Speed Test - Slow Performance.

Scott235 · Post by **Scott235** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 4:33 pm

I ran a speed test and this came back.
"Enable compression - Compressing resources with gzip or deflate can reduce the number of bytes sent over the network."
I took all the images, CSS and JS it listed and did the Optimize in Photoshop and the CSS/JS I used a website to Minify them all. After I replaced them all I ran the speed test again and still have a bad performance score. It was a little better than the original first time I ran it but not by much.
Is there anything within the Joomla Admin I can make sure that is active, running or enabled?
Is there any kind a plugin to make it run faster and more efficient?
Anything on the server side I can do or have the host do?

ribo · Post by **ribo** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 4:34 pm

Did you enable gzip compression?

Scott235 · Post by **Scott235** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 4:38 pm

Not sure. Is that in the Joomla admin or you talking on the server?

ribo · Post by **ribo** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 4:44 pm

Yes but even if you enable it you will not be sure if it is enabled as it must be installed and enabled in your server. You can check with firebug if it is enabled or ask your host. Also another tip to make your joomla faster is to enable your joomla cache. Ofcource if the fault is from your server nothing will help you. Another thing that you must check is if you have any plugin that is making your joomla to be slow.

Scott235 · Post by **Scott235** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 4:51 pm

Gzip Compression in the Joomla Admin is set to NO. I'll set it to YES.

Do these look to be correct?

Cache Handler - File
Path to Cache Folder - field is empty
Cache Time - 15
System Cache - On Conservative Cache

How do I make this happen? Leverage Browser Caching

ribo · Post by **ribo** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 4:56 pm

Scott235 wrote:Gzip Compression in the Joomla Admin is set to NO. I'll set it to YES.

You must have it yes. After search in google "check gzip enabled" and you will find many tools to check it for sure.

Scott235 · Post by **Scott235** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 4:59 pm

Its enabled now.

Do these look to be correct?

Cache Handler - File
Path to Cache Folder - field is empty
Cache Time - 15
System Cache - On Conservative Cache

ribo · Post by **ribo** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 4:59 pm

Scott235 wrote: Cache Handler - File
Path to Cache Folder - field is empty
Cache Time - 15
System Cache - On Conservative Cache

It s ok. Also enable system page cache plugin

Scott235 · Post by **Scott235** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 5:02 pm

"Also enable system page cache plugin"

In the Admin or a plugin I need to install?

ribo · Post by **ribo** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 5:03 pm

Scott235 wrote:
How do I make this happen? Leverage Browser Caching

Put in your .htacess this

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<IfModule mod_expires.c>
  FileETag MTime Size
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/plain text/html text/xml text/css application/xml application/xhtml+xml application/rss+xml application/javascript application/x-javascript
  ExpiresActive On
  ExpiresDefault "access plus 1 seconds"
  ExpiresByType text/html "access plus 600 seconds"
  ExpiresByType application/xhtml+xml "access plus 600 seconds"
  ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType text/javascript "access plus 1 month "
  ExpiresByType application/javascript "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType application/x-javascript "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType image/x-icon "access plus 1 year"
  ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access plus 1 year"
  ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 year"
  ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 year"
</IfModule>

ribo · Post by **ribo** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 5:04 pm

Scott235 wrote:"Also enable system page cache plugin"

In the Admin or a plugin I need to install?

It is a joomla core system plugin

Scott235 · Post by **Scott235** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 5:07 pm

I'm not really a Joomla person so you have to help me here. Is that a plugin that should already be installed and if its not look for it and install it?

Scott235 · Post by **Scott235** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 5:09 pm

Ok just copied and pasted the code you sent in the .htacess file.

ribo · Post by **ribo** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 5:12 pm

Scott235 wrote:I'm not really a Joomla person so you have to help me here. Is that a plugin that should already be installed and if its not look for it and install it?

Go to joomla backend and Extensions-Plugins-Search tools-Select type-system and you will find System - Page Cache . Enable this plugin. That s all.

Scott235 · Post by **Scott235** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 5:13 pm

Oh ok, thanks for your help.

Scott235 · Post by **Scott235** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 5:15 pm

Platform Specific Caching is set to NO. Should it be YES?

ribo · Post by **ribo** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 5:23 pm

Scott235 wrote:Platform Specific Caching is set to NO. Should it be YES?

If you want to test it you will see how is going.

Scott235 · Post by **Scott235** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 5:25 pm

OK thanks for your help. I just ran the speed test and for both desktop and mobile there's a decent improvement now but could be better.

ribo · Post by **ribo** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 9:47 am

Scott235 wrote:I just ran the speed test and for both desktop and mobile there's a decent improvement now but could be better.

If you want your joomla to go much much faster then change host level. For example when you are in shared hosting then take a Vps or a Dedicated.

Scott235 · Post by **Scott235** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 10:31 am

The business that owns the website is hosting at BlueHost.com and they're on a VPS.

ribo · Post by **ribo** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 10:42 am

So if they have vps they can find the way to optimize their vps

Scott235 · Post by **Scott235** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 10:45 am

I would think so. I'll have the IT guy contact BlueHost about it.

leolam · Post by **leolam** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 4:55 pm

This is most likely Joomla and extensions and has little to do with VPS (probably but you will need a proper tuned VPS!) Start reviewing and implementing https://www.jch-optimize.net/This will get you in A-ranking combined with the files/changes Google offers you to download when you run their Speed-test (image optimization/setup server/js-combined/css-sprites/etc) https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/

Leo

Scott235 · Post by **Scott235** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 5:18 pm

I ran this
https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/
and even after optimizing the images it listed in Photoshop and Minifying the CSS and JS files there was very little improvement but some.
It wasn't until the other person that replied in here told me to check on items within the Joomla Admin if they were enabled or not. I did check and fixed what he told me. It was at that point there was a large jump in response time and improvement.

leolam · Post by **leolam** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 5:24 pm

JCH combines Javascripts, Leverage caching, optimizes CSS and a lot more. Also if you run the test at Google it will offer you to download the optimized files...do so and install these as given in the directions in the download

We use JCH on many sites we own or who we develop for clients

Leo

leolam · Post by **leolam** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 5:26 pm

@Ribo

You might want to use these as alternative (we use these on all sites)

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## EXPIRES CACHING ##

<IfModule mod_expires.c>
# Enable expirations
ExpiresActive On 
# Default directive
ExpiresDefault "access plus 1 month"
# My favicon
ExpiresByType image/x-icon "access plus 1 year"
# Images
ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/jpg "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access plus 1 month"
# CSS
ExpiresByType text/css "access 1 month"
# Javascript
ExpiresByType application/javascript "access plus 1 year"
</IfModule>

<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
  # Compress HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Text, XML and fonts
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/javascript
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/rss+xml
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/vnd.ms-fontobject
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-opentype
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-otf
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-truetype
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-ttf
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-javascript
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xhtml+xml
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xml
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/opentype
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/otf
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/ttf
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/svg+xml
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/x-icon
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/css
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/javascript
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/plain
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/xml

  # Remove browser bugs (only needed for really old browsers)
  BrowserMatch ^Mozilla/4 gzip-only-text/html
  BrowserMatch ^Mozilla/4\.0[678] no-gzip
  BrowserMatch \bMSIE !no-gzip !gzip-only-text/html
  Header append Vary User-Agent
</IfModule>

Leo

Scott235 · Post by **Scott235** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 5:29 pm

Someone sent me that file to insert into the .htaccess file which I did the other day.

leolam · Post by **leolam** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 5:38 pm

That code is not the same ;-)

Leo

Scott235 · Post by **Scott235** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 5:41 pm

You're correct. I added yours under what he sent me. I don't want to copy and paste it here as I might be banned from the forum for adding all the script to this forum.

ribo · Post by **ribo** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 5:43 pm

leolam wrote:@Ribo

You might want to use these as alternative (we use these on all sites)

Thank you for your propose. I use them all except this (i forgot to say to the OP about the code of mod deflate)

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 # Remove browser bugs (only needed for really old browsers)
  BrowserMatch ^Mozilla/4 gzip-only-text/html
  BrowserMatch ^Mozilla/4\.0[678] no-gzip
  BrowserMatch \bMSIE !no-gzip !gzip-only-text/html
  Header append Vary User-Agent
</IfModule>

By the way i want to say my personal experience about jch optimize and that is the reason that i didnt referred.
I was tested too some years before and not only the free version but the pro version. So this extension improves rankings in speed test pages like google page speed, gt metrix, pingdom tolls, etc. but in my eye and in page speed of browser (for example with some chrome extensions that test the speed of the page with miliseconds) it does not improve the speed of the joomla site. Ofcource other users may have another opinion. Note that i configured it as better i could except some options that broke the template.

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