We recently launched our new website at ITXDesign.com that features our new line of VPS Servers, Dedicated Servers, and Shared Web Hosting Plans.  After the launch we were tasked with quickly optimizing the site to take advantage of some of the latest optimization and caching tools.  The first thing you should do before making any changes to your website is test the site using webpagetest.org.  This will allow you to establish a benchmark on where your test ranks.  Run the test:

When we first ran the test we had very low rankings for:
<ul>
	<li>First Byte Time</li>
	<li>Compress Transfer</li>
	<li>Compress Images</li>
	<li>Progressive JPEGs</li>
	<li>Cache static content</li>
	<li>Effective use of CDN</li>
</ul>
Our goal was to get all A's since we're over achievers, however it wasn't an easy task.  Our visitors appreciate a fast loading website so we began the process of speeding things up.

This tutorial is primarily for Wordpress Websites as that's what we use for our corporate sites.

Step 1.  We installed and configured WP Super Cache.  To complete the install login to your worpdress admin, click Plugins, and then search for "WP Super Cache".  Click the install and the activate the plugin.  This alone will address a lot of the issues.  Once the install is complete go to the settings for the plugin

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