Hi there. I’m new to the forum, but I’m not new to wanting to reduce the number of requests on my web pages. The problem is, whenever I run an analysis of my web pages using a website such as webpagetest.org, it identifies a LOT of problems with my web page and I want to address them, but I don’t UNDERSTAND the issues in the first place.
I’ve made a habit of lowering the quality of my images to optimize them for the web (that’s easy enough to do) but as far as anything beyond that, I’m clueless.
If there’s a thread that serves as a resource for these newbie questions, I assure you that I made an effort to find it before posting this thread, but I could not find anything, so I apologize for that.
I’m hoping that by sharing my test results here, someone would be kind enough to give me some pointers so I can take action against what seems to be an excessive amount of requests on my website (at least more than my competitors have)
F - First Byte Time
A - Keep-alive Enabled
A - Compress Transfer
A - Compress Images
F - Cache static content
X - Effective use of CDN
Details:
First Byte Time (back-end processing): 19/100
945 ms First Byte Time
135 ms Target First Byte Time
Use persistent connections (keep alive): 100/100
Use gzip compression for transferring compressable responses: 100/100
502.9 KB total in compressible text, target size = 502.9 KB - potential savings = 0.0 KB
Compress Images: 91/100
358.7 KB total in images, target size = 329.7 KB - potential savings = 29.0 KB
FAILED - (21.7 KB, compressed = 5.1 KB - savings of 16.6 KB) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/logo-sm3.jpg
WARNING - (10.5 KB, compressed = 6.9 KB - savings of 3.6 KB) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/explaindio-local-profits-272x125.jpg
WARNING - (8.2 KB, compressed = 5.2 KB - savings of 3.0 KB) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/RepWarn-272x125.jpg
WARNING - (4.7 KB, compressed = 2.6 KB - savings of 2.1 KB) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tubepilot.jpg
WARNING - (2.6 KB, compressed = 1.7 KB - savings of 0.9 KB) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/userphoto/2.thumbnail.jpg?1386893824
WARNING - (2.3 KB, compressed = 1.5 KB - savings of 0.8 KB) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/explaindio-local-profits-55x55.jpg
WARNING - (2.1 KB, compressed = 1.3 KB - savings of 0.7 KB) - http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/745e0958e0427585d13d2ca87b64564a?s=60&d=mm&r=g
WARNING - (1.9 KB, compressed = 1.3 KB - savings of 0.7 KB) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/wp-scope-box-55x55.jpg
WARNING - (1.7 KB, compressed = 1.0 KB - savings of 0.6 KB) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/RepWarn-55x55.jpg
Use Progressive JPEGs: 90/100
303.1 KB of a possible 335.3 KB (90%) were from progressive JPEG images
FAILED (21.7 KB) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/logo-sm3.jpg
FAILED (10.5 KB) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/explaindio-local-profits-272x125.jpg
Info (8.2 KB) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/RepWarn-272x125.jpg
Info (4.7 KB) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tubepilot.jpg
Info (2.6 KB) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/userphoto/2.thumbnail.jpg?1386893824
Info (2.3 KB) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/explaindio-local-profits-55x55.jpg
Info (2.1 KB) - http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/745e0958e0427585d13d2ca87b64564a?s=60&d=mm&r=g
Info (1.9 KB) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/wp-scope-box-55x55.jpg
Info (1.7 KB) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/RepWarn-55x55.jpg
Leverage browser caching of static assets: 33/100
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/images/stripe.png
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/images/main-menu-bg.png
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/images/home.png
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/userphoto/2.thumbnail.jpg?1386893824
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://s.gravatar.com/css/hovercard.css?ver=2015Sepaa
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/wp-scope-box-55x55.jpg
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/images/patterns/body-bg35.png
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/fonts/tiefontello.woff?88026028
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/images/author_youtube.png
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/images/author_linkedin.png
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/images/author_pinterest.png
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wordpress/wp-scope-review-bonus/
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tubepilot.jpg
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/RepWarn-272x125.jpg
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - https://app.getresponse.com/images/core/webforms/gradient_middle.png
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - https://app.getresponse.com/images/core/webforms/lock.png
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - https://log.pinterest.com/?guid=KjhVNL49Vu1y&type=pidget&sub=www&button_count=2&follow_count=0&pin_count=0&profile_count=0&board_count=0&via=http%3A%2F%2Fmysite.com%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-scope-review-bonus%2F&callback=PIN_1441664997693.f.callback[2]
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Ubuntu:300|Helvetica|Raleway
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://app.getresponse.com/javascripts/core/webforms/webform-out.js?1441664996891
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/favicon.ico
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - https://apis.google.com/js/api.js
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://app.videoleadbox.net/timestamp.php?id=40
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/images/stars-small.png
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/explaindio-local-profits-55x55.jpg
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://s.gravatar.com/css/services.css?ver=2015Sepaa
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/RepWarn-55x55.jpg
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/images/stripes.png
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/optimizePressPlugin/lib/assets/images/bullet_block/16x16/1.png
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/fonts/BebasNeue-webfont.woff
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/explaindio-local-profits-272x125.jpg
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Droid+Sans%3Aregular%2C700&ver=4.2.3
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/modules/wpgroho.js?ver=4.2.3
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://s.gravatar.com/js/gprofiles.js?ver=2015Sepaa
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/js/tie-scripts.js?ver=4.2.3
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-includes/js/wp-emoji-release.min.js?ver=4.2.3
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-includes/js/comment-reply.min.js?ver=4.2.3
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-lightbox-2/wp-lightbox-2.min.js?ver=1.3.4.1
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/optimizePressPlugin/lib/js/op-jquery-base-all.min.js?ver=2.5.0.2
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/style.css?ver=4.2.3
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-lightbox-2/styles/lightbox.min.css?ver=1.3.4
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/optimizePressPlugin/lib/assets/default.min.css?ver=2.5.0.2
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/css/jetpack.css?ver=3.6.1
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=1.2.1
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=1.11.2
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/logo-sm3.jpg
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://app.getresponse.com/view_webform.js?wid=12899805&mg_param1=1&u=5RzR
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Bonus-Lineup-August-2015-Revised-515w-q15.jpg
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/images/author_twitter.png
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/wait.jpg
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Download-Now-2.png
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/images/author_site.png
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/500x62-1.gif
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/images/author_facebook.png
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/wp-scope.jpg
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/button3.png
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bonus2.jpg
FAILED - (No max-age or expires) - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/images/author_google.png
FAILED - (2.4 minutes) - http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit_main.js
FAILED - (3.4 minutes) - http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js
FAILED - (4.6 minutes) - http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
FAILED - (5.0 minutes) - http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/745e0958e0427585d13d2ca87b64564a?s=60&d=mm&r=g
FAILED - (15.0 minutes) - http://cdn.syndication.twitter.com/widgets/tweetbutton/count.json?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmysite.com%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-scope-review-bonus%2F&callback=__twttr.receiveCount
FAILED - (15.0 minutes) - https://widgets.pinterest.com/v1/urls/count.json?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmysite.com%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-scope-review-bonus%2F&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fmysite.com%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-scope-review-bonus%2F&source=6&callback=PIN_1441664997693.f.callback[0]
FAILED - (15.0 minutes) - https://widgets.pinterest.com/v1/urls/count.json?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmysite.com%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-scope-review-bonus%2F&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fmysite.com%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-scope-review-bonus%2F&source=6&callback=PIN_1441664997693.f.callback[1]
FAILED - (15.0 minutes) - https://static.doubleclick.net/instream/ad_status.js
FAILED - (20.0 minutes) - http://connect.facebook.net/en/all.js
FAILED - (50.0 minutes) - http://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/js/recaptcha_ajax.js?1441665000433
WARNING - (60.0 minutes) - https://oauth.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/js/core:rpc:shindig.random:shindig.sha1.js?c=2
WARNING - (2.0 hours) - http://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js
WARNING - (2.0 hours) - https://yt3.ggpht.com/-myfaWFV5FT8/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/6jLQW9utX0k/s28-c-k-no/photo.jpg
WARNING - (6.0 hours) - https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/_Hgg2lbPhyQ/hqdefault.webp
WARNING - (20.6 hours) - http://assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png
WARNING - (24.0 hours) - https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/postmessageRelay?parent=http%3A%2F%2Fmysite.com
WARNING - (24.0 hours) - http://images.dmca.com/Badges/_dmca_premi_badge_2.png?ID=e1aa42d9-5bcb-4405-adca-7b30e8bda743
Use a CDN for all static assets: 50/100
FAILED - http://app.getresponse.com/view_webform.js?wid=12899805&mg_param1=1&u=5RzR
FAILED - https://app.getresponse.com/images/core/webforms/gradient_middle.png
FAILED - https://app.getresponse.com/images/core/webforms/lock.png
FAILED - http://app.getresponse.com/javascripts/core/webforms/webform-out.js?1441664996891
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-lightbox-2/styles/lightbox.min.css?ver=1.3.4
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/js/tie-scripts.js?ver=4.2.3
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-includes/js/comment-reply.min.js?ver=4.2.3
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-includes/js/wp-emoji-release.min.js?ver=4.2.3
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/style.css?ver=4.2.3
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/logo-sm3.jpg
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/500x62-1.gif
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/wp-scope.jpg
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/button3.png
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bonus2.jpg
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Bonus-Lineup-August-2015-Revised-515w-q15.jpg
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/wait.jpg
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Download-Now-2.png
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/images/author_site.png
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/images/author_twitter.png
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/optimizePressPlugin/lib/assets/default.min.css?ver=2.5.0.2
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/images/author_facebook.png
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/images/author_google.png
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/images/author_linkedin.png
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/images/author_youtube.png
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/images/author_pinterest.png
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/css/jetpack.css?ver=3.6.1
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/explaindio-local-profits-272x125.jpg
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/RepWarn-272x125.jpg
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tubepilot.jpg
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/images/patterns/body-bg35.png
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/images/main-menu-bg.png
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=1.11.2
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/images/stripe.png
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/images/home.png
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/userphoto/2.thumbnail.jpg?1386893824
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/wp-scope-box-55x55.jpg
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/explaindio-local-profits-55x55.jpg
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/RepWarn-55x55.jpg
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=1.2.1
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/images/stripes.png
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/optimizePressPlugin/lib/assets/images/bullet_block/16x16/1.png
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/images/stars-small.png
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/optimizePressPlugin/lib/js/op-jquery-base-all.min.js?ver=2.5.0.2
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-lightbox-2/wp-lightbox-2.min.js?ver=1.3.4.1
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/modules/wpgroho.js?ver=4.2.3
FAILED - http://mysite.com/wp-content/themes/sahifa/favicon.ico
FAILED - http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
CDN’s Used:
assets.pinterest.com : Akamai
fonts.googleapis.com : Google
s.gravatar.com : Edgecast
s0.wp.com : WordPress Jetpack
app.videoleadbox.net : Cloudflare
stats.wp.com : WordPress Jetpack
1.gravatar.com : Edgecast
images.dmca.com : NetDNA
www.google-analytics.com : Google
www.youtube.com : Google
pixel.wp.com : WordPress Jetpack
fonts.gstatic.com : Google
s.ytimg.com : Google
s-passets.pinimg.com : Edgecast
yt3.ggpht.com : Google
widgets.pinterest.com : Fastly
www.google.com : Google
static.doubleclick.net : Google
i.ytimg.com : Google
apis.google.com : Google
connect.facebook.net : Facebook
ajax.googleapis.com : Google
static.ak.facebook.com : Facebook
accounts.google.com : Google
syndication.twitter.com : Twitter
s-static.ak.facebook.com : Facebook
cdn.syndication.twitter.com : Fastly
www.facebook.com : Facebook
ssl.gstatic.com : Google
oauth.googleusercontent.com : Google
fbstatic-a.akamaihd.net : Akamai