The WP Engine Speed Series: Where the Fast Get Faster
The WP Engine Support Team will walk you through many best practices in how you can make WordPress even faster!
1. Introduction to the WP Engine Speed Series: Where the Fast Get Faster
Before diving into the videos series, you will want to know why the speed of your site is important and what will be covered in the video series.
What You'll Learn
- Why this video series is important
- Overview of what you will learn
- Understanding the video series
- Understanding what a fast site is
2. Measuring Site Speed for the Marketer
To ensure you're making changes to your site for the better, understanding how your site currently performs is imperative. In this video we'll discuss how to use WebPageTest.org to test your site and to understand the results you're given.
What You'll Learn
- The purpose of WebPageTest.Org and Similar Tools
- How to use WebPageTest.org
- Interpret Test Results
- How to Use Results to Diagnose a Site's Performance
3. Image Optimization for the Marketer
Images processing can hog resources on your server, causing slow complete load times. In the video of the series, we will go over some important information on how you can optimize your images.
What You'll Learn
- Differences between Raster and Vector Images
- Differences in Image File Types
- Image Size Hazards
4. Understanding Theme Bloat for the Marketer
Once you understand what your theme is doing in the background you can weigh your options when picking a theme. Is your theme worth the bloat? In this video we'll explore how to pick a theme that is right for your needs while keeping performance top of mind.
What You'll Learn
- Understanding how a theme can affect performance
- Site Builder vs. Customer Theme
- How to pick a theme that's right for you
5. Offloading Static Resources to a CDN for the Marketer
In this video we will explore the benefits of using a CDN and help determine when a CDN is absolutely needed.
What You'll Learn
- Understand what a CDN is
- Learn when you should use a CDN
- Enabling a CDN on WP Engine
6. Utilizing Speedy Plugins for the Marketer
In this video we'll review some plugins designed to improve performance. In some cases these plugins will improve your site speed in just a single click.
7. Reducing Server Requests for the Marketer
Your site makes 10s and sometimes hundreds of http requests on every page load. In this video we will help you identify how many requests your site is making and how to reduce or eliminate those requests.
What You'll Learn
- Learn what a server request is
- Understand offloading server requests
- Understand minification
- Distiguish what features should be offloaded and what shouldn't
8. Advanced Measurement of Site Speed for the Marketer
There is a plethora of information given on a web page test. In this video we will show you how to read deeper into your tests.
What You'll Learn
- Reading Waterfalls Properly
- Understanding the life cycle of a web request
- Common performance test issues and resolutions
9. Smart Optimizations for the Marketer
Some optimization techniques are built right into WordPress core. In this video we'll share a few quick tips that can squeeze milliseconds out of your load time.
What You'll Learn
- Plugin Management
- Comment Management
- Cacheing Plugins
- DNS Enhacements
- General Maintenance
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