How to Speed Up Your WordPress Website (Simple Guide)

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  • @SharonKyle00
    @SharonKyle00 4 роки тому +30

    I am not a developer. I set up my own Wordpress site and have posted to it daily for more than a dozen years. I rely on UA-cam to teach me how to do things like improve page speed, domain authority, etc. Your explanations are, by far, better than any I've seen in 12 years!! thank you

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  4 роки тому +1

      That's awesome to hear! Thank you.

  • @stan-woods
    @stan-woods 3 роки тому +11

    After MONTHS of searching for ANY type of solution, I finally found you.
    You have NO idea how much this helped. From 18 seconds to 3! Thank You a lot!

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  3 роки тому

      You're welcome!

    • @chetanambi
      @chetanambi 3 роки тому +1

      @Stan Which of the steps helped you? Did WP Rocket helped you?

  • @catusharagarwal
    @catusharagarwal 3 роки тому +3

    My portal's speed went from 64 to 91 only by following the cloudflare step. Love you Man !

  • @samirsamir7779
    @samirsamir7779 4 роки тому +22

    this is what we call a "high quality content" , thank you

  • @candiskull1
    @candiskull1 4 роки тому +13

    First up, thanks for this beautifully done tutorial. You're so professional. I followed all your steps yet can't get nowhere near 90%.

    • @DenisMcCaul
      @DenisMcCaul 3 роки тому +14

      He only had 7 plugins, (most wp sites have 20+), no analytics, a blog post so no page builder DOM elements etc. These page speed tutorial videos always use very basic pages or posts to optimizer so they are guaranteed top transformational before after results. You never see them take on a real life complex homepage or long service page.

  • @_RafayVlogz
    @_RafayVlogz 2 роки тому +3

    Before it was 63% performance, now it is 99% performance
    Thank you ❤️ my dear .. for helping me alot

  • @scotts8926
    @scotts8926 4 роки тому +33

    It's always depressing to watch a tutorial like this and realize you're already doing all of the things they recommend, and still have lousy site speed.

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  4 роки тому +4

      Then you might want to check out our advanced guide on page speed: ahrefs.com/blog/advanced-pagespeed-guide/
      - SQ

    • @siddharththakur5978
      @siddharththakur5978 4 роки тому +12

      All of them are the same. Doesn't solve the problem and only hungry for views.

    • @nextinstitute7824
      @nextinstitute7824 4 роки тому +3

      @@siddharththakur5978 I don't agree! He is so thorough. I suddenly understand the underlying reasoning of these tweeks and that works fine for me! As I can now give the proper briefing to my tech people. It's personal, I guess.

    • @siddharththakur5978
      @siddharththakur5978 4 роки тому +5

      @@nextinstitute7824 you are right. He is good with explanation because the things he said are very basic. I already knew them. But even after applying these, i didn't see a significant increase in speed.

  • @neuro.shira1
    @neuro.shira1 2 роки тому

    I had issues with website speed, and now I tried WP rocket. The change is astounding! Thank you so much for your video.

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  2 роки тому

      Glad it helped!🙌
      -Helen

  • @SpanishINAtlanta
    @SpanishINAtlanta 4 роки тому +24

    What a great simple easy to understand tutorial!!! Muchas gracias dude! Video editing and visual elements while explaining the concepts were on point. Small businesses like mine can't afford to hire expensive help so learning some of the basics is essential. I appreciate your work!

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  4 роки тому

      You're very welcome!

    • @kiyagaalecksclay5025
      @kiyagaalecksclay5025 2 роки тому

      His visual and simple explanations they left me with no option, to like and immediately click the subscribe button, the guy is genius and i was thinking that if he gets the course i believe it can be much easier to learn it.

  • @matthummel1279
    @matthummel1279 2 роки тому

    Between the plugin and updating my php on cpanel, my mobile score went from 17 to 86. Thanks so much for this video!

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  2 роки тому

      Awesome! Glad it helped!
      -Helen

  • @BudionoSukses
    @BudionoSukses 4 роки тому +39

    nice sharing, Sam Oh..

  • @CaerelsJan
    @CaerelsJan 4 роки тому +2

    The part about the DNS server was superwell explained! Very happy to have seen that performance ranking of DNS providers. Apparently the same website also shows how fast the DNS providers respond in different locations.

  • @livingbreed
    @livingbreed 4 роки тому +5

    Thumbnail Of The Year 🏅🎖🏅

  • @nurulislam-xw1di
    @nurulislam-xw1di 3 роки тому

    I used your 2 plugins that you recommended. It is wow. My website is very fast than ever. Thank you very much.

  • @digitalartwithvladislavray1522
    @digitalartwithvladislavray1522 4 роки тому +12

    I clicked because of the thumbnail. Awesome thumbnail by the way :)

  • @ildarkhakimov3075
    @ildarkhakimov3075 Рік тому

    really impressed with your youtube channel, you guys are consistently producing super high quality content and Sam is great at speaking too

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  Рік тому

      Glad you enjoy it! :)
      -Helen

  • @lastofuspartii8946
    @lastofuspartii8946 4 роки тому +4

    Such good animations and explanations. You deserve more views

  • @jenatunnesajeny4310
    @jenatunnesajeny4310 2 роки тому +1

    Gone straight from 42 to 98 for mobile in page speed insight! Thanks a lot!

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  2 роки тому

      Sounds great! Happy for you :)
      -Helen

  • @ExploringLife
    @ExploringLife 3 роки тому +5

    Excellent presentation... Precise and straight, good voice and sentences, no extras mktg words, extraordinary explanation with few words... Good content for non_tech users... Thanks a lot

  • @kennyreyes7750
    @kennyreyes7750 3 роки тому +1

    38 to 88 after making this changes, great video, great tutorial!

  • @10Web
    @10Web 3 роки тому +8

    This was a super great video. Really simple and so clear. Beginners will appreciate it. Thank you, you've done a great job with the editing as well. Looking forward to more tutorials like this.

  • @expertmovers4058
    @expertmovers4058 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much Sam you are a charm I went on hiring a freelancer for only this purpose you know how much she asked 210$ oh my gosh and i got best results in 39$ that's hilarious. It really worked for me

  • @houseandhomesittersltd467
    @houseandhomesittersltd467 4 роки тому +6

    Awesome tutorial. What a gift you have in explaining complex issues in such a simple manner! Thank you 🙏🏼

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  4 роки тому +1

      Glad it was helpful!

  • @sicongroup4356
    @sicongroup4356 3 роки тому

    I have tested every test - you are the guy in fact this is more money for me jst to optimized people WordPress site

  • @alexlefkowitz
    @alexlefkowitz 4 роки тому +3

    SiteGround hosting comes with a plugin (SG Optimizer) that has all of the same features as WP Rocket. Should I use it or still get WP Rocket?

    • @oqba
      @oqba 4 роки тому +1

      First of all try to optimize your website speed without plugins because on the majority of cases they cause problems.

    • @CraigMullins1
      @CraigMullins1 4 роки тому +1

      Site ground recommends only using there plugin. They can play well together jsut make sure to read all the FAQ's.... Otherwise sitegrounds supercacher won't work

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  4 роки тому +2

      Did SiteGround's plugin help with your site speed?
      - SQ

    • @CraigMullins1
      @CraigMullins1 4 роки тому

      Ahrefs yea it’s been getting a lot better lately. They have been actively developing it. Only works on siteground tho

    • @alexlefkowitz
      @alexlefkowitz 4 роки тому

      @@AhrefsCom Yes and no. After enabling the SG equivalent options you mentioned desktop score went from 16 to 78 (google page speed insights)
      But Mobile went from 7 to a "?"....
      I didn't even know it was possible to score a question mark lol

  • @extremefeatshub
    @extremefeatshub 3 роки тому

    Thanks mate, The site speed on moble increased from 33 to near 87. Great Tutorial :)

  • @MyJCows
    @MyJCows 4 роки тому +3

    Found the video helpful, thank you. One thing, you say to enable CDN and specify CNAME, but WP Rocket's instructions say not to do that if the CDN is Cloudflare, just left both unchecked/blank?

  • @naturaltv817
    @naturaltv817 2 роки тому

    This is the great video, I'm abir mahbub from Bangladesh, looking for video which can help me, but didn't find any video, after all find out your video, this helped me pretty much

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  2 роки тому

      Glad it helped! 🙏
      -Helen

  • @AnilArya51
    @AnilArya51 4 роки тому +3

    Can you show how to set things up on wp cache plugin as it's free and also it great explanation I did some settings it shows a better results now .

  • @Ezekiel333
    @Ezekiel333 2 роки тому

    Great video! I immediately switched my DNS to cloudflare and installed WP Rocket.

  • @TonyPearl
    @TonyPearl 4 роки тому +3

    Fantastic tutorial - thank you so much!
    I took your advice for one of my sites that was running SO slowly, and it helped quite a bit. It's still not quite where it needs to be, but at least it's better for now. Thanks again!

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  4 роки тому

      You're welcome!

    • @onlineeducation6821
      @onlineeducation6821 4 роки тому

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  • @patrikzimmermann
    @patrikzimmermann 3 роки тому +1

    You located Germany in Poland 😃 Great video, thanks a lot

  • @sahilkaushal2628
    @sahilkaushal2628 4 роки тому +3

    Awesome video man! BTW can you guys do a video on more of the designing features of a website? More like how the homepage should look like and things to keep in mind while designing a website. How to make your website more interesting for users and stuff.

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  4 роки тому

      We'll consider it 🙂
      - SQ

    • @Imel520f
      @Imel520f 4 роки тому

      yes please I would like to see the video too..

  • @YeseerahALawal
    @YeseerahALawal 2 роки тому

    Thankkk you soooo much.. I've been on this since morning, had issues with the cloudflare nameserver change- reached out for support, then the second step was not smooth until I found a way around uploading the large zipped file, third step is yet to be done, and 4th is done... Ah, I'm so glad to see my site load this quick!.. crossed off my to-do hamdan.

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  2 роки тому

      Great to hear that!
      -Helen

  • @Caothugamingtaixiu
    @Caothugamingtaixiu 4 роки тому +18

    wow, great

  • @Mulong42
    @Mulong42 Рік тому

    That is very simple and clear explanations of how site speed performance work. Great job ahref ;)

  • @nicolapigozzo
    @nicolapigozzo 4 роки тому +3

    Does Webp images work on iphone and mac? As far as i know they don't. Any suggestion?

    • @CaerelsJan
      @CaerelsJan 4 роки тому

      Yes, fallback implementation

    • @nicolapigozzo
      @nicolapigozzo 4 роки тому

      @@CaerelsJan how does it work?

    • @CaerelsJan
      @CaerelsJan 4 роки тому +1

      @@nicolapigozzo like this:

  • @SophiaRuslan
    @SophiaRuslan 2 роки тому

    Thanks a lot. My site score of 74 jump up to 98. Easy tutorial to understand & follow. 👍🏻

  • @dariolichtensteiger9450
    @dariolichtensteiger9450 4 роки тому +43

    10:10 I knew the world is flat!!!

  • @elCastilloC
    @elCastilloC 4 роки тому +1

    Excelent explanation. I got rid of many doubts regarding this topic. Worth the time!

  • @haydene3802
    @haydene3802 4 роки тому +3

    How can someone test the javascript minimizing feature before pushing it live? It was the part around 7:40

    • @LetsCreateYourWEBSITE
      @LetsCreateYourWEBSITE 3 роки тому

      well the best thing to set up a stage/test website before you push such major changes to live site. You can check stage site manually and for advance trouble shoot use a browser plugin to detect the JS errors.

  • @sajibmallick7080
    @sajibmallick7080 4 роки тому +2

    Awesome tips for speed optimization, specially for non developers.

  • @GM-xk1nw
    @GM-xk1nw 4 роки тому +5

    Humans: Nothing new, everyone knows these things.
    Bots: OMG great video, this is inspiring you have changed my life.

  • @Nishk118
    @Nishk118 9 місяців тому

    very detailed and professional tutorial bro thanks..

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  9 місяців тому

      Glad you liked it 🙌
      -Helen

  • @adityaarsharmapersonal
    @adityaarsharmapersonal 4 роки тому +5

    Laughs In Litespeed 🔥😎.

  • @JamesWelbes
    @JamesWelbes 4 роки тому +3

    I was having all sorts of insane cache issues. Turned out it was cloudflare causing it. I had to disable it, sites wouldn't even load

    • @AFA111
      @AFA111 4 роки тому +1

      Cloudflare is worst, my site speed went from 77 to 52 real quick. I'd not recommend anyone to go with Cloudflare.

    • @notmyname6452
      @notmyname6452 4 роки тому

      Had the same experience. Tried everything and my site was still better off without it, thought I was crazy...

  • @roughson
    @roughson 3 роки тому +1

    Such an honest and simple tut. Thanks Sam !

  • @turnittoglue
    @turnittoglue 4 роки тому +3

    if like me you know nothing about Cloud flare and all that it isn't as simple as what is made out here. Since changing my nameservers my Email no longer works - so be sure to know what you are doing... Maybe mentioning that would have been helpful rather than making it look like a quick and easy fix.

    • @dougtriplett
      @dougtriplett 4 роки тому

      Did you move your MX settings too?

    • @dougtriplett
      @dougtriplett 4 роки тому

      Also if you did, make sure that there is an A record for the mail sub domain. This A record can’t be proxies. Cloud flare will do this proxy by default, so turn it off.

    • @turnittoglue
      @turnittoglue 4 роки тому

      @@dougtriplett No, I didn't. However, I have just reverted back now and stopped using Cloudflare.

  • @rafaelleto152
    @rafaelleto152 Рік тому

    Yay!! my website is significantly better, thank you!

  • @dhruvvy
    @dhruvvy 4 роки тому +3

    What about multiple requests that shows up in page speed results?

  • @stanhatz6738
    @stanhatz6738 3 роки тому

    A great presentation for website owners that are not web developers.

  • @imamdarmady5363
    @imamdarmady5363 4 роки тому +4

    when we minify the css, the website will look messy. how to fix it?

  • @im_ravindra
    @im_ravindra 2 роки тому

    Hey thank you for valuable guide. I have a question, what if we do have a website other than WordPress platform. Then how to improve website speed on mobile. Please share a link if any related videos already there.?

  • @Cgwala_Update
    @Cgwala_Update 3 роки тому

    vry usefull information sir thanku vry much & love u

  • @pickupbrain
    @pickupbrain 4 роки тому +2

    Thanks for the content. My site speed is great but as soon as I add adsense, it drops significantly. Is there any workaround?

  • @RalfWenda
    @RalfWenda 3 роки тому

    Great. Pagespeed Insights from 18 to 40 without CDN. Just with the other options :) But now I will switch to CDN too. THX.

  • @nurjoyislam
    @nurjoyislam 4 роки тому

    This video is going to help a lot of WordPress users. Though I am already following all the guides described in the video. But, I liked the presentation very much as always.

  • @dhruv407
    @dhruv407 3 роки тому

    GREAT video!! Thanks for sharing!!

  • @MySideHustleStash
    @MySideHustleStash 4 роки тому

    Binge-watching all of these videos.
    Let me get my 🍿 😎

  • @PhillyMDj
    @PhillyMDj 4 роки тому

    Best informational video's out there!

  • @oqba
    @oqba 4 роки тому

    Thanks Sam for your helpful tuto.
    I'm a freelancer on fiverr as a wordpress speed specialist.

  • @digitallabour3693
    @digitallabour3693 3 роки тому

    great informative tutorial... thanks bro

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  2 роки тому

      Thanks for watching!
      -Helen

  • @mdabdullatifsagor2260
    @mdabdullatifsagor2260 3 роки тому

    Thank you for making this tutorial.

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  3 роки тому

      You're very welcome!
      -Helen

  • @trending.movies.explainer
    @trending.movies.explainer 2 роки тому

    Sir you are a very good teacher and you have a unique style thanks sir for this informative video

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  2 роки тому

      It's our pleasure 🙏
      -Helen

  • @georgesjeandenis
    @georgesjeandenis 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent guide! Thank you very much for this information. I usually dread optimizing websites for speed but you just made my work 10 times easier.

  • @MarioMangonearchitect
    @MarioMangonearchitect 3 роки тому

    thanks, your suggestions improved my website's speed

  • @entertainmentarena29
    @entertainmentarena29 Рік тому

    Thanks for sharing this amazing video. It was really helpful. But then, my WP Rocket plugin isn't showing Minify HTML and optimize Google fonts as shown in your video. What could have happened?

  • @andyz_w3584
    @andyz_w3584 4 роки тому

    fantastic !!! i'm not a techie but totally understood, really easy to follow up with every steps.

  • @eddiegutierrezjr6226
    @eddiegutierrezjr6226 2 роки тому

    So I've used imagify and it for sure makes a noticeable difference in quality. As a photographer I do not recommend any plugins because it's critical to show case your images with any artifacting caused by these so called "lossless compression"

  • @NazmulTechTips
    @NazmulTechTips 4 роки тому

    As always the best video on the Internet ❤❤

  • @ankurgautam3066
    @ankurgautam3066 3 роки тому

    Thnx for helping us.
    Also thnx for considering India in your example 😁

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  3 роки тому

      Thanks for watching!
      -Helen

  • @walterruiz8527
    @walterruiz8527 4 роки тому

    You are the real mvp bro.. awesome video!

  • @SothearithKONGMrMuyKhmer
    @SothearithKONGMrMuyKhmer Рік тому

    Thank you! This is really helpful! 😘

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  Рік тому

      Glad to hear that 🎉
      -Helen

  • @smaqd
    @smaqd 3 роки тому

    Wow, excellent delivery! You just became one of my fav UA-camrs by the 7 min mark. And your voice is relaxing dude, although not as much as Morgan Freeman. But your content rocks like a Classic Rock Band!

  • @irinagordon2652
    @irinagordon2652 Рік тому

    Thank you, this was a great tutorial and exactly what I was looking for!

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  Рік тому

      Glad it was helpful :)
      -Helen

  • @learnwithnorlyn
    @learnwithnorlyn 3 роки тому +1

    Just the best. Thank you!

  • @mNouman
    @mNouman 4 роки тому

    I have been optimising numerous websites and that’s exactly what I do !! Although a few more tricks can be done like using sub domain CDNs etc

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  4 роки тому +1

      👍

    • @bz7568
      @bz7568 4 роки тому

      Hi Nouman! How can I contact you to optimise mine?

  • @chandikalakshan468
    @chandikalakshan468 4 роки тому

    Valuable video with a excellent presentation.

  • @KristianPage
    @KristianPage 2 роки тому

    Thanks mate, very helpful.

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  2 роки тому

      Glad to hear it! Thanks :)
      -Helen

  • @chasefly
    @chasefly 2 роки тому

    This definitely helped boost my pagespeed scores! Thanks for giving such concrete steps that are hard to find anywhere else.

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  2 роки тому

      Happy to help! 🙌
      -Helen

  • @gaelicmemories
    @gaelicmemories 4 роки тому +1

    Excellent advice, my poor site only ranks 7 on mobile page speed and 21 on Ahrefs, hopefully this will improve :)

  • @420alt
    @420alt 4 роки тому +1

    This helped improve my site speed and was very easy to follow. Thank you!

  • @charleswilliams4560
    @charleswilliams4560 2 роки тому

    Great video, im always looking how to speed up my websites.

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  2 роки тому

      Glad it was helpful!
      -Helen

  • @donte_henley
    @donte_henley 4 роки тому

    I did not like WP-Rocket before watching this but I'm coming around. I'll stick to my Autoptimize with Fastest Cache duo for right now but this is helpful for when i run into clients who already use WP Rocket

  • @rafaelantoniogomezhilario6063
    @rafaelantoniogomezhilario6063 3 роки тому +1

    wow thanks for this tips bro

  • @FutureGenCanada
    @FutureGenCanada 2 роки тому

    Thank you for your educational videos

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  2 роки тому +1

      Glad you like them! :)
      -Helen

  • @AdrianusTumewu
    @AdrianusTumewu 3 роки тому

    Big Great! regards, from Indonesia

  • @yepyep2962
    @yepyep2962 3 роки тому

    my website went from 6 seconds to 4 seconds for full page load time by following all your steps!

  • @aslike4me
    @aslike4me 4 роки тому +1

    You are the best!

  • @talfrei
    @talfrei 3 роки тому

    I'm using CloudFlare for DNS. But I also have installed the CF Cache plugin for Wordpress. Would you suggest using WP Rocket instead of CF Cache?

  • @tenminutetokyo2643
    @tenminutetokyo2643 4 роки тому

    Well the graphics and sound effects are way cool.

  • @ammarulhaq9790
    @ammarulhaq9790 4 роки тому

    Worked for me..desktop at 92 RN
    ❤️

  • @jeanparacelse
    @jeanparacelse 3 роки тому +1

    My site is hosted on Cloudways AWS. Cloudways uses the Breeze caching plugin to do all sort of optimization but my site speed scores are still low. Do you think I should ditch their Breeze plugin and use WP Rocket instead?
    Also, why do you need a CDN if you're already using Cloudflare? Isn't Cloudflare a CDN itself?

  • @kaludactn
    @kaludactn 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the good advices. If my traffic on my website is mainly from local user is it worth to use a Cloufare CDN?

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  4 роки тому

      You may not see as big of a benefit.
      - SQ

  • @vincentdvarela
    @vincentdvarela 2 роки тому

    Great tutorial! Thank you!

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  2 роки тому

      You're very welcome! :)
      -Helen

  • @Xhivam
    @Xhivam 4 роки тому +1

    Awesome information gained today.
    You made my day.

  • @nobabcox
    @nobabcox 3 роки тому

    Thank you so much. It's really amazing and So much Informative.

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  3 роки тому

      Glad it was helpful! :)
      -Helen

  • @adstutorials5767
    @adstutorials5767 3 роки тому

    Valuable tutorial... Thanks so much!!

  • @sheikhshagor6040
    @sheikhshagor6040 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you sam Oh. It's Really Helpful For Us. I appreciate Your Hard Work. Please Make Another Tutorial for WordPress Website Security 🤣

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  4 роки тому

      We'll consider it, but it's probably out of scope of what we know.
      - SQ

  • @sewqmachineservice824
    @sewqmachineservice824 2 роки тому +1

    This video was incredibly valuable. I wasn't able to locate the WP Rocket plugin on WP today so I went with WP Optimize. Do you know, by chance, if WP Rocket has changed it's name to something else? I also wasn't able to change the namservers as my host company (I forgot what you called it) didn't allow for that to happen. I have a lot to learn and your video was a great starting point. THANK YOU!

    • @AhrefsCom
      @AhrefsCom  2 роки тому

      Thank you for watching!
      -Helen