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Jitendra Vyas
2,349 PointsWhich problem should be solved first to improve performance suggested by yslow?
Which problem should be solved first to improve performance suggested by yslow?
This page has 20 external Javascript scripts. Try combining them into one.
This page has 20 external stylesheets. Try combining them into one.
This page has 20 external background images. Try combining them with CSS sprites.
4 Answers
James Barnett
39,199 PointsTo add on what @Caroline said, I'd minify the CSS & Javascript files you have access each down to one file.
Instead of sprites I'd recommend:
I'd also check out your page on loads.in to see if there are any particular assets that are slowing down your page load time.
Alan Johnson
7,625 PointsI'd go after combining javascript and stylesheets first. Those are pretty much always really easy tasks to knock out.
Spriting your background images can be a little trickier, but tools like SpriteMe can be super helpful in getting that put together if you're looking for a quick step to pull it off.
Jitendra Vyas
2,349 PointsOK. I just checked again that many JS are loading fron Facebook and Google CDN
Caroline Hagan
Courses Plus Student 12,453 PointsNot much you can do about external sources; just compress the ones you do have access to, the best you can :-)