How to fix: Uncompressed pages

Issue: Uncompressed pages don’t use compression like Gzip or Brotli, making them larger and slower to load. This leads to poor user experience and can hurt search engine rankings.

Fix: Enable compression on your web server to reduce page size and speed up load times.

How to Fix for Beginners

  1. Enable Compression on Your Server:
    • For Apache Servers: Add the following to your .htaccess file:
      <IfModule mod_deflate.c>
        AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html text/plain text/xml text/css application/javascript
      </IfModule>
      
    • For NGINX Servers: Add:
      gzip on;
      gzip_types text/html text/css application/javascript;
      gzip_min_length 1000;
      
  2. Use Gzip or Brotli: Choose Gzip (widely supported) or Brotli (modern, faster) for compression. Both reduce page size significantly.
  3. Test for Compression: Use tools like Google PageSpeed Insights or GTmetrix to check if your pages are compressed.
  4. Check All Pages: Ensure compression is applied to all types of content, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files.
  5. Monitor Performance: After enabling compression, track your site’s speed to ensure improvements.

Tip: Compressed pages load faster, improving both user experience and search engine rankings.