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Leon Chevalier @speedifypress.com · 23h

Quick wins: CompressX for images, OMGF to localize Google Fonts, then SpeedifyPress for unused CSS, JS delay, lazy images, fonts, caching. #WooCommerce #GeneratePress #WebPerf
https://adventuresinwordpressing.substack.com/p/generatepress-a-lightweight-rocket

GeneratePress – A Lightweight Rocket or Just Hype? 🚀

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Leon Chevalier @speedifypress.com · 1d

Final polish: fixed Slick slider by allowlisting its selectors so CSS/JS optimizations didn’t clip it. #WooCommerce #GeneratePress #WebPerf
https://adventuresinwordpressing.substack.com/p/generatepress-a-lightweight-rocket

GeneratePress – A Lightweight Rocket or Just Hype? 🚀

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Leon Chevalier @speedifypress.com · 2d

GeneratePress stayed light: no bundled JS widgets; I added Slick to keep parity with other tests. #WooCommerce #GeneratePress #WebPerf
https://adventuresinwordpressing.substack.com/p/generatepress-a-lightweight-rocket

GeneratePress – A Lightweight Rocket or Just Hype? 🚀

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Leon Chevalier @speedifypress.com · 3d

Initial mobile score: 72. Best out-of-the-box so far vs Divi 32, Elementor 61/68, Oxygen 69, Avada 64, WPBakery 55, Astra 66. #WooCommerce #Kadence #WebPerf
https://adventuresinwordpressing.substack.com/p/kadence-theme-hitting-the-high-notes

Kadence Theme – Hitting the High Notes of Performance? 🎶

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Leon Chevalier @speedifypress.com · 4d

Oxygen test: “One Page 2” theme, GTM/GA added, duplicated elements for a tough baseline - then tuned to perfect 100. #WooCommerce #OxygenBuilder #WebPerf
https://adventuresinwordpressing.substack.com/p/supercharging-oxygen-builder-to-a

Supercharging Oxygen Builder to a Perfect 100⚡

From stock to lightning-fast with SpeedifyPress, OMGF and smart tweaks

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Leon Chevalier @speedifypress.com · 5d

JS control that sticks: delay render-blocking files, load problem scripts last, keep menus responsive with tiny shims. #WooCommerce #WordPress #WebPerf
https://github.com/SpeedifyPress/SpeedifyPress/

GitHub - SpeedifyPress/SpeedifyPress: Real-world WordPress performance plugin for developers & agencies. Speedify your sites with expert-grade tools.

Real-world WordPress performance plugin for developers & agencies. Speedify your sites with expert-grade tools. - SpeedifyPress/SpeedifyPress

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Leon Chevalier @speedifypress.com · 6d

Initial score 67 matched other themes (Kadence 72, Oxygen 69, Divi 32, WPBakery 55, Elementor 61/68, Avada 64, Astra 66). Then the fun began. #WooCommerce #GeneratePress #WebPerf
https://adventuresinwordpressing.substack.com/p/generatepress-a-lightweight-rocket

GeneratePress – A Lightweight Rocket or Just Hype? 🚀

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Leon Chevalier @speedifypress.com · 7d

Kadence on test: fresh WP, starter theme, GTM/GA added, slider + accordion for realism. Started strong, then tuned to 100 PSI. #WooCommerce #Kadence #WordPress
https://adventuresinwordpressing.substack.com/p/kadence-theme-hitting-the-high-notes

Kadence Theme – Hitting the High Notes of Performance? 🎶

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Leon Chevalier @speedifypress.com · 8d

Nice work!

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Leon Chevalier @speedifypress.com · 9d

Logged-in caching: role-separated caches; exclude the admin bar. Cache home, product, cart, checkout—carefully.
https://adventuresinwordpressing.substack.com/p/woocommerce-can-you-actually-get #WordPress #WooCommerce

WooCommerce: Can You Actually Get a Speedy Store?

Woo that flies - even for logged-in users. Sounds impossible, right?

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Leon Chevalier @speedifypress.com · Aug 5

Locally hosting Google Fonts (e.g., with OMGF) is a key step mentioned in several optimization case studies. SpeedifyPress then helps preload them! #FontOptimization #PageSpeed #WordPress

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Leon Chevalier @speedifypress.com · Aug 5

Hey @zero2webmaster.com good question! Principal reasons:
- Email deliverability (always tricky on WP, I've found 3rd party mail apps like SES and mailgun to be best but not perfect)
- Discovery (Substack has a nice internal ecosystem to spead the word)
- Speed (setup of all that was a cinch)
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Leon Chevalier @speedifypress.com · Aug 4

SpeedifyPress: Not just another plugin, but a philosophy for WordPress performance. Intrigued? Learn more: https://adventuresinwordpressing.substack.com/p/speedifypress #WordPressPerformance #GetSpeedifyPress #WordPress

SpeedifyPress

Expert WordPress optimisation toolkit

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Leon Chevalier @speedifypress.com · Aug 3

Debugged SpeedifyPress for 3 hours.
Turns out a rogue JS script was rewriting the entire DOM.
Killed it with Find/Replace — and boom, JS delay + CSS opt kicked in.
Weirdest fix of the week.
https://adventuresinwordpressing.substack.com/p/from-laggy-to-lightning-fast-one #WordPress

From Laggy to Lightning Fast: One Site's Painful Road to 100🚀

Spoiler alert: it gets tough

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Leon Chevalier @speedifypress.com · Aug 2

Unused CSS? Not on our watch! 🎉 SpeedifyPress is designed to help. Learn more: https://adventuresinwordpressing.substack.com/p/speedifypress #CSSOptimization #WordPress

SpeedifyPress

Expert WordPress optimisation toolkit

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Leon Chevalier @speedifypress.com · Aug 1

Elementor site feeling like it’s wading through treacle? 🐢 It doesn’t have to! We got Elementor to 100 PSI. See how:https://adventuresinwordpressing.substack.com/p/elementor-sites-arent-slow-how-to #Elementor #WordPressSpeed #WordPress

Elementor Sites Aren't Slow: How to Optimise for Speed & Performance🚀

Is Elementor really the lost cause it's made out to be?

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Leon Chevalier @speedifypress.com · Aug 1

Thanks, would love to hear your feedback when you can 💪

Leon Chevalier @speedifypress.com · Aug 1

Fair enough, did seem a bit wobbly when I was setting up the test site!

Leon Chevalier @speedifypress.com · Jul 31

WPBakery site started with a 51 (!). Loaded with YouTube backgrounds, tons of DOM elements. SpeedifyPress, local fonts, and a few clever tweaks later? A clean 100. https://adventuresinwordpressing.substack.com/p/wp-bakery-does-it-deliver-the-goods #WordPress

WP Bakery - does it deliver the goods🥐?

Or is this a performance burn-out?

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Leon Chevalier @speedifypress.com · Jul 30

Using Cloudflare? SpeedifyPress has a compatible worker script to push optimizations to the edge! Details on GitHub: https://github.com/SpeedifyPress/SpeedifyPress/ #Cloudflare #EdgeOptimization #WordPress

GitHub - SpeedifyPress/SpeedifyPress: Real-world WordPress performance plugin for developers & agencies. Speedify your sites with expert-grade tools.

Real-world WordPress performance plugin for developers & agencies. Speedify your sites with expert-grade tools. - SpeedifyPress/SpeedifyPress

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Leon Chevalier @speedifypress.com · Jul 29

Debugging JS delay issues can be a pain. One of our articles details a real-world example: https://adventuresinwordpressing.substack.com/p/from-laggy-to-lightning-fast-one #JSDebugging #WebDevLife #WordPress

From Laggy to Lightning Fast: One Site's Painful Road to 100🚀

Spoiler alert: it gets tough

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Leon Chevalier @speedifypress.com · Jul 28

PageSpeed Insights is a guide, but user happiness is the ultimate goal. 👑 Our articles aim to improve both: https://adventuresinwordpressing.substack.com/p/speedifypress #UserExperience #WebPerf #WordPress

SpeedifyPress

Expert WordPress optimisation toolkit

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Leon Chevalier @speedifypress.com · Jul 27

One second delay on GA + reordering it in the loading stack = 100 PSI score. Tiny delay, no real analytics loss, and buttery fast render. https://adventuresinwordpressing.substack.com/p/astra-put-to-the-sword-can-it-be #WordPress

Astra put to the sword - can it be optimised? ⚔️

Popular theme put through its paces...

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Leon Chevalier @speedifypress.com · Jul 26

Uncode + Wistia = pain.
Built a custom video facade to delay load until interaction.
Dropped ~2s off LCP instantly.
Sometimes you don’t optimise — you fake it.
https://adventuresinwordpressing.substack.com/p/from-laggy-to-lightning-fast-one #WordPress

From Laggy to Lightning Fast: One Site's Painful Road to 100🚀

Spoiler alert: it gets tough

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Leon Chevalier @speedifypress.com · Jul 25

SpeedifyPress doing some heavy lifting: – Unused CSS removal – JS delay (with caveats) – LCP detection And a manual preload for background images. 99 score unlocked. #WordPress

Elementor Pro - A Step-by-Step Real World Site Optimisation 📈

Can the beast be de-bloated?

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