{"id":3338,"date":"2020-07-23T11:17:29","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T11:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/?p=3338"},"modified":"2024-01-04T01:57:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T01:57:29","slug":"how-to-speed-up-your-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentials.pixfort.com\/knowledge-base\/how-to-speed-up-your-website\/","title":{"rendered":"How to speed up your website?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Website loading speed is a priority for the overall user experience, and it\u2019s also one of the hundreds of SEO ranking factors. Page speed may depends on many different factors, however, following the essential recommended tips will make a significant difference on page loading speed. Here you will find a list of best practices to follow when creating and optimising your website:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Update the Theme and and included plugins<\/h5>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]Make sure to update the Theme<\/strong> and pixfort core<\/strong> plugin to the latest version to get all the new features and improvements and bug fixes.<\/p>\n

After updating the theme<\/strong> and pixfort core<\/strong> plugin go to Theme options to and click the Save<\/strong> button to refresh theme options values.<\/p>\n

To\u00a0enable updates for Essentials theme<\/b>, you can check this article:
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Remove unused plugins<\/h5>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]Make sure to disable and remove any unused plugins, for example installing WooCommerce<\/strong> without using it include a lot of styling files and scripts into all the pages of the site which will slow down the site.<\/p>\n

Also, installing Slider revolution<\/strong> or Master slider<\/strong> add a lot of stylings and scripts into all the pages of the website even if the sliders are not used in the pages.<\/p>\n

We recommend you to check and delete all the unused plugins from WordPress admin panel > Plugins<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text]

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Reduce image sizes<\/h5>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row pix_particles_check=””][vc_column][vc_column_text]Images can play a major role in your site speed. They\u2019re often very large files, which can slow down page load times. We highly recommend using appropriately sized images and make sure to compress the large images before uploading them into the page, you can use a tool like <\/span>tinypng.com<\/span><\/a> where you can upload your images to be compressed the download the compressed version which can you upload and use into your website.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row pix_particles_check=””][vc_column]
\"Image<\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]You can also install a plugin directly into WordPress to optimize your current images and the uploaded images, for example, you can check this plugin also by TinyPNG:<\/p>\n

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Enable browser caching<\/h5>
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Page load times can be significantly improved by asking visitors to save and reuse the files included in your website.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n