See the results of my deep tests on the paid versions of Social Pug and Social Warfare for speed, page weight, features and overall performance.
Speed
Free Social Share Button Plugins: The Best and Worst to Use
A good social sharing button plugin is a must have. But it shouldn’t drag down your site speed, or cookie track your visitors.
See a real side-by-side test for both fashion and function. You’ll clearly see which plugins to use and which to run away from.
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Scriptless Social Sharing Plugin: Best Settings for Speed and Looks
This is THE fastest, lightest weight social share button plugin available – especially if you tweak a couple of settings.
See how to make it as fast as possible on your site while still looking great.
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Cloudflare Plugin Hooks.php Issue with PHP 7.2
There is a bug or conflict with the Cloudflare plugin when you set your host PHP level to 7.2.
When you try to save or publish a post, or delete a spam comment, you may get a white screen with an error about the hooks.php file in the Cloudflare plugin.
See the details, where to find more info, and how to fix the problem.
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Why Image Reduction and Optimization is the Quickest Way to a Fast Site
Images are the #1 cause of slow sites.
Speeding them up is not all about optimizing the images in your content either.
I’ll show you how to see ALL of the images loading on each of your posts.
You will be SHOCKED!
And, I’ll show you ways to rethink your images so you can reduce how many you load, plus how long they take.
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How Render Blocking Above the Fold Slows Page Load and Costs You Visitors
Are your site visitors waiting too long to see what they came for?
It’s likely you have too many render-blocking elements loading prior to the main content.
Instead of waiting to see something, visitors just bounce and leave your site.
And that costs you money.
Discover what render-blocking elements are and how to reduce them on your site for faster page load time.
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How to Test Your Site Speed Accurately with WebPage Test
Running tests on popular online speed testers like WebPage Test, GTMetrix, Pingdom, and Google PageSpeed Insights can give you radically different results.
Cut through all that noise and learn the basics of running an accurate speed test and see what’s dragging down your page load time.
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New WebPage Test and GTMetrix Tutorial Series
Now that site speed is an SEO ranking factor, it’s more important than ever that your site runs fast.
I’m delighted to announce an updated series of performance testing tutorials in Level 4 of my Webmaster Training courses.
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This book could save you hundreds of dollars and months of frustration.