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May 11, 2016 11:00 am GMT

High Speed: Really Accelerate WordPress Websites [#4]

In this small series, we talk about the things that really accelerate WordPress websites. Google Page Speed Insight is not relevant for us, as this is purely about speed. We want our website to enter the millisecond area. We’ve laid the base for this in the first, second and third part. Today’s episode is about the delivery of CSS and JavaScript files. CSS and JavaScript Play a Major Role When it Comes to Speed Aside from images and graphics, CSS and JavaScript files and their correct delivery are a determining factor of how fast a website can be. The amount of files that have to be loaded also influences loading time. I can only recommend turning off all plugins that you don’t really need. Most plugins come with their own data overhead, and soon, the theme has to deliver 15 to 25 CSS and JavaScript files. Especially multi-purpose themes suffer from this disease. A good example would be the popular premium theme Enfold by Kriesi, as it needs 17 JavaScript files on its own. These themes can become rather fast as well, but they can’t enter the millisecond area. A theme with few files and only the necessary plugins is […]

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