How To Configure Perfmatters: A setting-by-setting walkthrough with the plugin’s author!
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The Perfmatters plugin has completely changed the way I optimize my WordPress sites… Often taking PageSpeed Insights scores from barely passing to perfect with the swap of a few toggles.
But you gotta be next-level nerdy to understand exactly what all the settings do (and the unintended consequences they may have).
Me? I’m still a nerd wannabe — so I need some help!
Thankfully the plugin’s cofounder, Brian Jackson, is here to help us understand how it all works!
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Pssst: Brian literally wrote the book on ‘How to Speed Up Your WordPress Website’, so there’s no better person to show us the ropes!
In this live call we’ll be going through his plugin, setting-by-sitting, to learn about both the impact and consequence of each option so we can better optimize our websites and get the most out of what Perfmatters has to offer!
The interview will be followed by live Q&A so you can get all your performance questions answered so make sure to register today and add the call to your calendar, so you don’t miss it!
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Highly impactful items are marked with a *
00:00 Welcome
01:15 Brian's Background
03:10 Preface
04:31 Install and activate
04:50 General Options
05:10 Disable Emojis*
06:24 Disable Dashicons*
08:10 Disable Embeds
09:58 Disable XML-RPC
11:05 Remove jQuery Migrate*
12:40 Hide WP Version
13:53 Remove wlwmanifest Link
14:34 Remove RSD Link
14:58 Remove Shortlink
16:33 Disabling RSS Feeds*
17:50 Disable RSS Feed Links
18:42 Disable Self Pingbacks
19:45 Disable REST API*
21:35 Impact of previous changes
23:52 Disable Rest API Links
24:38 Disable Google Maps*
27:30 Kyle loses internet connection 😅
29:34 Disable Password Strength Meter*
30:40 Disable Comments*
31:18 Disable Comment URLs
32:23 Add Blank Favicon
33:40 Remove Global Styles*
36:32 Disable Heartbeat*
38:18 Heartbeat Frequency
39:05 Limit Post Revisions*
40:45 Autosave Interval
41:55 Login URL*
43:35 Assets Tab / Script Manager
52:30 Javascript*
52:55 Defer Javascript*
55:17 Delay Javascript
1:01:27 Remove Unusded CSS*
1:08:08 Add Header/FooterCode
1:08:59 Preloading / Enable Instant Page*
1:13:20 Preload Critical Images
1:15:45 Preconnect & DNS Preload
1:17:06 Lazy Loading Images
1:19:10 Laxy Loading Videos & iFrames
1:21:17 Threshold
1:24:30 DOM Monitoring
1:25:45 Add Missing Image Dimensions
1:27:03 Fade In
1:28:35 Fonts*
1:30:32 Local Google Fonts*
1:32:44 Display Swap
1:33:40 CDN
1:34:42 Analytics
1:35:18 Fathom Analytics
1:36:14 Local Google Analytics*
1:41:54 AMP
1:42:48 WooCommerce & Perfmatters
1:50:15 Perfmatters v. WP Rocket