wao.io

<p><a href="https://wao.io/en/?utm_source=wordpressplugin&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=landingpageperfopt" rel="nofollow ugc">wao.io</a> is a free plugin to test loading time and security of your wordpress site.</p>
<h3>Performance Features</h3>
<h3>Image Optimization</h3>
<p>The intelligent image optimization algorithm radically reduces file size without suffering a loss in quality.<br />
You can choose between three levels of image compression.<br />
wao.io optimizes your images by converting the original image into the best matching output format that your customer’s client is capable of rendering.</p>
<h3>Lazy Loading</h3>
<p>Using lazy loading, your images will be loaded only shortly before they are visible to the user.<br />
Preloading image placeholders in the size of the original images will prevent your site’s layout from jumping around.<br />
You decide which placeholder option integrates best in your overall webpage design</p>
<h3>HTTP/2 Upgrade</h3>
<p>Enabling wao.io provides an automatic HTTP/2 upgrade for your website.</p>
<h3>Caching</h3>
<p>Your content will be cached in our optimized varnish cache cluster.<br />
In your personal control center you can clear the cache whenever necessary.</p>
<h3>More Loadtime Optimization Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Head Re-ordering</li>
<li>Legacy Optimization</li>
<li>Code Minification</li>
<li>Ressource Compression</li>
</ul>
<h3>Website Security Features</h3>
<h3>HTTPS/SSL Upgrade</h3>
<p>wao.io provides an automated HTTPS/SSL upgrade for your website. Our powerful rewriting and<br />
redirecting services ensure a smooth transition from HTTP to HTTPS.</p>
<h3>Web Application Firewall</h3>
<p>Using the OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS) wao.io’s web application firewall provides<br />
protection against many common attack categories, including the OWASP Top Ten.<br />
The firewall will be updated periodically by our security experts.</p>
<h3>Browser Security</h3>
<p>Setting HTTP security headers with wao.io will add yet another layer of security to your website.</p>
<h3>Analytics Controll Panel</h3>
<p><strong>Insights</strong></p>
<p>wao.io provides you with all important metrics that help you understand your customers<br />
and the effectiveness of your marketing measures: unique users, sessions and bounce rate.<br />
You can also monitor the percentage of saved traffic served to your clients.</p>
<p><strong>Health</strong><br />
wao.io shows all health data of your website at a glance:<br />
Load time, page weight, and error rate.</p>


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wao.io is a free plugin to test loading time and security of your wordpress site.

Em Shreve

<p>This plugin implements gzip output compression to speed up load times.</p>
<p>The plugin also does a check to see if browsers are incorrectly saying that they do not support GZIP when they actually do. This can speed up load times for a significant portion of users.</p>
<pre><code>For requests with missing or mangled Accept-Encoding headers, inspect the User-Agent to identify browsers that should understand gzip.
* Test their ability to decompress gzip.
* If successful, send them gzipped content!
</code></pre>
<p>See:</p>
<ul>
<li>http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/2010/07/12/velocity-forcing-gzip-compression/</li>
<li>http://en.oreilly.com/velocity2010/public/schedule/detail/14334</li>
<li>http://wpdevel.wordpress.com/2010/07/13/forcing-gzip-httpwww-stevesouders-co/</li>
</ul>


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