Website speed optimization - reducing server response time - how ?

by lowriderzzz Posted: 11 years ago 5 replies

As you probably know page speed is top factor affecting visitors time spent in the website and bounce, and there fore it reflects to website SERP.

So question here is: I have my site on WP and I got quite some plug-ins for optimizing it (WP-optimize, Automatize etc) and then ran it through Google's page speed insights.

However I still get red messages on what to fix. One thing it says is: "Reduce server response time"

Tried to look for plug-in for that, but with no luck. (maybe it is not plug-in related at all - i'm kind of newb)

So what would you recommend for handling this issue ?

Thank you

#search engine optimization #optimization #reducing #response #server #speed #time #website

nettiapina 11 years ago

Just read the words "server response time", and you might realize that it's about the time that it takes for the server to respond. Switching to a faster server is the solution that may have the most effect. However, adding a caching plugin may help depending on what Google is looking for. W3 Total Cache is a popular one.

If you're on Bluehost, GoDaddy, Hostgator, Dreamhost, 1&1, or one of the other big names, overcrowded server is likely the culprit here. Although you often get this "warning" when the site is doing just fine. Google's threshold is pretty low.
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- lowriderzzz 11 years ago
  
  Yes it was actually stupid of me to say that I need a plug-in for it.
  
  I have W3 Total Cache - i'll try to compare metrix with and without it.
  My domain is on Namecheap but I recently switched the name servers to CDN (cloud flare). Idk if this affects as well.
  
  My host is the #1 most popular in my country. (my site is in local country/region/language - non English) Idk if I upgrade my plan if it will affect the score or I'd better ignore it and focus on other parameters.
  
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sameera 11 years ago

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- nettiapina 11 years ago
  
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lmahdi 11 years ago

you must optimzed your images
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- nettiapina 11 years ago
  
  It's got nothing to do with this particular message. Please read Google's description.

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Website speed optimization - reducing server response time - how ?

lowriderzzz • 11 years ago • 5 replies

As you probably know page speed is top factor affecting visitors time spent in the website and bounce, and there fore it reflects to website SERP. So question here is: I have my site on WP and I got quite some plug-ins for optimizing it (WP-optimize, Automatize etc) and then ran it through Google's page speed insights.