The following plugins can boost your joomla site's performance greatly.
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Plugin Google Ajax Library can host Mootools(70K),Prototype,JQuery,YUI libraries, which can save bandwidth and speed up your site's response.
Tips:This plugin is suitable for all joomla site.
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Plugin CssJsCompress can automatically optimize external resources like CSS and JavaScript, which can reduce both the size and number of requests made to your website. These optimizations may reduce server load, bandwidth requirements, and page loading times.
Tips:This plugin is suitable for most joomla site.
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Plugin Phil Taylor's SPEED UP your Joomla Admin Console can use Google Gears to speed up your Joomla administration.
Tips:This plugin can only speed up your administration, can't speed up your front side.
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Plugin Content Static can convert your joomla site into html static files, which saves the need for costly SQL resources to load pages from a database.
Tips:This plugin can boost your site mostly, however it doesn't work with vote,reviews etc.
If you use all of the plugins, please notice the order of them. They should have the following orders: Google Ajax Library < CssJsCompress < Phil Taylor's SPEED UP your Joomla Admin Console < Content Static(From low to high).
According to Google, Adsense Ads embedded directly in content have a highest Click through Rate(CTR). For Joomla site, there are a lot of choice to show Google Adsense, but the best way is to embed Adsense directly in your content. Here I recommend a smart Joomla plugin:MultiAds. It allows you embed Adsense code into article content automatically, which makes Joomla easy and effective to show Google Adsense. Joomlatags.org has used MultiAds to show Adsense.
Here are some tips to improve your site's YSlow grade:
- Turn off Etag.
Just add the following code to your .htaccess file:
FileETag None
- Add an Expires header to your web component.
To add an expires header to images, stylesheets, scripts, Flash, just add the following code to your .htaccess file:
<IfModule mod_expires.c>
ExpiresActive On
ExpiresDefault A600
ExpiresByType image/x-icon A2592000
ExpiresByType application/x-javascript A604800
ExpiresByType text/css A604800
ExpiresByType image/gif A2592000
ExpiresByType image/png A2592000
ExpiresByType image/jpeg A2592000
ExpiresByType text/plain A86400
ExpiresByType application/x-shockwave-flash A2592000
ExpiresByType video/x-flv A2592000
ExpiresByType application/pdf A2592000
ExpiresByType text/html A600
</IfModule>
# The following list can help you to convert common time intervals into seconds:
# 300 = 5 minutes
# 2700 = 45 minutes
# 3600 = 1 hour
# 54000 = 15 hours
# 86400 = 1 day
# 518400 = 6 days
# 604800 = 1 week
# 1814400 = 3 weeks
# 2419200 = 1 month
# 26611200 = 11 months
# 29030400 = 1 year = never expires
This need apache has installed mod_expires.
- Make fewer HTTP requests
You can use Joomla Plugin: CssJsCompress to aggregate all JavaScript and CSS files into one file, and use inline image combine all CSS images into a single image file.
If your site can be accessed both with and without the 'www.' prefix, you
can use one of the following settings to redirect users to your preferred
URL, either WITH or WITHOUT the 'www.' prefix. Choose ONLY one option:
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To redirect all users to access the site WITH the 'www.' prefix,
(http://joomlatags.org/... will be redirected to http://www.joomlatags.org/...),
please add the following code to your .htaccess file:
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^joomlatags\.org$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.joomlatags.org/$1 [L,R=301]
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To redirect all users to access the site WITHOUT the 'www.' prefix,
(http://www.joomlatags.org/... will be redirected to http://joomlatags.org/...)
please add the following code to your .htaccess file:
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.joomlatags\.org$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://joomlatags.org/$1 [L,R=301]
please remember to change joomlatags.org to your domain name.
Some tips and frequently asked questions on Joomla plugin CssJsCompress.
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Why the plugin doesn't work after I turn on "GZIP CSS and JS"?
Before enable "GZIP" compress, please make sure:
Apache has installed zlib.
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How do I know apache have installed zlib?
On administrator control panel, Help-->System Info-->PHP Information. (or open the following url:/administrator/index.php?option=com_admin&task=sysinfo).
If php has enable zlib, you should find zlib block.
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Do "Optimize CSS files" and "Optimize JavaScript files" need zlib?
No. Only you have set "GZip Javascript and Css" to "yes", you need Zlib.
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If "Optimize CSS files" doesn't work on my site, can I only turn on "Optimize JavaScript files"?
Yes, you can only turn on css or js optimize. At the same time, you can turn on "Optimize JavaScript files" and "GZip Javascript and Css",
so long as you have installed zlib
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If you include "includes/js/joomla.javascript.js" file, the plugin can't load javascript correctly.
Please remove the first line:
//
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How to use "Exclude Components" ?
After enable CssJsCompress, all site works fine except some component.
For example, after enable CssJsCompress, only Virtuemart doesn't work fine, thus you can add "com_virtuemart" to "Exclude Components".
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How to use "Exclude CSS Files"?
After you enable the CssJsCompress plugin, some module don't show correctly, then you can try to add the module introduced CSS Files to "Exclude CSS Files".
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How to use "Exclude JavaScript Files"?
After you enable the CssJsCompress plugin, some module JavaScripts don't work correctly, then you can try to add the module introduced JavaScripts to "Exclude JavaScript Files".
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How to solve jquery and mootools both exist problem?
Please fill in Custom JavaScript Order in the following orders: jquery file,jquery plugins, and all files build in jquery, mootools files. For example:
jquery.js,easySlider1.7.js,mootools-uncompressed.js
Please remember to change the jquery and jquery plugin to your own site's file. You also need to JQuery No Conflict to no.
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How to use "JQuery File Name"?
JQuery have conflict with Mootools. When your site have both JQuery and Mootools libraries, you need tell the plugin "JQuery File Name", so that CssJsCompress can do some special handle. Your site's JQuery library may have a name of jquery.js, jquery.min.js, jquery1.2.6.js or any other names, please input exactly the same name with your site.
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How to use "JavaScript Custom Order"?
JavaScript files may depend on other JavaScript Files. For example, some JavaScript files may depend on mootools and jquery, so these files should appear after mootools or jquery. Perhaps you can refer How to solve jquery and mootools both exist problem?
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