\/\">Permatters<\/ta> for most of the optimizations. I will also provide free solutions whenever possible. However, using different plugins can create some conflict, which is why you should always try them on a test or staging environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, keep in mind that when you are installing different optimization plugins they can have overlapping features, so it\u2019s important to use specific plugins for specific tasks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without further ado, let\u2019s get started!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-6be9810d\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-75a76489 gb-headline-text\">Table of Contents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"listsquare listsquare-single wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"#test-website\">The test website<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#speed-test\">How to run a proper speed test<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#divi-settings\">Divi settings<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#images\">Optimize your images<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#plugins\">Plugins<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#script\">Script manager plugin<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#caching\">Caching<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#file\">File optimization<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#minify\">Minify CSS and Javascript<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#combine\">Combine External CSS and JavaScript<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#eliminate\">Eliminate Render-Blocking JavaScript and CSS<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#lazy\">Lazy-load Images and Videos<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#preloading\">Enable Preloading<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#hosting\">Hosting and CDN<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-3aa7a299 gb-headline-text\" id=\"test-website\">The Test Website<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The test website I will be optimizing was built using <ta href=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/go\/divi\/\" linkid=\"23752\">Divi<\/ta> and my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/free-divi-small-business-layout-pack\/\">free Localbiz layout pack<\/a>, and it\u2019s hosted on SiteGround. It\u2019s common for speed optimization guides to use light websites as examples, which means they don\u2019t have any plugins installed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But let\u2019s be honest, in most cases, you do need additional functionality for your website and if you\u2019re not a coder, you won\u2019t be able to provide that without using plugins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why I\u2019ve installed 6 well-known plugins:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"listsquare listsquare-single wp-block-list\"><li>WooCommerce<\/li><li>Social Warfare (social share plugin)<\/li><li>Divi Supreme (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/best-divi-plugins\/\">Divi plugin<\/a>)<\/li><li>Nextgen Gallery<\/li><li>Contact Form 7<\/li><li>Yoast SEO<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>First, I want to show you the before and after optimization results. Please refer to the images below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-5174a48a gb-headline-text\"><strong>GT Metrix Score Results (Before Optimization):<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Gt-metrix-before-2.jpg\" alt=\"GT Metrix before optimization\" class=\"wp-image-23705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Gt-metrix-before-2.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Gt-metrix-before-2-380x51.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Gt-metrix-before-2-300x40.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Gt-metrix-before-2-510x68.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Gt-metrix-before-2-190x25.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Gt-metrix-before-2-673x90.jpg 673w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-fabd09fb gb-headline-text\"><strong>GT Metrix Score Results (After Optimization):<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Gt-metrix-after-2.jpg\" alt=\"GT Metrix after optimization\" class=\"wp-image-23706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Gt-metrix-after-2.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Gt-metrix-after-2-380x51.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Gt-metrix-after-2-300x40.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Gt-metrix-after-2-510x68.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Gt-metrix-after-2-190x25.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Gt-metrix-after-2-673x90.jpg 673w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-15e6e99a gb-headline-text\"><strong>Pingdom Results (Before Optimization):<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pingdom-before-2.jpg\" alt=\"Pingdom before optimization\" class=\"wp-image-23708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pingdom-before-2.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pingdom-before-2-380x132.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pingdom-before-2-300x104.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pingdom-before-2-510x177.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pingdom-before-2-173x60.jpg 173w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pingdom-before-2-259x90.jpg 259w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-e23af01d gb-headline-text\"><strong>Pingdom Results (After Optimization):<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pingdom-after-1.jpg\" alt=\"Pingdom after optimization\" class=\"wp-image-23709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pingdom-after-1.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pingdom-after-1-380x132.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pingdom-after-1-300x104.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pingdom-after-1-510x177.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pingdom-after-1-173x60.jpg 173w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pingdom-after-1-259x90.jpg 259w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-6c983b9e gb-headline-text\"><strong>Google Page Speed Desktop (Before Optimization):<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-before-2.jpg\" alt=\"Google page speed before optimization\" class=\"wp-image-23710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-before-2.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-before-2-380x134.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-before-2-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-before-2-510x180.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-before-2-170x60.jpg 170w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-before-2-255x90.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-ec07a56d gb-headline-text\"><strong>Google Page Speed Desktop (After Optimization):<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-after-1.jpg\" alt=\"Google page speed after optimization\" class=\"wp-image-23711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-after-1.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-after-1-380x134.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-after-1-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-after-1-510x180.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-after-1-170x60.jpg 170w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-after-1-255x90.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-62749198 gb-headline-text\"><strong>Google Page Speed Mobile (Before Optimization):<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-mobile-before.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-mobile-before.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-mobile-before-380x134.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-mobile-before-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-mobile-before-510x180.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-mobile-before-170x60.jpg 170w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-mobile-before-255x90.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-ed7336c7 gb-headline-text\"><strong>Google Page Speed Mobile (After Optimization):<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-mobile-after.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-mobile-after.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-mobile-after-380x134.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-mobile-after-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-mobile-after-510x180.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-mobile-after-170x60.jpg 170w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Google-page-speed-mobile-after-255x90.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-1da44c46 gb-headline-text\" id=\"speed-test\"><strong>How To Run a Proper Speed Test<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you start optimizing your website, you need to perform a proper speed test. <a href=\"https:\/\/gtmetrix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GT Metrix<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tools.pingdom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pingdom<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/speed\/pagespeed\/insights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Page Speed<\/a> are great speed test tools you can use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, there are a couple of things that you need to keep in mind when running a speed test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"listsquare wp-block-list\"><li>When you run a speed test, make sure that you choose a location that is close to your hosting. If you use GT Metrix you need to create a free account in order to choose a different location than Vancouver, Canada. If you use Pingdom, you can choose one from the dropdown menu, free of charge.<\/li><li>Make sure you always run a few tests to get an average result and this will also allow you to make sure you\u2019re getting the cache version of the page.<\/li><li>The loading times, page size, and requests are the most important factors to look at, the grades are arbitrary and will fluctuate a lot. This means you can have a low rating but fast loading times and vice versa.<\/li><li>The loading times of Pingdom and GT Metrix will be different because they use different measurements, so keep that in mind.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f5aa01e9\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-9b9f181d gb-headline-text\">To-Do List<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"listsquare wp-block-list\"><li>Run multiple tests on your website with GT Metrix and Pingdom to have a benchmark to work from.<\/li><li>Run a couple of tests through Google Page speed to determine your average score.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-0d539cb3 gb-headline-text\" id=\"divi-settings\"><strong>Divi Settings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s start with the low-hanging fruits. It\u2019s always a good idea to disable any Divi settings and plugins if you are not using them for your website. This will reduce the number of requests and decrease the scripts that will be loaded. You need to go to Divi &gt; Theme Options &gt; General. As you can see in the image below, I\u2019ve disabled most of the settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which settings are good for you depends on what you need for your site. For example, I have disabled Enqueue Google Maps Script because I am not using Google maps for this site, but if you are using Google maps then you need to enable it. I have disabled Minify And Combine Javascript Files as well as Minify And Combine CSS Files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will be using a plugin that will do this + the rest of the site. The options in Divi will only do this for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/divi-builder-plugin-review-by-elegant-themes\/\">Divi builder<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mk0markhendriks8nxd9.kinstacdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Divi-theme-options-general-settings-660x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Divi theme options general settings\" class=\"wp-image-23716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Divi-theme-options-general-settings-660x1024.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Divi-theme-options-general-settings-380x590.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Divi-theme-options-general-settings-680x1055.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Divi-theme-options-general-settings-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Divi-theme-options-general-settings-510x791.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Divi-theme-options-general-settings-39x60.jpg 39w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Divi-theme-options-general-settings-58x90.jpg 58w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Divi-theme-options-general-settings.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In Divi &gt; Theme Options &gt; Builder &gt; Advanced I disabled Static CSS File Generation and Product Tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Divi-theme-options-builder-settings.jpg\" alt=\"Disable product tour in Divi\" class=\"wp-image-23717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Divi-theme-options-builder-settings.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Divi-theme-options-builder-settings-380x182.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Divi-theme-options-builder-settings-680x326.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Divi-theme-options-builder-settings-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Divi-theme-options-builder-settings-510x244.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Divi-theme-options-builder-settings-125x60.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Divi-theme-options-builder-settings-188x90.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-4a1cbe82\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-9e183b0d gb-headline-text\">To-Do List<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"listsquare wp-block-list\"><li>Go through your Divi settings and disable any function that you won\u2019t be needing for your website.<\/li><li>Do the same for your plugins.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-29d1577c gb-headline-text\" id=\"images\"><strong>Optimize Your Images<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Optimizing your images is all about reducing the size of the image while maintaining the quality. Doing this will reduce the size of your page significantly, which will lead to faster loading times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are great plugins or tools that can help you do this, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"listsquare listsquare-single wp-block-list\"><li>ShortPixel<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Imagify<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tinypng.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TinyPNG<\/a> (free)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s see how you can optimize an image and how much space it can save. To show you how this is done, let\u2019s optimize the image below. The original size of the image is 1.9 MB, but once we optimize it, it will be reduced to only 15.07 KB and it will have the same quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Optimized-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Optimized photo\" class=\"wp-image-23719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Optimized-photo.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Optimized-photo-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Optimized-photo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Optimized-photo-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Optimized-photo-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Optimized-photo-135x90.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The first thing I do is drop this 1.9 MB image into tinypng which provides a huge saving of 92% by lowering the image size to 145.5 KB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tinypng-result.jpg\" alt=\"Compress photos with TinyPNG\" class=\"wp-image-23720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tinypng-result.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tinypng-result-380x121.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tinypng-result-680x217.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tinypng-result-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tinypng-result-510x163.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tinypng-result-188x60.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tinypng-result-282x90.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I can reduce the size of the image even further by reducing the original dimensions from 1999x1333px to 680x453px by using Photoshop or any other photo editing program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to all these changes, my image size went from 1.9 MB to 15.07 KB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Optimized-photo-info.jpg\" alt=\"Image info window\" class=\"wp-image-23721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Optimized-photo-info.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Optimized-photo-info-380x284.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Optimized-photo-info-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Optimized-photo-info-510x381.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Optimized-photo-info-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Optimized-photo-info-120x90.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Using plugins like ShortPixel or Imagify will allow you to automate the process I explained above and all the images on your site will be optimized automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a more comprehensive selection, don&#8217;t miss Elegant Themes&#8217; expertly curated roundup of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elegantthemes.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wordpress-image-optimization-plugins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">best image optimization plugins<\/a>. This resourceful list ensures you find the perfect plugin to enhance your website&#8217;s visual appeal and performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-a9f6ea6a gb-headline-text\">To-Do List<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-eeb4ba50\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-d38a7873 gb-headline-text\">To-Do List<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"listsquare wp-block-list\"><li>Optimize your images manually with <a href=\"https:\/\/tinypng.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TinyPNG<\/a> or with the help of a plugin like <ta linkid=\"23768\" href=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/go\/shortpixel\/\">ShortPixel <\/ta>or <a href=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Imagify<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-20a1e7ce gb-headline-text\" id=\"plugins\">Plugins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Does the amount of plugins you use impact the performance of your website? The answer is yes and no. More plugins installed means more requests and a bigger page sizes, but there is a way to disable plugins on a page\/post basis with a script manager plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you want to install a new plugin, you should always ask yourself the following question: Do I really need this plugin or can I code it myself?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s say you are using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/how-to-add-google-analytics-to-your-divi-website\/\">Google Analytics in Divi<\/a> and you have a plugin that helps you insert the tag. However, you can easily copy that tag from the Google Analytics dashboard and paste it into Divi &gt; Theme Options &gt; Integration. If you do this, you won\u2019t need that plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you install a new plugin, check the <a href=\"https:\/\/gtmetrix.com\/blog\/how-to-read-a-waterfall-chart-for-beginners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GT Metrix waterfall chart<\/a> to see if it doesn\u2019t slow down your website too much. Some plugins are badly coded and can really slow down your site, so you need to keep an eye on that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-b89c5774 gb-headline-text\" id=\"script\"><strong>Use a Script Manager<\/strong> Plugin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, don\u2019t get me wrong. You do need plugins for your website, but you probably don\u2019t need every single plugin to be activated on each page. When you activate a plugin it will be loaded on each page of your website even if you are not using its functionality on that page. Let me explain&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m using the following plugins on my test website:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"listsquare listsquare-single wp-block-list\"><li>WooCommerce<\/li><li>Social Warfare (social share plugin)<\/li><li>Divi Supreme<\/li><li>Nextgen Gallery<\/li><li>Contact Form 7<\/li><li>Yoast SEO<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The only plugin that I actually need for the home page is Yoast SEO, but all the other plugins still load (except for Divi Supreme) even if I\u2019m not using them on the home page. So, how can you disable plugins on a page or post basis? Well, you can use a script managers plugin like Perfmatters or <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-asset-clean-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Asset CleanUp<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am using Perfmatters and when I open the script manager for the home page I can disable the plugins that don\u2019t need to be loaded. Instead of having 5 plugins loaded on one page, I can just have the one I need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine that you have 30 or more plugins installed. With a script manager, you can disable them per page\/post and this can reduce your page loading speed significantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This website has 35 plugins installed, but with <ta href=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/go\/perfmatters\/\" linkid=\"23800\">Perfmatters<\/ta> I can disable them on pages I do not need them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"671\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mk0markhendriks8nxd9.kinstacdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Perfmatters-script-manager-671x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Perfmatters script manager plugin\" class=\"wp-image-23723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Perfmatters-script-manager-671x1024.jpg 671w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Perfmatters-script-manager-380x580.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Perfmatters-script-manager-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Perfmatters-script-manager-510x779.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Perfmatters-script-manager-39x60.jpg 39w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Perfmatters-script-manager-59x90.jpg 59w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Perfmatters-script-manager.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><ta linkid=\"23800\" href=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/go\/perfmatters\/\">Perfmatters<\/ta> is a paid plugin but it provides additional optimization options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the settings that I use in Permatters General tab:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1737\" src=\"https:\/\/mk0markhendriks8nxd9.kinstacdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Perfmatters-general-settings.jpg\" alt=\"Perfmatters general settings\" class=\"wp-image-23803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Perfmatters-general-settings.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Perfmatters-general-settings-380x971.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Perfmatters-general-settings-117x300.jpg 117w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Perfmatters-general-settings-401x1024.jpg 401w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Perfmatters-general-settings-601x1536.jpg 601w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Perfmatters-general-settings-510x1303.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Perfmatters-general-settings-23x60.jpg 23w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Perfmatters-general-settings-35x90.jpg 35w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I am using WooCommerce so in the WooCommerce tab I use these settings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Perfmatters-woocommerce-settings.jpg\" alt=\"Perfmatters woocommerce settings\" class=\"wp-image-23804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Perfmatters-woocommerce-settings.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Perfmatters-woocommerce-settings-380x302.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Perfmatters-woocommerce-settings-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Perfmatters-woocommerce-settings-510x406.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Perfmatters-woocommerce-settings-75x60.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Perfmatters-woocommerce-settings-113x90.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-3759f1c2\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-079f5d97 gb-headline-text\">To-Do List<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"listsquare wp-block-list\"><li>Remove the plugins you do not need.<\/li><li>Remove or find a replacement for slow plugins.<\/li><li>Use a script manager plugin like <ta href=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/go\/perfmatters\/\" linkid=\"23800\">Perfmatters<\/ta> or <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nl.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-asset-clean-up\/\" target=\"_blank\">Asset CleanUp<\/a> to disable plugins on a page\/post basis.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-29df0e9f gb-headline-text\" id=\"caching\">Caching<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Caching is very important to speed up your website. With caching you will be able to store a copy of your web page in a temporary caching location so it can be accessed by the end-user more quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 2 types of caching:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"listsquare listsquare-single wp-block-list\"><li>Caching at the server level<\/li><li>Caching with a plugin<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Catching at the server level means your hosting provider will handle the caching for you, as long as they provide that service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My test website is hosted by <ta linkid=\"23748\" href=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/go\/siteground-3\/\">SiteGround<\/ta> and they have their own caching plugin for their customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the purpose of this guide, I\u2019m using the plugin <ta linkid=\"23750\" href=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/go\/wp-rocket-3\/\">WP Rocket<\/ta> because it doesn\u2019t only handle caching, it also provides many more optimization options, which I\u2019ll explain later in this guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are already on SiteGround then I do not recommend using WP Rocket but instead, use their SG Optimizer plugin. Check out my comparison between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-rocket-vs-sg-optimizer\/\">WP Rocket and SG Optimizer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just install and activate WP Rocket on your site and it will start caching. You can also try <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/w3-total-cache\/\">W3 Total Cache<\/a>, which is free.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-e589ce59\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-683904bf gb-headline-text\">To-Do List<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"listsquare wp-block-list\"><li>Activate your caching at the server level or install a caching plugin (<ta href=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/go\/wp-rocket-3\/\" linkid=\"23750\">WP Rocket<\/ta> recommended).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-4e6abc1b gb-headline-text\" id=\"file\">File <strong>Optimization<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many different issues that can affect your speed test results and in this section of the guide, we are going to address and solve the most common issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"listsquare listsquare-single wp-block-list\"><li>Minify CSS and JavaScript<\/li><li>Combine External CSS and JavaScript<\/li><li>Eliminate Render-Blocking JavaScript and CSS<\/li><li>Lazy-load Images and Videos<\/li><li>Enable Preloading<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-eddc3573 gb-headline-text\" id=\"minify\"><strong>Minify CSS and JavaScript<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Minification will allow us to remove all the white space and comments from the CSS and Javascript files. This will help us reduce the size of the files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to WP Rocket and click on the \u201cFile optimization\u201d tab so you can check Minify CSS Files and Minify JavaScript Files and the plugin will do this for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Wp-rocket-minification-1.jpg\" alt=\"WP rocket file optimization\" class=\"wp-image-23726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Wp-rocket-minification-1.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Wp-rocket-minification-1-380x399.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Wp-rocket-minification-1-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Wp-rocket-minification-1-510x536.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Wp-rocket-minification-1-57x60.jpg 57w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Wp-rocket-minification-1-86x90.jpg 86w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for a free solution, you can check out <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/autoptimize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Autoptimize<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-a3caf0e1 gb-headline-text\" id=\"combine\"><strong>Combine External CSS and JavaScript<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To reduce requests on your page, you can combine the CSS and Javascript files. It\u2019s not recommended that your hosting is running on HTTP\/2 because files can load at the same time. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/tools.keycdn.com\/http2-test\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> to check if your website is running on HTTP\/2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In WP Rocket, you can combine the files in the \u201cFile optimization\u201d tab as well. The option is right under Minify CSS Files and Minify JavaScript Files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-665f0ee6 gb-headline-text\" id=\"eliminate\"><strong>Eliminate Render-Blocking JavaScript and CSS<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You will get this warning when files are keeping the page from loading as fast as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In WP Rocket, you need to go to the \u201cFile Optimization\u201d tab and check Optimize CSS Delivery and Load JavaScript Deferred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Wp-rocket-eliminate-render-blocking-1.jpg\" alt=\"WP rocket eliminate render blocking\" class=\"wp-image-23727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Wp-rocket-eliminate-render-blocking-1.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Wp-rocket-eliminate-render-blocking-1-380x365.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Wp-rocket-eliminate-render-blocking-1-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Wp-rocket-eliminate-render-blocking-1-510x491.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Wp-rocket-eliminate-render-blocking-1-62x60.jpg 62w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Wp-rocket-eliminate-render-blocking-1-94x90.jpg 94w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For a free solution check out <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/autoptimize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Autoptimize<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/async-javascript\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Async JavaScript<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-4211b193 gb-headline-text\" id=\"lazy\"><strong>Lazy-load Images and Videos<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lazy-loading means that the images and videos on a page will only be loaded when the user scrolls to where the image or video is located on the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To enable lazy loading in WP Rocket, go to the \u201cMedia\u201d tab and check enable for Images. If you have Iframes and videos on your page, you can also enable that option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also enable \u201cAdd missing image dimensions\u201d because it can reduce the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.dev\/cls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cumulative layout shift<\/a> on the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lazy-load-1.jpg\" alt=\"WP rocket lazy load\" class=\"wp-image-23728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lazy-load-1.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lazy-load-1-380x330.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lazy-load-1-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lazy-load-1-510x443.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lazy-load-1-69x60.jpg 69w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lazy-load-1-104x90.jpg 104w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For a free solution, you can try the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/a3-lazy-load\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a3 Lazy Load<\/a> plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-f5c083a1 gb-headline-text\" id=\"preloading\"><strong>Enable Preloading<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you enable preloading, you will be able to load certain files early on. I have activated the cache preloading on my page and I can check that option because I\u2019ve&nbsp; installed SEO Yoast as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the \u201cPreload Links\u201d section, make sure you check the \u201cEnable Link Preloading\u201d option. This is an amazing feature and even though it will not increase your speed rating, it will create the feeling the page is loading instantly. It also improves the perceived load time by downloading a page when the user hovers over the link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are hosting fonts locally on your server, you can preload them in the \u201cPreload Fonts\u201d tab and use them on your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Preloading-1.jpg\" alt=\"WP Rocket preloading\" class=\"wp-image-23729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Preloading-1.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Preloading-1-380x348.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Preloading-1-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Preloading-1-510x467.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Preloading-1-66x60.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Preloading-1-98x90.jpg 98w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Under preload fonts you can assign the fonts that need to be downloaded right away to avoid render-blocking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might get this waring in Google page speed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Preload-ET-Icon-fonts-modules-tt-for-Divi.jpg\" alt=\"Preload ET Icon fonts modules ttf for Divi\" class=\"wp-image-23951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Preload-ET-Icon-fonts-modules-tt-for-Divi.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Preload-ET-Icon-fonts-modules-tt-for-Divi-380x117.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Preload-ET-Icon-fonts-modules-tt-for-Divi-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Preload-ET-Icon-fonts-modules-tt-for-Divi-510x157.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Preload-ET-Icon-fonts-modules-tt-for-Divi-190x58.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Preload-ET-Icon-fonts-modules-tt-for-Divi-293x90.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To solve this add this in the preload fonts field:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\/wp-content\/themes\/Divi\/core\/admin\/fonts\/modules.ttf<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/preload-fonts.jpg\" alt=\"preload fonts\" class=\"wp-image-23952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/preload-fonts.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/preload-fonts-380x140.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/preload-fonts-300x110.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/preload-fonts-510x188.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/preload-fonts-163x60.jpg 163w, https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/preload-fonts-245x90.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-af4a78bb\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-7320c5ef gb-headline-text\">To-Do List<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"listsquare wp-block-list\"><li>Enable Minify CSS Files and Minify JavaScript Files.<\/li><li>Enable Optimize CSS Delivery and Load JavaScript Deferred.<\/li><li>Enable Lazy-load Images and Videos.<\/li><li>Enable Preloading and Preload Links.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-945e919e gb-headline-text\" id=\"hosting\"><strong>Hosting and CDN<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Good hosting is an absolute must if you want your site to perform well and have good speed. I can recommend <ta linkid=\"23748\" href=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/go\/siteground-3\/\">SiteGround<\/ta>, Kinsta and <ta href=\"https:\/\/www.markhendriksen.com\/go\/cloudways-hosting\/\" linkid=\"24006\">Cloudways<\/ta> because I\u2019ve used them a lot and I have a lot of experience with these hosts. I use SiteGround for most of my websites, and Kinsta for websites that need a better performance, such as this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CDN is short for Content Delivery Network and it\u2019s a network of servers around the world that stores a copy of your website. For example, if your hosting is in the US and someone from England visits your site, they will be redirected to the closest server available instead of the US server so the page can load a lot quicker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-aca84fb0 gb-headline-text\"><strong>Final Thoughts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Improving the speed of your Divi website is not difficult to accomplish once you know what you should do. That\u2019s why I created this simple guide and I hope it can be useful to you! The steps are super easy to follow, which proves that you don\u2019t have to know how to code to improve the performance of your site. You only need a good guide and the right tools, so don\u2019t hesitate to give this a try and make your site the best it can be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all know how important website speed is to succeed and in this step by step guide, I will cover all of the most important factors that will make your Divi website load faster than ever. 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