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How to Optimise Video Delivery in WordPress Without Plugins

Speed up your WordPress site and cut carbon by optimising video delivery. Follow this guide to compress, offload, and lazy-load your videos the right way.

Fonts

How to Preload Fonts in WordPress (Step‑by‑Step)

Preload self-hosted WOFF2 fonts in 5 minutes and slice 200 ms+ off Largest Contentful Paint. Follow this step-by-step WordPress guide to greener, faster pages.

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Scripts

How to Fix Google Maps JavaScript API Errors

Fix Google Maps JavaScript API errors fast. Learn how to spot the error code, and get your map loading smoothly again.

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Scripts

Replace YouTube iFrames with Lightweight Embeds in WordPress

Swap heavy YouTube iFrames for lightweight embeds in WordPress. Faster pages, better privacy, greener footprint in under 10 minutes.

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Scripts

How to Defer Parsing of JavaScript in WordPress

Learn how to defer JavaScript in WordPress to speed up load times, reduce CO₂. Step-by-step guide with plugin and code options, plus testing tips to...

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Scripts

How to Load Google Maps Without Slowing Down a Site

Google Maps slows sites with heavy scripts. Learn 4 lean methods, static preview, lazy iframe, click-to-load, and deferred JS, to keep pages loading fast.

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Turn Off WordPress Heartbeat API Where it’s Not Needed

Cut server load and speed up your WordPress dashboard. Learn how to safely turn off the Heartbeat API where it’s not needed.