page speed test

Hey Munford,

Thank you for the inquiry.

The “Make fewer HTTP requests” and “Add Expires headers” recommendations from speed testing tools are server-level optimizations and are not something we can control directly from the theme side. These are handled by your hosting server configuration.

For the Expires headers issue, this typically requires adding rules to your .htaccess file or asking your host to enable browser caching on the server. Here is an example of what you can add to your .htaccess file:

<IfModule mod_expires.c>
ExpiresActive On
ExpiresByType image/jpg "access plus 1 year"
ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access plus 1 year"
ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 year"
ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 year"
ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType application/javascript "access plus 1 month"
</IfModule>

For reducing HTTP requests, the “Merge and compress files” option you already have enabled in Enfold > Performance is the main thing the theme can do on its end. Beyond that, reducing the number of active plugins and removing any unnecessary scripts loaded by third-party plugins will help.

We also recommend using a caching plugin like W3 Total Cache or WP Rocket, as these can handle both browser caching and HTTP request reduction more comprehensively. For more details, please refer to the W3 Total Cache documentation.

— https://wordpress.org/plugins/w3-total-cache/

Let us know if you have more questions.

Best regards,
Ismael