Query strings attached by WordPress to the urls of javascript and css files impact on the Page Speed score. Thanks to Tricks Machine for this snippet: Add to your functions.php function _remove_script_version( $src ){ $parts = explode( ‘?ver’, $src ); return $parts[0]; } add_filter( ‘script_loader_src’, ‘_remove_script_version’, 15, 1 ); add_filter( ‘style_loader_src’, ‘_remove_script_version’, 15, 1 );
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The need for speed
The load times of web pages are now a factor in how Google ranks them. Also, as Google say “Fast and optimized pages lead to higher visitor engagement, retention, and conversions. Whilst rebuilding this site, I have been working to optimise its performance. In Google’s Page Speed test it currently returns a score of 100/100. […]