How to Enable Gzip Compression and Browser Caching
Two short .htaccess blocks turn on gzip compression and browser caching. Copy the code, back up first, and check the headers in DevTools to confirm it works.
Tag: Page speed
Image Speed Cheat: Convert Images to WebP the Right Way
Convert your biggest images to WebP and add width, height and lazy loading. Pages get lighter and stop jumping while they load.
Google Page Experience Update: Core Web Vitals and What Changed
The 2021 page experience update made Core Web Vitals a ranking signal. Google retired it as a named system in 2023, but the signals still count.
Website Loading Slow but Internet Fast? Here's Why
Fast internet, slow site? The bottleneck is usually the website: server response time, heavy images, too many scripts. How to find the real cause and fix it, without buying hype.
How to Speed Up Font Loading on Your Website
Fonts can hide your text and shift your layout. Here is how to load them fast: fewer files, WOFF2, subsets, font-display, preconnect and careful preload, or plain system fonts.
