{"id":8227,"date":"2023-03-13T23:18:11","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/?p=8227"},"modified":"2023-03-13T23:18:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:18:11","slug":"7-insider-tips-for-boosting-your-websites-loading-time-in-wordpress-using-rel-preload","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/7-insider-tips-for-boosting-your-websites-loading-time-in-wordpress-using-rel-preload\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;7 Insider Tips for Boosting Your Website&#8217;s Loading Time in WordPress using Rel Preload!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_49 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" 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type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-67854d81577e6\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/7-insider-tips-for-boosting-your-websites-loading-time-in-wordpress-using-rel-preload\/#Perplexing_Guide_to_Adding_Rel_Preload_in_WordPress\" title=\"Perplexing Guide to Adding Rel Preload in WordPress\">Perplexing Guide to Adding Rel Preload in WordPress<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/7-insider-tips-for-boosting-your-websites-loading-time-in-wordpress-using-rel-preload\/#What_is_Rel_Preload\" title=\"What is Rel Preload?\">What is Rel Preload?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/7-insider-tips-for-boosting-your-websites-loading-time-in-wordpress-using-rel-preload\/#Adding_Rel_Preload_in_WordPress\" title=\"Adding Rel Preload in WordPress\">Adding Rel Preload in WordPress<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/7-insider-tips-for-boosting-your-websites-loading-time-in-wordpress-using-rel-preload\/#Step_1_Identify_the_Resources_to_Preload\" title=\"Step 1: Identify the Resources to Preload\">Step 1: Identify the Resources to Preload<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/7-insider-tips-for-boosting-your-websites-loading-time-in-wordpress-using-rel-preload\/#Step_2_Add_the_Rel_Preload_HTML_Tag\" title=\"Step 2: Add the Rel Preload HTML Tag\">Step 2: Add the Rel Preload HTML Tag<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/7-insider-tips-for-boosting-your-websites-loading-time-in-wordpress-using-rel-preload\/#Step_3_Test_Your_Changes\" title=\"Step 3: Test Your Changes\">Step 3: Test Your Changes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/7-insider-tips-for-boosting-your-websites-loading-time-in-wordpress-using-rel-preload\/#Benefits_of_Adding_Rel_Preload_in_WordPress\" title=\"Benefits of Adding Rel Preload in WordPress\">Benefits of Adding Rel Preload in WordPress<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/7-insider-tips-for-boosting-your-websites-loading-time-in-wordpress-using-rel-preload\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Perplexing_Guide_to_Adding_Rel_Preload_in_WordPress\"><\/span>Perplexing Guide to Adding Rel Preload in WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>As website owners, we all strive for speed, efficiency, and user-friendliness. One brilliant way to achieve this is through adding <em>Rel Preload<\/em> to your website. Not only does this upgrade your website loading time, but it also elevates user experience. Let us take you through an extensive guide on how to add Rel Preload to WordPress!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Rel_Preload\"><\/span>What is Rel Preload?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rel preload is an HTML tag used to instruct browsers to download a resource before its actual use on a web page. This tag speeds the website page loading time by preloading critical resources. Since the browser doesn&#8217;t have to wait to fetch the necessary resources when a user requests them, it results in higher efficiency and performance.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adding_Rel_Preload_in_WordPress\"><\/span>Adding Rel Preload in WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>WordPress powers about 40% of all websites globally, heaving with ideal and user-friendly features, including themes, plugins, and widgets. <\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Identify_the_Resources_to_Preload\"><\/span>Step 1: Identify the Resources to Preload<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The first step involves establishing the resources that require preloading, like images, videos, stylesheets, and JavaScript files. Use Google PageSpeed Insights or GTmetrix to determine the correct resources for preloading.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Add_the_Rel_Preload_HTML_Tag\"><\/span>Step 2: Add the Rel Preload HTML Tag<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve identified the right resources, the next step is to add the Rel Preload tag to your website. Edit the header.php file of your WordPress theme by adding the following code to it:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&lt;link rel=&#8221;preload&#8221; href=&#8221;https:\/\/your-website.com\/wp-content\/themes\/your-theme\/css\/style.css&#8221; as=&#8221;style&#8221;&gt;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Note: ensure to replace &#8220;your-website.com&#8221; and &#8220;your-theme&#8221; with your respective domain and theme&#8217;s name. Repeat the process with other resources, replacing &#8220;style&#8221; with &#8220;image,&#8221; &#8220;script,&#8221; or &#8220;font,&#8221; depending on the type of resource to preload.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3_Test_Your_Changes\"><\/span>Step 3: Test Your Changes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After adding the Rel Preload tag to the website&#8217;s header.php file, proceed to test your changes using Google PageSpeed Insights or GTmetrix. These tools will analyze and indicate whether the resources preloaded correctly.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Benefits_of_Adding_Rel_Preload_in_WordPress\"><\/span>Benefits of Adding Rel Preload in WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The advantages of adding Rel Preload to your WordPress website include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improved website performance with significantly reduced loading times<\/li>\n<li>Enhanced user experience with faster loading pages that encourage higher engagement and conversions<\/li>\n<li>Better Search Engine Rankings by loading efficiently for faster indexing and higher SERP results<\/li>\n<li>Reduced bounce rate as faster-loading websites result in lowered bounce rate <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Adding Rel Preload to WordPress is simple and practical! By taking you through the steps mentioned in this article, you can easily add Rel Preload to your website, and this guarantees improved performance, elevated engagement, and an all-around user-friendly experience. Remember to test the changes you make to achieve optimal success!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perplexing Guide to Adding Rel Preload in WordPress As website owners, we all strive for speed, efficiency, and user-friendliness. 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