Comments on: How To Get More Traffic To Your Blog By Getting Rid Of Bloat http://www.howtospoter.com/web-20/wordpress/how-to-get-more-traffic-to-your-blog-by-getting-rid-of-bloat WordPress Guides, Tips And Strategies For Successful Blogs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:21:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TheSpotter http://www.howtospoter.com/web-20/wordpress/how-to-get-more-traffic-to-your-blog-by-getting-rid-of-bloat/comment-page-2#comment-23137 TheSpotter Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:53:36 +0000 http://www.howtospoter.com/?p=1283#comment-23137 You are correct, the more external data pulled by plugin or your blog - the more it will cause delay. Problem with deactivated plugins is that they are still used by core PHP to evaluate if they should be loaded or not. It could be minuscule delay but when you add it up - it can mean a difference between a reader or a visitor who didn't have time to wait and clicked away :-) You are correct, the more external data pulled by plugin or your blog – the more it will cause delay.

Problem with deactivated plugins is that they are still used by core PHP to evaluate if they should be loaded or not. It could be minuscule delay but when you add it up – it can mean a difference between a reader or a visitor who didn’t have time to wait and clicked away :-)

]]> By: Judah http://www.howtospoter.com/web-20/wordpress/how-to-get-more-traffic-to-your-blog-by-getting-rid-of-bloat/comment-page-2#comment-23135 Judah Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:40:22 +0000 http://www.howtospoter.com/?p=1283#comment-23135 Hm. I used to be so scared of plug-ins, and then I went completely crazy the other way and got plug-in install-happy. I get how deactivated plug-ins can cause lag, but my theory is that it's the ones that rely on external information/sources -whether activated or deactivated-- that cause the worst lags? (That's just my theory, I'm still in discovery about the whole wordpress thing, so I'm just checking with someone who knows better. ) Thoughts? .-= Judah´s last blog ..<a href="http://sensiblenewbiereviews.com/80/still-havent-gotten-the-hang-of-this-seo-thing-i-guess/" rel="nofollow">Still haven’t gotten the hang of this SEO thing, I guess.</a> =-. Hm. I used to be so scared of plug-ins, and then I went completely crazy the other way and got plug-in install-happy.

I get how deactivated plug-ins can cause lag, but my theory is that it’s the ones that rely on external information/sources -whether activated or deactivated– that cause the worst lags? (That’s just my theory, I’m still in discovery about the whole wordpress thing, so I’m just checking with someone who knows better. )

Thoughts?
.-= Judah´s last blog ..Still haven’t gotten the hang of this SEO thing, I guess. =-.

]]> By: Grant http://www.howtospoter.com/web-20/wordpress/how-to-get-more-traffic-to-your-blog-by-getting-rid-of-bloat/comment-page-2#comment-22768 Grant Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:24:53 +0000 http://www.howtospoter.com/?p=1283#comment-22768 Image compression has got to be one of the biggest factors. Smush.it is one of the best tools to use, as it strips images of all meta data and retains image quality. Image compression has got to be one of the biggest factors. Smush.it is one of the best tools to use, as it strips images of all meta data and retains image quality.

]]> By: Mike Paetzold http://www.howtospoter.com/web-20/wordpress/how-to-get-more-traffic-to-your-blog-by-getting-rid-of-bloat/comment-page-2#comment-30691 Mike Paetzold Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:10:48 +0000 http://www.howtospoter.com/?p=1283#comment-30691 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @TheSpotter How To Get More Traffic To Your Blog By Getting Rid Of Bloat http://bit.ly/6kg47i</span></span> RT @TheSpotter How To Get More Traffic To Your Blog By Getting Rid Of Bloat http://bit.ly/6kg47i

]]> By: TheSpotter http://www.howtospoter.com/web-20/wordpress/how-to-get-more-traffic-to-your-blog-by-getting-rid-of-bloat/comment-page-2#comment-22652 TheSpotter Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:02:46 +0000 http://www.howtospoter.com/?p=1283#comment-22652 Zack, Yes, that button is a hog but it has its benefits and sometimes we have to evaluate benefits sv issues Zack,

Yes, that button is a hog but it has its benefits and sometimes we have to evaluate benefits sv issues

]]> By: Zack http://www.howtospoter.com/web-20/wordpress/how-to-get-more-traffic-to-your-blog-by-getting-rid-of-bloat/comment-page-2#comment-22641 Zack Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:16:47 +0000 http://www.howtospoter.com/?p=1283#comment-22641 Good tips. I've actually been working on getting my load time faster. Didn't know about deleting non-active plug-ins. Another thing that drastically increase my page load is getting rid of the RT/Tweetmeme plugin. This plugin calls from external sources and loads with your page, thus slowing it down a lot. I used to use the wp super cache plugin back when I was active on digg. That plug-in can help you weather the traffic storm if your lucky enough to hit front page. .-= Zack´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnlineMarketingMashup/~3/xCTIrNJ9KYo/" rel="nofollow">Social Media from a Sales Perspective</a> =-. Good tips. I’ve actually been working on getting my load time faster. Didn’t know about deleting non-active plug-ins. Another thing that drastically increase my page load is getting rid of the RT/Tweetmeme plugin. This plugin calls from external sources and loads with your page, thus slowing it down a lot.

I used to use the wp super cache plugin back when I was active on digg. That plug-in can help you weather the traffic storm if your lucky enough to hit front page.
.-= Zack´s last blog ..Social Media from a Sales Perspective =-.

]]> By: Kai http://www.howtospoter.com/web-20/wordpress/how-to-get-more-traffic-to-your-blog-by-getting-rid-of-bloat/comment-page-2#comment-22570 Kai Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:38:33 +0000 http://www.howtospoter.com/?p=1283#comment-22570 I noticed my bounce rate declined as I managed to fix the loading time of my site. Definitely helps with conversions. -Kai .-= Kai´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.kai-lo.com/2010/01/seo-tutorial-2.html" rel="nofollow">SEO Tutorial #2</a> =-. I noticed my bounce rate declined as I managed to fix the loading time of my site. Definitely helps with conversions.

-Kai
.-= Kai´s last blog ..SEO Tutorial #2 =-.

]]> By: dave http://www.howtospoter.com/web-20/wordpress/how-to-get-more-traffic-to-your-blog-by-getting-rid-of-bloat/comment-page-2#comment-22533 dave Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:14:49 +0000 http://www.howtospoter.com/?p=1283#comment-22533 I've lowered my load times dramatically by using W3 Cache and by limiting mysql connections as much as possible. Also, I don't like using dynamic sidebars... I didn't know deactivated plugins slowed WP down.. now I do :P, thx .-= dave´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.consumersrate.com/electronics/cell-phones/android-cell-phones/motorola-droid-verizon-wireless" rel="nofollow">Motorola DROID (Verizon Wireless)</a> =-. I’ve lowered my load times dramatically by using W3 Cache and by limiting mysql connections as much as possible. Also, I don’t like using dynamic sidebars…

I didn’t know deactivated plugins slowed WP down.. now I do :P , thx
.-= dave´s last blog ..Motorola DROID (Verizon Wireless) =-.

]]> By: batel http://www.howtospoter.com/web-20/wordpress/how-to-get-more-traffic-to-your-blog-by-getting-rid-of-bloat/comment-page-2#comment-22480 batel Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:03:40 +0000 http://www.howtospoter.com/?p=1283#comment-22480 at the end of the day we all wor very hard for are traffic i think its all about <a href="http://my-traffic-business-bonus.com" rel="nofollow">my traffic busines review</a> to get some decent traffic for your busines at the end of the day we all wor very hard for are traffic i think its all about my traffic busines review to get some decent traffic for your busines

]]> By: Will S. http://www.howtospoter.com/web-20/wordpress/how-to-get-more-traffic-to-your-blog-by-getting-rid-of-bloat/comment-page-2#comment-22469 Will S. Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:29:12 +0000 http://www.howtospoter.com/?p=1283#comment-22469 Great post! And highly topical, as Google has recently been making some noise about using page loading speed in its ranking calculation. I'd also like to add that using a solid Wordpress theme can drastically change load times. I used an outdated (or poorly coded) theme for a while on my blog, and couldn't figure out why my page was loading so slowly. I later switched to thesis, and my page loaded in a flash. Great post! And highly topical, as Google has recently been making some noise about using page loading speed in its ranking calculation.

I’d also like to add that using a solid WordPress theme can drastically change load times. I used an outdated (or poorly coded) theme for a while on my blog, and couldn’t figure out why my page was loading so slowly. I later switched to thesis, and my page loaded in a flash.

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