Page Speed Optimization Tips

📋 Speed Optimization Checklist

• ● Optimize Images

  Images often account for most of a page's weight. Compress them with tools like TinyPNG or Squoosh. Use modern formats like WebP. Set proper dimensions so images don't need resizing by the browser.

  Tools: TinyPNG • Squoosh • ImageOptim

• ● Enable Browser Caching

  Caching tells browsers to store static files locally, so returning visitors don't need to re-download them. Set cache headers for images, CSS, and JS files to expire after at least a week.

  Cache-Control: public, max-age=604800

• ● Minify CSS, JavaScript, and HTML

  Remove unnecessary characters (whitespace, comments) from code files to reduce their size. Most build tools and CDNs can do this automatically.

  Tools: CSS Minifier • JS Minifier

• ● Use a Content Delivery Network (CDN)

  CDNs serve your content from servers closest to each visitor, dramatically reducing load times for users far from your main server.

  Popular CDNs: Cloudflare (free) • Fastly • Bunny CDN

• ● Enable GZIP/Brotli Compression

  Compression reduces file sizes by up to 70%. Most web servers support GZIP; Brotli is newer and offers better compression. Enable via server config or CDN settings.

• ● Reduce Server Response Time (TTFB)

  Time to First Byte should be under 200ms. Upgrade to faster hosting, use server-side caching, optimize database queries, or use a CDN to reduce TTFB.

• ● Defer Non-Critical JavaScript

  JavaScript can block page rendering. Add defer or async attributes to scripts that aren't needed for initial page load.

  <script src="app.js" defer></script>

• ● Lazy Load Images and Videos

  Only load media when it's about to enter the viewport. Modern browsers support native lazy loading.

  <img src="photo.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="...">

• ● Reduce Redirects

  Each redirect adds a round trip to the server. Audit your site for redirect chains (A→B→C) and fix them to point directly to the final destination.

• ● Optimize Web Fonts

  Fonts can delay text rendering. Use font-display: swap to show fallback text while fonts load. Only load the character sets you need.

  @font-face { font-display: swap; ... }