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- NewspaperCloud Library Templates
- NewspaperCloud Library – Category Templates
- NewspaperDesign your Post Pages using the Cloud Library Templates
- NewspapertagDiv Cloud Library Plugin
- NewspaperCloudflare (CDN)
- NewspaperSingle External Shortcode and External Shortcode
- NewspaperSearch setup for custom post type
- NewspapertagDiv Composer – Website Manager
- NewspaperFlex Block Builder and Flex Loop Builder
- NewspaperModules Builder in Newspaper Theme
- NewspaperIntroduction to CPT and ACF with Newspaper Theme
- NewspaperCreate a frontend submission form
- NewspaperFilters and sorting for taxonomies
- NewspaperUser review system
- NewspaperHow to use the Google Maps API
- NewspaperWooCommerce: Happy “Add to Favorites!”
- NewspaperHow to insert a block inside the content of a post
- NewspaperHow to setup the Contact Page
- NewspaperPosts Loop Element
Hello,
This is most likely a plugin conflict. You even have an error at the top of your site: http://screencast.com/t/xU1jjRTI2
Please disable all plugins except visual composer, clear cache and reset cdn files if you use it.
Then only use this caching solution:
https://forum.tagdiv.com/cache-plugin-install-and-configure/
https://forum.tagdiv.com/cloudflare-cdn/
Thank you!
Hey Amit,
Why don’t you let us know about those some modifications that you did with .htaccess to get 100% Pagespeed score?
You may write the codes here or use pastebin.com to do so.
Also, have you made any further changes in functions.php or any other core files? Are settings for CloudFlare and WP Super cache is still what is described under the linked articles on Tagdiv?
Be more specific and don’t hesitate to share your optimization techniques that actually worked.
This community is a great place to help each other 🙂
Thank you.
Hey Chris,
Thanks again 🙂
This time, it was really easy for me to comprehend whatever you said above.
I received a quick response from my hosting provider saying that they are looking at my suggestions and will see what can be done. But they also repeated that they are not going to change the configuration of the entire server based on individual requests.
Let’s see what happens. Right now I have actovated the Super cache + cloudflare and I am getting pagespeed score of 90+ I will wait for their reponse and then re-look at everything I learn here.
And yes, I am a regular visitor of WPBeginner, WPMU etc. In fact, recently I tweaked my login page without using any plugin based on a nice post on WPMU 🙂
Cheers,
Nano
Hello, I am using Newspaper theme 7.3
Activated plugins-
Mobile theme
js composer
wp-super cache
Advanced Database Cleaner
tagDiv Social Counter
WP Smush
Yoast SEO
Using default htaccess provide by you
<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
<filesMatch "\.(js|css|html|php)$">
SetOutputFilter DEFLATE
</filesMatch>
</IfModule>
# BEGIN Expire headers
<ifModule mod_expires.c>
ExpiresActive On
ExpiresDefault "access plus 5 seconds"
ExpiresByType image/x-icon "access plus 604800 seconds"
ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access plus 604800 seconds"
ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 604800 seconds"
ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 604800 seconds"
ExpiresByType application/x-shockwave-flash "access plus 604800 seconds"
ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 604800 seconds"
ExpiresByType text/javascript "access plus 604800 seconds"
ExpiresByType application/javascript "access plus 604800 seconds"
ExpiresByType application/x-javascript "access plus 604800 seconds"
#ExpiresByType text/html "access plus 600 seconds"
#ExpiresByType application/xhtml+xml "access plus 600 seconds"
</ifModule>
# END Expire headers
WP- Super cache is configured using this https://forum.tagdiv.com/cache-plugin-install-and-configure/ tutorial
Cloudflare settings are configured using https://forum.tagdiv.com/cloudflare-cdn/ this tutorial
Still my scores are
PageSpeed Score
(86%)
YSlow Score
(57%)
Page Load Time
6.5s
Total Page Size
1.35MB
Requests
101
Please help me to get better speed.
@Chris: No issue! Happy to know that you don’t use Mobile theme. Now I will keep using Mobile responsive version of desktop theme in peace till they add some more features to it 🙂
Hello Ing Geek ,
Happy to see you here 🙂
Now I am really upset about my server. Just one month before, I shifted from Hostgator shared hosting to this new Managed WordPress hosting site powered by Google Cloud. I just read that it uses NGINX caching.
(Does it mean I can’t use Apache server based optimization techniques written by Chris> Though the system status under theme panel says it’s CentOS/Apache Server )
In this way, it must be a very powerful and strong platform. But then why is it having ” very large waiting and blocking time on timeline resource”? Is it because I asked them to deactivate all caching from my website?
I have asked a set all the questions raised by Chris above to my hosting provider and now waiting for their reply ( Saturday , Sunday support off) . My server is based in London and they do offer assistance for the modification of PHP variables.
I have also gone through your Spanish optimization code and have noted it down. I am not sure which code I should use but will surely give it a try. ( Sometimes I really think I should be a computer engineer , not electrical )
Let me if you know if you have any other optimization ( or any other ) feedback for my site.
Thank you for your insights.
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Nano.
Okay, I got it, but perhaps my previous comment was little confusing or my ability to comprehend your most recent answer is not good 🙂 So, let me try to make few of my queries simple.
1. I understood the use of caching but couldn’t understand the difference between server side caching and wordpress side caching.
2. Yes, currently I am not running any caching plugin just to check, test and increase the performance without the use of it but then is it possible to get 90+ Pagespeed score without WP Super cache and cloudflare etc ? ( Because I have seen that once I enable these two, my Pagespeed goes above 90 even now)
3. Based on my request ( because of not getting mobile theme run because of server side strong caching ) , my hosting provider has completely disabled all kind of server side caching for my site. Should I ask them to re-enable it?
4. I don’t know why my mobile theme was conflicting with server side caching. So, Is there any way in which I can be specific to instruct only following features under server caching so that I can be able to use mobile theme in future ( currently I disabled mobile theme and using default mobile responsive version of desktop theme?
5. Is it really necessary to use mobile theme because I can see that it kills various necessary features like smart lists on mobile theme ask users to reload page everytime they want to next list number which is very irritating on users poitn of view.
Please try to answer these questions after indulging few of cookies from this cute cookies jar 🙂

Thank you.
Thank you
Ok, but first we have to do this https://forum.tagdiv.com/cloudflare-cdn/
And then I have to modify the code?
Gracias!!!
I have been reading Chris’s custom optimizations for functions.php etc tutorial many times and today. I thought to make use of it for my website based on NewsPaper theme.
The sticky post by Chris is meant for NewsMag theme and I have no idea how compatible it is with Newspaper theme. Still I tried the most updated version of his optimisation code with name “/** CUSTOM OPTIM CODE : by Christopher Simmons – REV 8.17.16 */ ” using guidance written under this sticky thread
Here is the full code that I used is here Pastebin link
I also tried “slim version for newspaper them: june 2015” pastebin code here
along with one of above written codes ( not both at the same time)
I also added following things under HTACESS ( my htaccess file is here ), optimise my Database filesusing WP-optimise and WP-Sweep and have optimised my style.CSS using online minifaction tool suggested by Chris.
After trying all these things, though I felt that the backend and front of my site is comparably fast , but no considerable change in Page speed score or GTMatrix score.
Before all these customisation and optimization techniques:( Note: I have disabled all other caching plugins and CloudFlare since last few days to work on live raw site )
GTMATRiX Test Link: Click this
Pagespeed Test Link: Click this
PAGESPPED SCORE: MOBILE: 42 DESKTOP: 48
GTMATRIX SCORE: PAGESPEED SCORE: 56 YSLOW SCORE: 52
After making all these changes: ( Note: I have disabled all other cachine plugins and cloudflare since last few days to work on live raw site )
PAGESPEED SCORE: MOBILE: 42 DESKTOP: 50
GTMATRIX SCORE: PAGESPEED SCORE: 58 YSLOW SCORE: 56
So, the change in very minimal. Previosuly with WP Super cache and cloudflare, my GTmatrix scode used to be 95+gh under various threads here, many users have experienced 98+ pagespeed score after using Chris Techniques.
What am I doing wrong? Does Chris’s codes not support or work for Newspaper theme? Should I finally use slim mini newspaper version or the newsmag theme one ?
Is there any such thread for the NewsPaper theme?
Please help me to get answers for all these issues.
Thank you.
Hi Bogdan,
I have already setup the get-header related soultion provided by your and Andrei. I haven’t expereinced nor been reported by any of my authors for any such new errors but even before, it used to appear only few times. Let’s see if gets solved.
and yes, based on https://forum.tagdiv.com/system-status-parameters-guide/ , my hosting system is 2 times more capable than the recommended requirment set written there. My memory limit set to 128MB by hosting provider based on my request and it’s google cloud based capable managed WP hosting service.
Do you think in any possible way the “get header” issue can cause “fatar error” too ? just asking.
I will keep you updated if I will get reported again about this.
If the system panel status is to be believed- My Speedbooster plugin is active : https://i.snag.gy/SO0ZFB.jpg
May be it still move some CSS file to the footer but you are in better position to say if this can happen.
Ye, we do use WP Super cache as well as CloudFlare for speed optimization but currently, I have deactivated both to see the live version of my site instantly because I am doing lots of customizations these days.
Do caching works for fonts? I mean I optimize my site using Super cache and CloudFlare. Will it preload these fonts so that visitors won’t be able to notice this re-writing from happening ?
About the method to change the font directly in style.css here: http://screencast.com/t/fgEWZiXyZB9 , do the arrowed place to change the font family will change the default font not just for the title ( H1) but also for H2, H3,H4,H5,H6 all right?
I have uploaded “BentonSans Cond Bold” font using theme font uploading option, putting it’s name under the mentioned place in style.css at http://screencast.com/t/fgEWZiXyZB9 will work? Do I need to search for the name of the font family of “BentonSans Cond Bold” or simply putting this name there will work?
Thank you for all your help.
Hi
You don’t need a plugin to purge the cdn. If you use such a service that option will be available in your account, please check this link for more details: https://forum.tagdiv.com/cloudflare-cdn/
As for cache memory you can empty it them then deactivate the plugin used for cache.
Thanks!
But my speedbooster is deactivated this time ( as per system status) and I haven’t activated any Super Cache or cloudlfare at this time 🙁
Hello,
For a caching plugin please use this guide: https://forum.tagdiv.com/cache-plugin-install-and-configure/ as for the minify, we only recommend cludflare: https://forum.tagdiv.com/cloudflare-cdn/
Thank you!
Hello,
You can try to minify the css with cludflare: https://forum.tagdiv.com/cloudflare-cdn/ and also use gtmetrix to test your site not just the google testing tool as google can sometimes be wrong.
Thank you!
Hi!
I’ve been customising the theme and want try out an idea involving the Previous Article / Next Articles controls:

What PHP file are they created in? Is there one for each post template?
Thanks!
Matt
To hide Comments in page source code you need to Minify your HTML Code.
To enable minify you can use CloudFlare or any plugin that allows you to minify HTML.
Yes, you need to fix your content.
You cannot use any inline HTML,
for example
<p align="center">
needs to be
<p class="mycenterclass">
<table width="500">
needs to be
<table class="mywidth500">
etc.
Plugins which inject code into the AMP header need to be changed; or not used; and some things cloudflare may break the /amp/ endpoint CSS. Check the support forum for the AMP plugin to learn more on any issues you might have.
Hi Andrel,
Thank you for the detailed and valuable reply.
My website is hosted on a Google Cloud based Managed WordPress Hosting site and yes, they do have caching functionalities on their server. But isn’t it for good reasons rather than breaking some of the functionalities of my site? I mean caching are done for speed and optimizations of the site but it shouldn’t interfere with the UI of the site. Right?
With my understanding , caching serves few pre-saved static files and hence there can be delay in getting the fresh live version of the site. but in this case, I can easily see that even the latest published posts are immediately available on mobiles too. It doesn’t play with minifications, async/deferring JS files etc.
What I want to know is what should I ask my hosting providers to do. Should I tell them to remove caching or to moderate some specific caching functionalities?
As you know I have currently disabled the WP Super cache as well as cloudflare to get the immediate versions of my changes on my website. but do you think that by activating it again and deleting the cache few times can delete the caching done on server side too? I mean should I give it a try?
Please excuse if I am sounding foolish to these questions. I am just an experienced WordPress user but not developer or expert.
If at any point of time, you want to check the backend. I have already sent my login credentials on contact@tagdiv.com , please do look at things as I really want this mobile plugin version to work properly.
Thank you.
I have installed Newspaper theme very recently on my website tomatoheart.com and hence I have all the updated version of all themes and plugins. My Mobile plugin is active and I can see it’s settings under “Plugin settings”- “Mobile Theme”
I do have made some changes here like Search button colors or menu background colors but when I visit it on mobile – I only see the mobile responsive version of the desktop version, not the mobile plugin version.
A few days back, I did notice the mobile plugin versions ( with three featured and then latest articles) but it never remains permanent and now I can’t even see it.
Are there any things which I should enable or disable after installing and activating “Mobile Plugin” ? Since I am editing/modifying various things, hence I have disabled super cache and CloudFlare integration options, hence there should be no issues because of cache or cookies.
Also, please tell me what is the right way to use default default mobile responsive version of this theme rather than using mobile plugin version? Should I deactivate the plugin ? How much speed difference is there between mobile plugin version and mobile responsive version? If it’s very little or negligible , I would love to use the mobile responsive version with all visual composer elements.
3. Is there any way to design two different homepage design using Visual composer , one for mobile and other for desktop as we have options to do the same with other pages like Contact pages, about us page etc ( Mobile editor and desktop editor) ?
4. If the mobile plugin is disabled, still I have re-write – pages like ( about us, contact us etc) in mobile editor section of pages or it’s valid only in case , I have enabled mobile plugin?
Please help me to understand and correctly setup the mobile theme for my website. Thank you.
cloudflare? may be some other time. For the time being can you suggest me some good free plugins to minify the codes.
Theme doesn’t control the tags widget; that is built-in to WordPress. You can use a different tag plugin to do custom types, sizes, CSS format, etc.
If you’re advanced user, you can also cobble together your own element using the WP docs (codex) and drop that into a code box, in theory
https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_tag_cloud
Or see the plugin section on WordPress.org for the most popular tag plugins for use in sidebar or footer widget area.
eg.
https://wordpress.org/plugins/cool-tag-cloud/
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This reply was modified 9 years by
simchris.
Hey thanks for getting back to me! Thank you for the tips on coding, I am no coder I am a journalist and a videographer. I will have a look for the css properties, and I was unaware of the adding shrortcodes to the mobile pages. Thank you for your help!
I also did have a question on site speed, what are all of your recommendations for a heavy traffic site?
I have cloudflare but its off at the moment so I can work on it, I have wpsupercache and a dedicated server.
Thank you!
Nate
Hi, Radu 🙂
Funnily enough internally here for our news business we refer to the ‘dirty’ version of a story as one with all the bold, inline images, video, soundcloud, and the ‘clean’ version as one we keep in UTF-8 in a ACF custom field (for our main business, not for the news portals which pull from the mothership).
Which actually was going to lead me to my question – is there a way to disable TDC for ‘posts’ (toggle, filter, hook, function?) since we only plan to use for home page (‘pages’) ?
(( I’m going to post this question in the support forum for TDC. ))
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This reply was modified 9 years by
simchris.
i want to add right sidebar tag cloud but normally the number of tags too much. example : http://hizliresim.com/XdJAdR How we can decrease? thank you..
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This reply was modified 9 years by
notdefteri.
Hello,
It’s nothing strange at all. We do not recommend any minification options coming from plugins. W3 total cache is known to cause issues with our theme so if you can, please switch to wp super cache and these settings: https://forum.tagdiv.com/cache-plugin-install-and-configure/ as for the minification, we only recommend cloudflare: https://forum.tagdiv.com/cloudflare-cdn/
Thank you!