{"id":222,"date":"2026-01-20T18:29:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/docs\/tips-and-tricks\/speed-up-your-website\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T17:27:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T17:27:53","slug":"speed-up-your-website","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/docs\/tips-and-tricks\/speed-up-your-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Speed Up Your Website"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"222\" class=\"elementor elementor-222\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf086ac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf086ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9746473 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9746473\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/docs-speed-1024x742.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1202\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/docs-speed-1024x742.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/docs-speed-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/docs-speed-768x557.jpg 768w, https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/docs-speed-1536x1113.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/brandberry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/docs-speed.jpg 1948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff73afd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff73afd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Website performance plays a key role in user experience and search engine rankings. Brandberry is built with performance in mind, but proper configuration is essential to achieve the best results.<\/p><p>In this section, you\u2019ll learn practical tips and best practices to optimize your website, reduce loading times, and improve overall performance.<\/p><p>We recommend reviewing these topics after completing your site setup to ensure your website runs smoothly and efficiently.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75130b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75130b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Plugins That Can Improve Performance<\/h3><h3>1. LiteSpeed Cache<\/h3><p><strong>LiteSpeed Cache<\/strong> is a powerful caching and performance optimization plugin, especially recommended if your hosting provider uses LiteSpeed servers. It helps reduce page load times by caching pages, optimizing CSS and JavaScript, and improving overall server performance.<\/p><p>This plugin is ideal for high-traffic websites and can significantly improve Core Web Vitals when configured correctly.<\/p><p>Plugin link: <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/litespeed-cache\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/litespeed-cache\/<\/a><\/p><h3>WP Meteor \u2013 Page Speed Optimization Topping<\/h3><p><strong>WP Meteor<\/strong> focuses on improving perceived performance by delaying non-critical JavaScript until user interaction. This helps pages load faster and improves metrics such as First Contentful Paint (FCP) and Largest Contentful Paint (LCP).<\/p><p>It works well alongside caching plugins and is especially useful for websites using page builders like Elementor.<\/p><p>Plugin link: <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-meteor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-meteor\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ecf18f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ecf18f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>1. Good Server<\/h3><p>First and most important of all\u00a0<strong>you will need a good server!!<\/strong><\/p><p>We recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/hosting.com\/hosting\/platforms\/wordpress-hosting\/?aid=dbd88a6c&amp;bid=5939a144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hosting.com<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/index.htm?afcode=966ac11c64877ad52ee0f042c2f44573\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Siteground<\/a><\/p><h3>2. Use a CDN<\/h3><ul><li>First we will use a CDN (Content Delivery Network) you can learn more about what&#8217;s a cdn here\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.treethemes.com\/hazel5\/\">http:\/\/www.wpbeginner.com\/beginners-guide\/why-you-need-a-cdn-for-your-wordpress-blog-infographic\/<\/a><\/li><li>I use cloudflare. Go here\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudflare.com\/\">https:\/\/www.cloudflare.com\/<\/a>\u00a0and create your account.<\/li><li>Now you need to add your website and change the dns of your domain to pointing to cloudflare.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>3. Change your htaccess file<\/h3><p>Add the following lines in the top of the file. Htaccess file is on the root of your wordpress installation.<\/p><pre>## EXPIRES CACHING ##\n&lt; IfModule mod_expires.c &gt;\nExpiresActive On\nExpiresByType image\/jpg \"access 1 year\"\nExpiresByType image\/jpeg \"access 1 year\"\nExpiresByType image\/gif \"access 1 year\"\nExpiresByType image\/png \"access 1 year\"\nExpiresByType text\/css \"access 1 month\"\nExpiresByType text\/html \"access 1 month\"\nExpiresByType application\/pdf \"access 1 month\"\nExpiresByType text\/x-javascript \"access 1 month\"\nExpiresByType application\/x-shockwave-flash \"access 1 month\"\nExpiresByType image\/x-icon \"access 1 year\"\nExpiresDefault \"access 1 month\"\n&lt; \/ IfModule &gt;\n## EXPIRES CACHING ##\n\n## ENABLE GZIP COMPRESSION ##\n&lt; ifModule mod_gzip.c &gt;\nmod_gzip_on Yes\nmod_gzip_dechunk Yes\nmod_gzip_item_include file .(html?|txt|css|js|php|pl)$\nmod_gzip_item_include handler ^cgi-script$\nmod_gzip_item_include mime ^text\/.*\nmod_gzip_item_include mime ^application\/x-javascript.*\nmod_gzip_item_exclude mime ^image\/.*\nmod_gzip_item_exclude rspheader ^Content-Encoding:.*gzip.*\n&lt; \/ ifModule &gt;\n\n# 1 Month for most static assets\n&lt; filesMatch \".(css|jpg|jpeg|png|gif|js|ico)$\" &gt;\nHeader set Cache-Control \"max-age=2592000, public\"\n&lt; \/ filesMatch &gt;\n<\/pre><blockquote><p><strong>NOTE<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0Remove the spaces on\u00a0<\/span>IfModule<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>filesMatch<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0tags<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><p>Learn how to work with htaccess file\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/varvy.com\/pagespeed\/htaccess.html\">https:\/\/varvy.com\/pagespeed\/htaccess.html<\/a><\/p><p>More about gzip compression\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/varvy.com\/pagespeed\/enable-compression.html\">https:\/\/varvy.com\/pagespeed\/enable-compression.html<\/a><\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e82fce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e82fce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Image Optimization<\/h3><p><strong>Always optimize images<\/strong> before or after uploading them to your website.\u00a0 Large, uncompressed images can significantly slow down page loading times.<\/p><p>We recommend using an image optimization plugin to automatically compress both existing images and future uploads.<\/p><p>Popular solutions include <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/ewww-image-optimizer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EWWW Image Optimizer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/tiny-compress-images\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TinyPNG \u2013 Compress Images<\/a>, and similar tools.<\/p><p>Some optimization plugins also support converting images to modern formats such as <code>.webp<\/code>, which helps reduce file size while preserving image quality. The <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/performance-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Performance Lab <\/a>plugin can assist with automatic image format conversion and additional performance improvements.<\/p><p>Using proper image compression and modern image formats is one of the easiest and most effective ways to improve your website\u2019s performance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Website performance plays a key role in user experience and search engine rankings. Brandberry is built with performance in mind, but proper configuration is essential to achieve the best results. In this section, you\u2019ll learn practical tips and best practices to optimize your website, reduce loading times, and improve overall performance. 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