Optimizing JavaScript for Core Web Vitals

Core Web Vitals (CWV) are central to modern web performance, directly influencing user experience and search engine rankings. For JavaScript-heavy websites, optimizing metrics like Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), First Input Delay (FID), and Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) can pose unique challenges. Let’s examine practical steps, tools, and strategies for ensuring that your JavaScript contributes positively … Read more

Why DIY Website Optimization Can Lead to Disaster

amateur hour

I was reading today a speed optimization job post from a clueless guy in Pakistan who’s the webmaster or most likely the mediator for a website. Sadly the website is built with WP Bakery and the mediator wasn’t sure how he could do the most damage possible to his client. Specifically, he wanted to optimize the website and pass all core web vitals on his terms though, and by using no caching plugin, as if that is even possible and an option for the website.

Ezoic will break your website speed

ezoic breaks your website speed

People are looking for easy solutions to fix their website speeds Disclaimer: There aren’t any!! Ezoic is a digital publisher technology platform that optimizes user experience and website monetization. To maximize income and improve customer pleasure and engagement, it employs machine learning algorithms to evaluate user interactions with a website and dynamically optimize components like … Read more

What is TTFB (Time to First Byte)

TTFB Time to First Byte

Time to First Byte, and NOT Time for First Byte, is the length of time that passes after a user submits a request to a web server before a web browser receives the first byte of data. When you click on a link to a website while browsing the internet, your web browser sends a … Read more

JavaScript Animations and Transitions

JavaScript frameworks for web development

Animations and transitions are key to modern web design, helping create a dynamic and visually appealing experience. However, not all animation techniques are created equal. Some can drag down performance, especially on resource-limited devices, by overloading the main thread. In this guide, we’ll explore how to use JavaScript animations and CSS transitions efficiently, minimizing main-thread … Read more

WordPress Themes that Kill Your Speed

wp themes speed killers

Page speed is important for UX, SEO, and traffic. Notes – Actual conditions reported from real sites (no Themeforest demo sites). These are live sites with traffic, usually hosted on unregulated servers, most of them designed with page builders, which is the norm today, and bloated with plugins. Let’s check what’s going on with the … Read more

How To Optimize Your Website with PageSpeed Insights

pagespeed insights

Optimizing the speed and performance of your website is critical for providing a great user experience and enhancing search engine results. Google PageSpeed Insights is a tool that can help you examine your website’s performance and make optimization recommendations. Here’s a step-by-step tutorial for optimizing your website with PageSpeed Insights: To use PageSpeed Insights, go … Read more

Optimize a WP database

Optimize a WordPress database

  I will make your WordPress database lean and fit to respond faster to queries and load pages quickly   Get Help      Optimized Databases Pave The Road for 90+ Website Speed I tune the database performance to the point it yields a fast system response time. The positive effects of SQL optimization can … Read more

What are the Core Web Vitals

What are the Core Web Vitals

Core Web Vitals is a set of metrics that measure the user experience on a website in terms of speed, responsiveness, and visual stability. They were introduced by Google in May 2020 as a part of its broader efforts to improve user experience on the web and indirectly, affect search engine rankings. Here is a screenshot … Read more

Website speed myths

website speed myths

People tend to give more credit to website speed than merited and attribute to it properties and powers it doesn’t have. Examples: Indexation People think that part of (or all of) their indexation issues are caused by the low website speed when the truth is, that their SEO team is underperforming dramatically.     Higher … Read more

Mistakes regarding website speed

speed error

here is a job posted on a forum: Hello we are looking for someone who can improve a website speed: (Romanian domain hidden) We want someone who can do better than plugins. The website is a landing page, 1 page only, so we are seeking a grade A. Thanks That guy not only can’t see … Read more

How to clear the Cache on Cloudways

Cloudways cache

WordPress Object Caching is the process of saving query results of the database, so when a new request is generated, it is served from the cache memory to accelerate the completion of the request. WordPress is a Content Management System; hence, it relies extensively on a database. It means that your application database must be … Read more