How to make WordPress site faster

Max Monic ( 2,448 views ) 11 Comments

Do you know that you can make your WordPress blog faster by just by adding a few lines of code in your WordPress theme?

If you are not using any compression method in your WordPress site, you can try to use Zlib compression.

Zlib is compression method for PHP script. I am sure you already know that WordPress theme is an XHTML markup. That means it’s a combination between PHP and HTML. WordPress theme use PHP as decision making for outputting HTML code.

By using Zlib compression, it compresses the PHP that WordPress sends to your visitor’s browser so that it displays much more quickly. Compressing and sending is much faster than sending the PHP in its full size format.

To test the Zib compression, open the header of your WordPress theme and add these code:

<?php
ini_set(’zlib.output_compression’, ‘On’);
ini_set(’zlib.output_compression_level’, ‘1?);
?>

To check how much compression is done, you can use the compression tool at http://www.port80software.com/support/p80tools.asp

Below is one of my site result after applying the Zlib compression. Wow, 75 percent compression. That means the site has become 3 x faster than before. You should try too as loading speed is one of the criteria for better SERP.

z lib compression

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11 Comments »

  • shah URLNo Gravatar said:

    what the great superb awesome? !!
    haha excelent dude. u can speak in english like coconut. Im tabik spring your education.

    Anyway dude, u got potensi haha. More better u tarik traffic dari Bookmark site kan. dah tentu berlambak mat saleh. Entri ko ni pun dah bnyk :D

    haish kalo la aku reti BI :D

    # 13 August 2011 at 11:42 pm
  • Max MonicNo Gravatar (author) said:

    Entri je banyak.. tapi entri pasal web development ni tak ‘evergreen’.
    Kalau malas update memang sekejap je kiok traffik.

    Blog Melayu pun boleh je berjaya kalau kena cara dan traffik banyak.
    Eg: yanmieonline.com

    # 14 August 2011 at 3:24 am
  • Dulu Lain Sekarang LainNo Gravatar said:

    great tips. might try this on my WP blog. Thanks for sharing.

    # 14 August 2011 at 5:46 pm
  • myzonsNo Gravatar said:

    owh like that… 3 times faster.. that should be recommended to perform!! i will do now!!

    # 18 August 2011 at 11:19 am
  • Max MonicNo Gravatar (author) said:

    Try it and share whether your page load faster or not.

    However make sure that your hosting supports Zlib compression before applying the code.

    # 18 August 2011 at 2:29 pm
  • shah BloggerNo Gravatar said:

    tahniah bro. Aku search google.com ‘web hosting promotion’ ko kat 2nd SERP. sket hari lg ko 1st la tu tenggelamkan mat2 salleh tu :P

    # 20 August 2011 at 9:49 pm
  • Max MonicNo Gravatar (author) said:

    Ari tu dah kat page first dah.
    Setakat ni aku buat on page je, tak pernah lagi off page.
    Kalau buat artikel submit dekat mana2 insyaallah kut boleh naik balik.

    # 21 August 2011 at 4:24 am
  • shah bloggerNo Gravatar said:

    Ko try la zimbio tu. sedap gak aku tgk org buat kontest, tiba2 mencelah article kat zimnio tu. Tgk link plak dofollow. peh.

    Nak gila ngan SEO2 ni.

    Pakai worpress ok x? lg senang ke lg susah dgn Blogspot? kalo leh import sume kat blog aku ni ekekeke

    # 21 August 2011 at 1:22 pm
  • Max MonicNo Gravatar (author) said:

    WordPress nak kata susah tak de susah pun.. Tapi kena ada hosting la. Hosting RM60 setahun.. domain name pulak RM40 setahun. Dah hilang RM100 setahun dah kat situ.

    WordPress dengan blogspot tak jauh beza pun. Yang penting, dua2 boleh buat posting.

    Bezanya WordPress boleh tambah functionality. Contoh macam customize URL supaya berlainan dengan post title.

    Kalau nak nama .com, tak nak pakai blogspot, boleh je setting dekat dashboard blogspot. Rujukan: http://www.consumingexperience.com/2008/02/blogger-how-to-use-www-custom-domain.html

    WordPress ada banyak plugin lain, tapi aku tak pernah pakai pun.

    Pada aku la kan, kalau guna blogspot ok je. Yg penting guna domain name sendiri. Kalau guna domain name sendiri, bila2 nanti nak pindah pun senang. Sebab link juice dekat domain tu masih kekal.

    # 21 August 2011 at 1:58 pm
  • shah bloggerNo Gravatar said:

    wei menarik widget amazon ko tu. Buat la review 1-1 product amazon bro. Skali selit HPA. mmg HPA related dari keyword content kan. lg mahal kalo dari SE sbb google anggap organic :D

    # 22 September 2011 at 3:46 am
  • Max MonicNo Gravatar (author) said:

    Aku ada baca yang 1-1 product review memang cara paling best untuk convert…
    masalahnya nak 1-1 product review benda yang aku tak pakai ni rasa lain macam sikit.. Haha..

    Tengok la bila2 nanti.

    Thanks for the advice.

    # 22 September 2011 at 8:51 am

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