Top 4 Ways to Speed up a WordPress Website

If you are using WordPress on shared web hosting then you must be aware regarding website loading time because Google rank may be affected due to increased loading time or slow website speed. Below are the best way to boost website speed.

Ways to Speed up a WordPress Website

 

1.Caching Plugins


Catching WordPress pluygins helps a lot for returning website visitors and they can optimize website speed by decreasing loading time. Below are the top WordPress free cache plugins;
W3 Total cache
Quick Cache
Wp Super Cache
But you have to choose only one from these. All three plugins are best and you can use any one from them

2.gzip Compression


gzip compression helps very much in decreasing website loading time. It decrease loading time by decreasing the website codes such as scripts,html and css.
[ You can you WP Compression plugin to easily enable gzip compression without editing .htaccess file]

3.SEO Theme Framework


Loading time also depends on the WordPress theme framework and you must use a reputed theme framework. Below are top 4 recommended SEO theme frameworks and you can choose any from them;
Genesis Themes
Woo Themes
Thesis Theme
Catalyst Theme
Elegant Themes
Templatic Themes

4.Use JPEG Compression


If you are writing an article having a lot of images then you should use JPEG images in it because JPEG images can be compressed up to 40% without loosing clarity. There are two recommended plugin to compress JPEG file automatically.
WP Smush.it
JPG Image Quality