The steps to make your Divi website fast.
Intro
The steps here are just the basics, as we wanted people who aren’t technical to be able to follow along easily.
There’s a lot more you could do if you are comfortable optimizing your server etc, but if that’s you, then you’re probably not looking for tips anyway!
The steps here should get most sites loading in 1-3 seconds.
This might seem like a lot of steps, but each step is very short and can be read in 1-2 minutes!
Once you know what you’re doing these things become instinct, and you’ll naturally do them when building websites.
We’ve structured the steps as if you were starting a new website from scratch, but you can do all these steps on an already existing website just as effectively.
Let’s get stuck in!
Part 1
Before you build
Basic Principles
Things to keep in mind when doing speed optimisation.
Hosting
Which hosting is right for your website?
PHP version
What is it and why does it matter?
Part 2
While you build
Image Optimization
How to optimize your images before upload.
Videos
How to add videos without slowing down your website.
Plugins
How many plugins is too many plugins?
Fonts
How to not slow your site down with fonts.
Scripts
How many 3rd party scripts do you have in your head tags?
Part 3
After you build
Cache
A powerful tool when used correctly.
Image Delivery
Choose which images are loaded when.
Minify & Compress
Shrink the size of your website so there’s less to load.
CDN
Make your website travel less distance to your users.
DNS
Not all DNS providers are created equally.
Asset Optimisation
You don’t need to load everything on every page.
Testing
Things to look for when doing speed tests.