2 minutes readKey takeaways Page speed is a ranking factor, so a slow site costs you traffic before anyone reads a word. Measure first with a real testing tool. Optimising without a baseline is guesswork. Most wins are unglamorous: compress images, cut requests, and cache aggressively. Slow websites, or slow pages are not good for SEO. In… Read more »
3 minutes readKey takeaways gzip on NGINX is a few lines of config and usually the cheapest bandwidth win available. Compress text types only. Compressing already-compressed images wastes CPU for nothing. Set a sensible minimum length, since compressing very small responses costs more than it saves. During Speed testing of your website or web application using LoadFocus… Read more »
4 minutes readKey takeaways Test the full purchase path. Homepage load tells you almost nothing about checkout capacity. Payment and inventory are the usual failure points because they cannot be cached. Use distinct accounts and carts per virtual user or you measure a cache, not the shop. If you own an E-commerce website or you are responsible… Read more »
< 1 minute readKey takeaways GET retrieves a resource and should never change server state. It is cacheable and idempotent, which is why it suits reads and not actions. Parameters ride in the URL, so never put secrets in a GET. The HTTP “GET” method is used just for retrieving data and should have no other effect. When you… Read more »
4 minutes readKey takeaways UI-heavy apps spend their time rendering, which HTTP-level load tests never measure. Combine a large HTTP load with a small number of real browser sessions. Watch client-side metrics, since the server can be fast while the page is not. Create automated website tests for free with LoadFocus.com. Testing the UI (user interface) of web… Read more »
