The document is a step-by-step guide on speeding up WordPress for better search engine ranking, reduced bounce rates, and improved transaction experiences. It outlines various methods to measure website speed, identifies factors that may slow down a site, and provides actionable recommendations for optimization, including better hosting, image compression, caching, and plugin management. The guide emphasizes the importance of regular maintenance and staying updated to maintain optimal performance.

1. Speed Up
WordPress
A step by step guide

2. Hi, I’m Abul Khayer
Co-Founder & CTO, Search English Limited
Team Lead, Biggestech
Contributing as:
Deputy, WordPress Global Community Team
Organizer, Dhaka WordPress Meetup

4. Why speed up WordPress?
1. To rank better on search engines
2. To reduce bounce rate
3. To make uninterrupted transaction

5. How to measure current speed?
1. GTmetrix (gtmetrix.com)
2. Pingdom Tools (tools.pingdom.com)
3. PageSpeed Insights
(developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/ins
ights)

6. What Slows Down Your Website?
1. Web hosting
2. WordPress configuration
3. Page size
4. Unwanted/Poorly coded Plugins
5. External scripts

8. 1. Choose a better hosting
provider

9. 2. Use a lightweight theme

10. 3. Optimize image size
Compress image from tinyjpg.com or
tinypng.com

11. 4. Minify JS and CSS files
Minify manually or use plugins

12. 5. Use advanced caching
mechanisms
Varnish could help you better the
loading speed of your website

13. 6. Use a CDN

14. 7. Enable Gzip Compression
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/plain
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/css
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xhtml+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/rss+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/javascript
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-javascript
Enable Gzip Compression
By Moki-Moki Ios
.htaccess file manual code Using Plugins

15. 8. Regular Database Maintenance
Advanced Database Cleaner
By Younes JFR.
WP-Sweep
By Lester 'GaMerZ' Chan

16. 9. Keep minimum external scripts
Be limited to essential tracking
code like Google Analytics, Tag
Manager, Facebook Pixel.

17. 10. Less plugins, automate workflow
Deactivate or delete unused
plugins. Use workflow
automation tools instead.

18. Other best practices
1. Keep Your WordPress Site Updated
2. Disable pingbacks and trackbacks
3. Don’t Upload Audio/Video Files Directly to WordPress
4. Fix HTTPS/SSL Errors without Plugin
5. Use Latest PHP Version

19. Any Question?

20. Thank You!
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