Removing Non Essential Scripts in WordPress to Boost Speed
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If this is a duplicate post or someone has already asked this i do apologize. Ive been seeking help in increasing our page speed for sometime now and to no avail. https://tools.pingdom.com/#5e9dc9ab78000000 - Seems our page has just too many scripts which is a drag on the load time. We have a dedicated server and dont think its the issue as other websites on there load just fine.
Something about this website www.catdi.com that just makes it top heavy. I've tried a CDN and that didn't work in fact it made it slower..My question is i believe there's a way to remove, or combine all these scripts that are increasing our load time?
Carlos
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@imagesalons yes it does seem as though you have some major issues with this site. I have tried running a GT Metrix test and it can't complete, see here https://gtmetrix.com/?job_error=NExjlvoc this suggests that something is very CPU heavy or causing errors.
As you are on WordPress you could try disabling plugins and testing the site until you find one that is causing the issue. Then remove/replace it.
If you have good hosting support you might want to reach out to them for guidance too.
Keep us posted on your progress.
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Yes, of course. Minify html code and CSS always is going to improve your speed.
Besides, if you remove some non-crucial plugins in WordPress your site will load faster, too.
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