This is tutorial about using Fox + Site Ground + WP Rocket + Imagify + RocketCDN to get 9x/100 score (Google pagespeed insights).
- Choose the hosting Site Ground. We recommend Site Ground but It’s still ok with other hosting like Cloudways, Bluehost.. whatever you choose if your hosting is great.
- If you choose Site Ground, go to Dashboard > Speed > Caching and activate all for caching levels. Also, activate memcache.
- Purchase and install WP Rocket plugin. Here’s the settings json file, you can go to Dashboard > Settings > WP Rocket > Tools > Import to import it. They’re settings for Times Writer demo.
- Install Imagify plugin and optimize your photos. You’ll need to purchase a subscription to use their API.
- Go to Dashboard > Settings > Imagify to enable webp for your site.
- Go to Customize > Performance tab and config as below, unless you have reason not to check them.
- Check all your plugins. Make sure you deactivate all unnecessary plugins. Sometimes, 1 plugin can make your site deadly heavier.
- Now test your site speed with Page Speed Insights and GTMetrix. Here’s what we get for The Fox Times
Normally, when you have good score with Page Speed Insights, you’ll get grade A for GTMetrix
