Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/14/2018 - 11:51
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5 Mistakes Turning Your Site Into Sloth

Mistakes that are Turning Your Site into a Sloth

Did you know that the websites risk losing as many as 57% of their global visitors if they take more than 3 seconds to load? With the increasing popularity of mobile devices, the demand for speed is further increased. That is why it is a prerequisite for any website to enhance its website speed for increasing its success potential. Well, this is probably something that you already know. The more important question is – What makes your site slow? So we have compiled a list of top 5 mistakes that make your site slower:

 

Mistake #1: Broken Links

One of the major culprits of your site’s bad performance is broken link. In fact, each broken link takes your website farther from success. The broken links not only affect the bandwidth in a negative manner but also discourage visitors to stay on your site longer. Furthermore, the broken links can prompt users to hit the back button that increases your bounce rate affecting the overall SEO strategies. So it is very important to identify all the broken links on your site and fix them ASAP. As website management is an ongoing activity, it is best to schedule constant monitoring of broken links and fix them then and there leaving nothing for the next time.

 

Solution

These are 3 best tools to identify the broken links and take the right action

Google Webmaster Tools

Screaming Frog SEO Spider

Ahrefs

As all these tools have a different depth and varying capabilities (like recognizing crawl errors, etc.) it is best to use all of them collectively to multiply the benefits.

 

Mistake #2: Inefficiently Loaded CSS & JS Files

Another major reason for the poor speed of your website may be JavaScript files/ CSS especially if they are not loaded efficiently and in the right manner. For example, if you use CMS like many other website owners then you install a new plug-in each time you add a JS/CSS file. It adds weight to your site and makes it load slowly.

 

Solution

Place all your JavaScript into a single file instead of calling each JavaScript file individually

You can also consider deleting the white space that unnecessarily makes your files bigger. If you find it too tedious then you can also use WP minify to automate the process and save you from this clerical task! But keep in mind that as the name suggests WP minify works only with Word Press!

 

Mistake #3: Inefficient use of PHP

While PHP is one of the best infrastructure assets for any website owner that adds more efficiency to your site it also consumes more server resources.

 

Solution

By strategically replacing PHP with static HTML you can boost the speed of your site.

 

Mistake #4: Using @Import For Stylesheets

Using stylesheets can enhance the designing infrastructure of your website but using the @import feature for your styleSheets can slow down your site. Besides not everyone uses the new age browsers and @ import feature doesn’t work well with the older versions of the browser.

 

Solution

Link your stylesheets directly to your website instead of using the @import feature.

 

Mistake #5: Pingbacks and Trackbacks of Wordpress

Though they are switched on by default the Pingbacks and Trackback (in Word Press) don’t really impart any practical benefits to the website owner. In fact, they increase the volume of requests and add unnecessary clutter to your database that eventually slows down your website.

 

Solution

You can switch off these 2 features with a little DIY research. So, it is best to turn off these features to de-clutter your database.