Premium content: Speed optimization 101 – Jono Alderson

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You’ll find an overview of the contents below the video.

Content

0:16 – 1:28: What are we going to discuss?
1:28 – 10:38: Why is site speed important?
10:28 – 24:36: How do you measure speed & what metrics are useful?
24:36 – 31:12: What are the rules of site speed?
31:12 – 32:41: Rule 0: Load less stuff (basics)
32:41 – 33:45: Rule 0: Load less stuff (advanced)
33:45 – 34:39: Rule 1: Tidy up WordPress (basics)
34:39 – 36:39: Rule 1: Tidy up WordPress (advanced)
36:39 – 37:43: Rule 2: Bolt on a CDN (basics)
37:43 – 38:41: Rule 2: Bolt on a CDN (advanced)
38:41 – 41:00: Rule 3: Get better hosting
41:00 – 42:05: Rule 4: Use static page cache
42:05 – 43:08: Rule 5: Optimize your resources (basics)
45:48 – 50:06: Rule 6: Use AMP (?)
50:05 – 51:03: Things we’re not doing, but you should consider
51:03 – 53:28: Resources and further reading
53:28: Bonus: rainbow unicorn kitten