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By: TheSpot-er

TheSpot-er — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:21:10 +0000

Yes, adding code would add to queries. That is why I stated to remove it AFTER you are done.

wp-super-cache is great but I don’t like using it and I don’t think under normal conditions it should be used.

Alex

By: ElectroGeek

ElectroGeek — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:23:10 +0000

I added the php code to the footer to check the queries and load times. My load time has been very slow using godaddy.com with shared hosting. I just turned on the wp-supercache plugin and it seems to be helping tremendously. Wouldn't adding the extra queries to the footer to check the load times actually slow down your load time? ElectroGeek's last blog post..Raon Ultra Mobile PC Weighs only 1 Pound

By: TheSpot-er

TheSpot-er — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:49:36 +0000

Thanks Stephen,

I don’t know about iFrame but your KeywordLuv is definitely worth mentioning and I just posted about that plugin!

Alex

By: Stephen Cronin

Stephen Cronin — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:14:06 +0000

Great Post!

I use HostGator too and they’ve been pretty good. There are times when my server seems to be more bogged down than others. I assume its the other sites on my server and I guess that’s just something you’ll get with any Shared Host service.

My theme has the same out for the baseline as yours, but it was already there - I didn’t have to add it. I think I’ll leave it as I like to keep an eye on it…

When people are checking the baseline, one tip is to check a post with a lot of comments. Sometimes a post with only a few comments is nice and quick, but one with a lot of comments is slow…

A blatant plug: If external widgets are slowing down the page loading time, you may like to check out my IFrameWidgets plugin. This will add a little more processing to the server, but will help the browser load the page faster once it’s been served.

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By: TheSpot-er

TheSpot-er — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:06:02 +0000

One thing I should have mentioned here:

Remove the code I provided when done!

Just a reminder that once you are happy with your blog optimizations results, remove the code as it ads 2 more extra queries to database - that gives you a chance to gain some more speed.

Alex

By: Malte Landwehr

Malte Landwehr — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:52:43 +0000

I just added this article to the ToDo lists of all my WP blogs. I wish every WP theme designer/widget developer would read this guide before going to work. Malte Landwehr's last blog post..Wohin steuert eBay?