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Server response / speed optimizations

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    novolo Reply #1, 15 years, 3 months ago
    Hi all,

    I want to optimize my site for speed. So I already did some js-load-script, some gzip / htaccess optimization. All fine though.
    Now I realized that the biggest lack seems to be the server’s response.

    I get server’s response (waiting) of 2.30secs then loads page in .59ms (receiving). Anybody has a hint what to do here?
    Can it be a problem with Babel as it redirects from novolo.de to novolo.de/de/ ? Or other plugins?

    EDIT: Oh, I have no single uncached snippet call in this page. All cached calls. I have some output filters working but disabling them only did about 0.1s so it’s not the problem.
    Can it be some plugins?

    Thanks,
    -Anselm
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      opengeek Reply #2, 15 years, 3 months ago
      What version of MODX? What plugins are you using?
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        novolo Reply #3, 15 years, 3 months ago
        Quote from: OpenGeek at Jul 11, 2011, 10:01 AM

        What version of MODX? What plugins are you using?

        - MODX 2.1.1pl
        Plugins:
        - AutoFixImageSize
        - Babel
        - CodeMirror
        - gateway (for babel / multi-context)
        - phpthumbofCachemanager
        - redirector
        - TinyMCE
        - VersionX

        I know that’s a lot but used snippets on page are:
        - Outputfilters
        - If
        - Wayfinder
        - lexicons
        - TVs
        - BabelLinks


        EDIT:
        I tried to remove all MODX-tags / snippet-calls / TVs / output filters. It’s basically the same result (-0.5s). 3secs of loading - is it a plugin?
        HTML-delivery (separate file on host) is super-fast.


        EDIT2:

        I tried to remove the whole header-chunk from my tpl and it’s fast again. So what’s happening?
        I have a header_tpl chunk which contains my html-head stuff, my logo, navigation, etc. That’s called in my tpl.
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          novolo Reply #4, 15 years, 3 months ago
          Here we go. Solved the problem by removing this script:

            <!--[if lt IE 8]> <div style=' clear: both; height: 59px; padding:0 0 0 15px; margin: 0 auto;'> <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/default.aspx?ocid=ie6_countdown_bannercode"><img src="http://www.theie6countdown.com/images/upgrade.jpg" border="0" height="42" width="820" alt="You are using an outdated browser. For a faster, safer browsing experience, upgrade for free today." /></a></div> <![endif]-->
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            Lucas Reply #5, 15 years, 3 months ago
            Glad you sorted it out! Why am I not surprised Microsoft had something to do with it tongue
            Do you have Yslow? It’s worth a look as you would have picked up that slow request instantly there.
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              novolo Reply #6, 15 years, 3 months ago
              Quote from: lucas at Jul 11, 2011, 01:01 PM

              Glad you sorted it out! Why am I not surprised Microsoft had something to do with it tongue
              Do you have Yslow? It’s worth a look as you would have picked up that slow request instantly there.
              Tested with Chrome Inspector + PageSpeed. They didn’t sorted out what extactly was the problem. Maybe I have to reactivate Firefox for such purposes.
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