PageSpeed
Serve scaled images F (0) AVG SCORE: 69% IMAGES HIGH
Defer parsing of JavaScript F (0) AVG SCORE: 69% JS HIGH
Optimize images F (42) AVG SCORE: 69% IMAGES HIGH
Minimize redirects E (52) AVG SCORE: 87% CONTENT HIGH
Minimize request size D (61) AVG SCORE: 98% CONTENT HIGH
What is going on? My old theme was at least an B or C
Also I am getting the following error
Error Details: The Jetpack server was unable to communicate with your site http://www.evanino.com [HTTP 403]. Ask your web host if they allow connections from WordPress.com. If you need further assistance, contact Jetpack Support: http://jetpack.com/support/
No errors on my other sites! all this just started after installing Newspaper8
Google PageSpeed is
Desktop “POOR” 45/100
Mobile “NEEDS WORK” 66/100
Assistance needed or refund
You need to optimize your site, theme can’t do that for you.
Did you read the documentation and re-render your images to fit the new layouts/modules? Are you using an optimization plugin for images, or re-rendering after setting lower compression in your wp-config file?
I don’t work here. But I have 90+ on my sites with no caching plugin.
https://forum.tagdiv.com/how-to-make-the-site-faster/
https://forum.tagdiv.com/topic/tutorial-chriss-custom-optimizations-for-functions-php-etc/
https://forum.tagdiv.com/topic/score-100100-pagespeed-with-newspaper-wordpress-theme/
JetPack is hosted by WordPress; it’s not part of the theme; so issues with JetPack are not related to the theme, or any theme. It’s slow and a resource hog, and generally best to be avoided unless you have no choice.
Good luck!
Thanks Chris! I can’t believe you get 90+ without some kind cache plugin, and with Newspaper theme?
I am trying to work through this theme, It seems to be a resource hog itself. I even installed the so-called Speed booster from tagDiv, all I get is that messages that all my other plugins are bad.
I am going to try and replicate my site on another server and see if that helps.
We’re also using the TD Composer in place of Visual Composer; limit loading external elements; moved to web-safe fonts vs Google Fonts, disabled comments, etc., minified the main style css file and main js file.
I am using the ‘scripts to footer’ plugin in place of Speedbooster; and then put critical above the fold CSS inline in the head.
I cover some of this in my long winded thread (second link above).
Totally doable; there is just a “tweaking” needed with any complex theme.
Thanks again Chris
I will look into replacing Speed Booster after compressing images. I am currently using Force Regenerate Thumbnail, it will probably run all day since I have over 5000 images.
Make sure you adjust your php settings (see the status panel in theme admin) and ensure you have at least 64M allocated to WP in your wp-config.php file, also, when you get to next phase 😉
Chris S
Is your sticky speed post that you mention above still ok and valid to use ? Given updates etc I mean?
Most of it should be, assuming you’re running Apache/Linux. Note that the nice formatting of my code got kind of whacked when they moved to the new forum template…. soo.. might not be super readible/legible.
Kind of multiple threads going in my old mega thread — so, perhaps useful to work ‘backwards’ ?
a) some basic wp-config cleanups (add direct paths, memory change, image compression)
aa) htaccess stuff for common time to live, file type, redirect xmlrpc queries, etc.
b) some basic functions.php stuff to clean needless stuff in header of WP pages, remove stuff like XMLRPC stuff, some security stuff; remove ‘?’ queries on stuff (versioning);
c) optimize style.css with minifcation; compress main .js file per Google tool
d) consider moving to web-safe font stack and not loading ANY google fonts; have to hack out section in the main them booster function file, then search/replace the ‘font-family’ elements in the style.css (easier prior to minification, obviously)
e) put custom CSS bottom of style.css vs theme panel
advanced stuff included – un-enqueueing the main style.css, loading in footer; after generating “critical CSS’ with the critical CSS generator online; putting above the fold CSS in header.php (only way to remove render blocking css) ** not needed if moving to http/2 platform.
Super advanced peeps might choose to use mod-pagespeed, https, php 7, and http/2.
So, basically.. kind of a “test your speed,” (with *no* ads running); then make some mods; then retest couple of times, etc., rinse repeat.
I’m no longer using Newspaper – moved to NewsMag 3x last year entirely. Not yet on 4x. But also using TagDiv’s WPION thing as a beta test. (actually re-rendering thumbs for one test of that right now in other browser tab!).
Soooooooo….. basic Apache stuff, and WP-config.php stuff, and common sense thing for functions.php that do specific things — all useful. Good to research WHAT things do before using them.
I have tried dozens of cache, images compression plugins with very little luck. I don’t get it, most of the time main page on initial view does not load images. I have to refresh the page twice and then it still may or may not load properly.
All these plugins is like trying to solve a puzzle, some don’t work with each other and some don’t work with theme.
I truly love the newspaper 8 theme and the way it looks, but it runs like mac truck. SLOW and get terrible mileage.
I am loosing readership and visitors faster then the pages load, when can I do? I am testing on another server that is beefier, but not that much better results.
http://www.evanino.com is a site that has been running for 11 years and has a lot of visits, or use to.
I will go over the documentation once again, and play wack a mole trying to figure out what plays well with the theme.
Even when the site loads after a few refreshes, there is a hiccup in the load. I don’t understand why. I have never seen a theme act like this.
Was this theme created for only supper dupper fast host servers or what. I can not wrap my mind around this, so damn frustrating.
Well, remember the “theme” is not slow with F Rating — your site/setup is. Two totally different things. You also need to test with adverts off.
You need to do all the stuff noted on GTmetrix for your setup, from time to live, to gzip, to regenerating your images with compression, limiting calls to outside sites as that all slows things down, if using avatar photos use a local gravatar plugin, make sure you have enough RAM allocated, try to avoid plugins that do popups or rolls downs, avoid large background images (anything over 40k will massively slow down a page), consider using web-safe fonts and NOT a bunch of Google fonts; don’t use child theme as it’s a redirect; make sure you’re using PHP 5.6 or higher with opcache turned on (5.4 is a dog and way out of date; 5.2/5.3 are obsolete and should not be used unless no other choice for old code — which doesn’t apply to WordPress). Stuff like that.
Don’t use the lazy load animation on your posts/pages – disable that ‘effect.’ Consider not using the extra modules like related/more from other, or story ‘more to read’ flyout.
Get a good baseline for streamlined site, good page score — then turn on bells and whistles, evaluate the performance hit, and make choices.
I just switched all my AdSense ads to text-only, as I got sick of the 20 stupid crappy image, cookies and poor optimization of Google’s 10 year old image serving system. Their own ad server doesn’t meet modern pagespeed requirements, so why use it?
For example: I just did an install here; starting speed with 78; regenerated all thumbs with a compression factor of 50; switched off Google fonts, and moved to text ads; speed went to 90 with ads ‘on’ ! All that stuff seriously adds up.
Not sure if any of that helps. I was early adopter of Newspaper, Newsmag, and WPion. So, kinda a dinosaur around here. You might find my ancient thread helpful in the documentation > tutorials > DIY > best of forums. Maybe not.
Anyway – I have a 90 score right now, with no caching plugin and have not yet compressed the main style.css or main .js files, which should gain couple of points right there.
developing a new site. Could you take a look at let me know how I can improve it? Using newspaper theme and have followed as many tips as I could find in these forms. 🙂
http://dev.npwomenshealthcare.com/
thanks!
