Comprehensive guide to improving website page speed. Learn how to optimize images, minify CSS/JS, use CDN, implement lazy loading, and more.
Page speed is both a ranking factor and critical for user experience. A one-second delay in page load time can reduce conversions by 7%. Use our Page Speed Checker to measure your current performance.
Optimize Images: Images are typically the largest files on a page. Compress images with tools like TinyPNG, use modern formats like WebP, and implement lazy loading so images only load when visible.
Minify CSS, JavaScript, and HTML: Remove unnecessary whitespace, comments, and characters. Most modern WordPress plugins and build tools can automate this.
Use Browser Caching: Configure your server to cache static resources so returning visitors load pages faster.
Content Delivery Network (CDN): Use a CDN like Cloudflare to serve your files from servers geographically close to your visitors.
Reduce Redirects: Each redirect adds latency. Audit your redirects with our www Redirect Checker and eliminate unnecessary ones.
Enable Compression: Use Gzip or Brotli compression to reduce file sizes transferred between server and browser.
Optimize Web Fonts: Limit font variations, use font-display: swap, and preload critical fonts.
Fix these issues to improve your Core Web Vitals scores, which Google uses as ranking factors.
Optimize Images: Images are typically the largest files on a page. Compress images with tools like TinyPNG, use modern formats like WebP, and implement lazy loading so images only load when visible.
Minify CSS, JavaScript, and HTML: Remove unnecessary whitespace, comments, and characters. Most modern WordPress plugins and build tools can automate this.
Use Browser Caching: Configure your server to cache static resources so returning visitors load pages faster.
Content Delivery Network (CDN): Use a CDN like Cloudflare to serve your files from servers geographically close to your visitors.
Reduce Redirects: Each redirect adds latency. Audit your redirects with our www Redirect Checker and eliminate unnecessary ones.
Enable Compression: Use Gzip or Brotli compression to reduce file sizes transferred between server and browser.
Optimize Web Fonts: Limit font variations, use font-display: swap, and preload critical fonts.
Fix these issues to improve your Core Web Vitals scores, which Google uses as ranking factors.