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How do you check site speed?

by Carol01
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How do you verify that your site speed is acceptable for search engines and users?

i am using wordpress with a magazine style theme.
#check #site #speed
  • Profile picture of the author PhilipSEO
    Originally Posted by Carol01 View Post

    How do you verify that your site speed is acceptable for search engines and users?

    i am using wordpress with a magazine style theme.
    You should be able to see your average page load time in Google Webmaster Tools.

    Additionally, you can use this great tool:
    Pingdom Tools
    to measure, analyze and diagnose load times.
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  • Profile picture of the author flaminjo
    Yep! great tool indeed.. pressed the button
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  • Profile picture of the author Chambers
    Phillip you are always providing value in everythread I see you in.

    Thanks man
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    • Profile picture of the author RenTak Rengøring
      What can be done to make pictures load quicker?
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      • Profile picture of the author PhilipSEO
        Originally Posted by RenTak Rengøring View Post

        What can be done to make pictures load quicker?
        Try this:

        -- Combine images where possible to save HTTP requests.
        -- Optionally, create and use CSS sprites.
        -- Replace GIFs and JPEGs with PNG where appropriate (superior compression algorithm); dither where necessary.
        -- Minimize noise in all images before optimizing: saves 20-30% off the file size, can be done e.g. with Noise Ninja (Noise Ninja: The gold standard for image noise reduction) or Neat Image (Neat Image - best noise reduction for digital cameras and scanners).
        -- Minimize dithering for GIFs and PNGs.
        -- Minimize bit depth for GIFs and PNGs.
        -- Use weighted optimization (regional compression) using alpha masks to optimize backgrounds more than foregrounds.
        -- Use lossy compression for smaller GIFs and PNGs where available.
        -- Reduce or eliminate drop shadows in layered images. Adjust layers in Photoshop to reduce the width and depth of drop shadows to make images more compressible.
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  • Profile picture of the author Geoff101
    Checkout Google Page Speed. It an add-on for Firefox+Firebug. Really helpful in checking loadspeed of web pages.
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