Chapter 8: Site Speed Optimization
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Chapter 8: Site Speed Optimization
8.1 Speed Factors
Site speed is a ranking factor and critical for user experience. Identify and address speed factors systematically to improve performance.
Key Speed Factors:
- Server Response Time: Fast server performance
- Image Optimization: Compressed, optimized images
- Caching: Browser and server caching
- Code Optimization: Minified CSS/JS
- CDN Usage: Content delivery networks
- Database Optimization: Efficient queries
- Hosting Quality: Reliable hosting
Speed Optimization Process:
- Measure current speed
- Identify bottlenecks
- Prioritize improvements
- Implement optimizations
- Test and monitor
8.2 Performance Tools
Performance tools measure speed and identify optimization opportunities.
Key Tools:
- Google PageSpeed Insights
- GTmetrix
- WebPageTest
- Chrome DevTools
- Pingdom
Tool Usage:
- Measure page speed
- Identify issues
- Get recommendations
- Monitor improvements
- Track performance over time
8.3 Speed Optimization Best Practices
Follow best practices for effective speed optimization.
- Optimize images
- Enable caching
- Minify code
- Use CDN
- Choose quality hosting
8.4 Advanced Speed Optimization
Explore advanced techniques for speed optimization.
- HTTP/2 implementation
- Resource hints
- Critical CSS
- Code splitting
- Progressive loading