Website Performance and Optimization Tools

Several excellent website performance and optimization tools are available.

GTmetrix.com provides a comprehensive performance tool.

Google Page Speed Tools: Analysis and Optimization. The ET post How to Improve your Google Page Speed Score provides excellent information–the bottom line:

• Use a performance booster plugin (best results were achieved with WP Performance Score Booster)
• Use a caching plugin (best results were achieved with WP Super Cache)
• Optimize images

P3 (Plugin Performance Profiler) – analyzes the plugins on your site.

Pingdom Tools: Site speed, DNS health, and ping/traceroute tools.

Some Tools to Increase Load Speeds:

Enable Gzip Compression. On Hostgator sites, and others using the Cpanel interface, select Software/Services > Optimize Website.

W3 Total Cache, a WordPress plugin with Browser Cache capacities (compatible with Weaver Pro theme sites, such as this site – see documentation).

W3C Markup Validation Service provides insights about site markup.

Optimizely.com

Woo Rank, while more of an SEO tool, provides some good information on site performance (free version can be used one time per week).

Related External Sites

Dramatically Improve Your WordPress Loading Speeds With These Simple Tips, from Elegant Themes

Website Performance Optimization – Tips and Techniques You Must Know – this is an excellent article.

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