Can you explain why when I turn the page preloader on, which I love, it slows the speed of my website down by 5 seconds or more? What might I be doing wrong?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Hey extraeyes,
Thank you for the inquiry.
Where did you check the site speed? The preloader simply waits for the entire page to load before displaying the content of the page, which might feel a little bit slow compared to when it is disabled. However, the actual loading time remains the same.
If you want to actually check the site speed, please try to use Gtmetrix or Pagespeed Insights.
// https://gtmetrix.com/
// https://pagespeed.web.dev/
The following articles can provide additional guidance on optimizing your site properly.
// https://gtmetrix.com/wordpress-optimization-guide.html
// https://kriesi.at/archives/scoring-100-100-in-google-pagespeed-insights-gtmetrix-pagespeed-and-yslow
Best regards,
Ismael