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JCH Optimize Documentation

Samuel Marshall

Abstract

This book documents how to use and configure the JCH Optimize plugin to optimize your web pages for fast download. This document covers how to install, configure and use the plugin on the Joomla!, WordPress, Magento and Drupal frameworks and how to troubleshoot and resolve conflicts with other third party extensions or functions.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

About JCH Optimize
How The Plugin Speeds Up Your Site
Features
Server Environment Requirements

2. Installation and Upgrade

Installing on Joomla
Installing on WordPress

3. Getting Started

Configure Plugin
Combining CSS and Javascript files
Automatic Settings Group
Excluding files and declaration blocks

4. Optimizing Your Site With The Plugin

Eliminate Render-Blocking Javascript and CSS
Remove Unused CSS
Optimize and Resize Images
Defer or Load Javascript Asynchronously
Combining Images into Sprites
Use a Content Domain Network (CDN)/Cookie free Domain
Leverage Browser Caching
Enable Gzip Compression
Prioritize Visible Content
Reduce Server Response Time

5. Troubleshooting Guide

Resolving Conflicts by Excluding Offending Files
The Plugin Cache is Growing Excessively
No change after enabling the plugin. Is it working?
Website's display messed up after enabling plugin (No CSS Formatting)

List of Tables

3.1. The Granular options configured by the Automatic Settings

List of Examples

1.1. A typical link to a javascript file
1.2. JCH Optimize generated links on various CMS platforms
4.1. Urls to Static Files Modified with CDN Domains

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