Post by account_disabled on Dec 25, 2023 23:22:36 GMT -5
We need a base score so we can see the consequences of adding images and videos. There is no point in solving a problem if there are no problems to solve. To test things out, I set up a standard WordPress installation on a Kinsta hosting account. TwentySixteen is the active theme and no plugins or optimization techniques such as caching have been implemented. Here's how Pingdom's speed test evaluates the site before adding any images or videos. Pingdom speed test without images and videos Speed test without images and videos As you can see, the page is very light, just under 155 kb, and loads in less than half a second. It's hard to find fault with these scores. What happens if we load a page with large image files and embedded YouTube videos? Pingdom speed test without lazy loading plugin Speed test without lazy loading plugins
The page size jumped to 1.7 MB and the page load time Country Email List nearly tripled to just under 1.3 seconds. TwentySixteen is a lightweight, well-written theme, so even with five or six images and YouTube videos this site is still fairly lightweight and loads quickly. However, adding images and videos significantly increased the size of the page and slowed down the loading speed considerably. Two plugins that significantly speed up the delivery of this web page are BJ Lazy Load, Lazy Load XT, a3 Lazy Load, and Lazy Load. Let's see how each of these plugins performed. We also tried other plugins, but they did not produce a measurable improvement in site performance. While testing lazy load plugins, remember to do a before and after test to ensure they give the results you are looking for. a3 Lazy Load a3 Lazy Load is another popular lazy loading option for WordPress available in the repository.
This plugin is active on over 50,000 WordPress sites and has obtained a very high rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars, and just under 40 user reviews. The A3 Lazy Load WordPress Plugin A3 Lazy Load Plugin Activating the plugin adds a settings menu under Settings a3 Lazy Load . For testing purposes, I left the default settings with one exception. I used the Loading Background Color option to match the color of the placeholder to the background color of the web page. With this change, and the default settings, the site performed well. Pingdom speed test with A3 Lazy Load Speed test with A3 Lazy Load We're back to sub-half-second page load times. This result is remarkable considering the number of images and videos included on this web page.
The page size jumped to 1.7 MB and the page load time Country Email List nearly tripled to just under 1.3 seconds. TwentySixteen is a lightweight, well-written theme, so even with five or six images and YouTube videos this site is still fairly lightweight and loads quickly. However, adding images and videos significantly increased the size of the page and slowed down the loading speed considerably. Two plugins that significantly speed up the delivery of this web page are BJ Lazy Load, Lazy Load XT, a3 Lazy Load, and Lazy Load. Let's see how each of these plugins performed. We also tried other plugins, but they did not produce a measurable improvement in site performance. While testing lazy load plugins, remember to do a before and after test to ensure they give the results you are looking for. a3 Lazy Load a3 Lazy Load is another popular lazy loading option for WordPress available in the repository.
This plugin is active on over 50,000 WordPress sites and has obtained a very high rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars, and just under 40 user reviews. The A3 Lazy Load WordPress Plugin A3 Lazy Load Plugin Activating the plugin adds a settings menu under Settings a3 Lazy Load . For testing purposes, I left the default settings with one exception. I used the Loading Background Color option to match the color of the placeholder to the background color of the web page. With this change, and the default settings, the site performed well. Pingdom speed test with A3 Lazy Load Speed test with A3 Lazy Load We're back to sub-half-second page load times. This result is remarkable considering the number of images and videos included on this web page.