Category: Website Speed Tutorials

What is eliminating render blocking JS – CSS above the fold? This simply means that a webpage will render (load) a lot faster without waiting for the browser to …

What are CSS image sprites? This simply means that a collection of images displayed on a webpage are combined into one image. This reduces the amount of HTTP requests …

What does reduce server response time (SRT) mean? This simply means to lower the time it takes for a server to respond to a request by a users browser. …

What does reducing HTTP requests mean? This essentially means to lower the amount of images and scripts on a webpage. Take a look at any example page and you …

What is image optimisation? This can simply be described as customising images to suit various device types and improve loading speeds along with SEO efforts. It can also enhance …

What is inlining the critical CSS? Also generally known as critical path rendering, in this case it essentially means that all the important CSS attributes that are needed to …

What is expires cache? This simply means resources within a website will be stored on a browser for a set amount of time. This reduces the amount of data …

What does minify codes mean? This simply means that the file sizes are reduced by removing any blank space, comments and unused text within the code. Minifying code reduces …

What is website compression? This can be thought of as simply reducing image and script file sizes to lower the amount of data transferred between web server and user …