Page Loading Speed Important - Google reports delays - Please fix

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   janderson99posted 8 years ago

   Running this Google Tool
   
   https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/
   
   highlights consistent page rendering delay problems that could be fixed. Could HP please fix these problems.
   
   Eliminate render-blocking JavaScript and CSS in above-the-fold content
   Your page has 3 blocking script resources and 1 blocking CSS resources. This causes a delay in rendering your page.
   None of the above-the-fold content on your page could be rendered without waiting for the following resources to load. Try to defer or asynchronously load blocking resources, or inline the critical portions of those resources directly in the HTML.
   Remove render-blocking JavaScript:
   http://  ajax.googleapis.  com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.5.1/jquery.min.js
   http://  z.hubimg.  com/s/ss130626684.js
   http://  z.hubimg.  com/s/ms37056728.js
   Optimize CSS Delivery of the following:
   http://  z.hubimg.  com/s/hp-resp77631624.css

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      brakel2posted 8 years agoin reply to this

      I ran this once and wondered about the results. I sent them to staff but never heard anything. What does it mean, and is it important?

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         sallybeaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

         I sent the same results and got a reply from Matthew a while back.  I got a thank you but don't know if it made any difference.

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      NateB11posted 8 years agoin reply to this

      Good tool, didn't know about it. It let me know my own sites are not doing so well in terms of speed. Not sure I'm capable of fixing, lots of solutions involving code and all that.

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         NateB11posted 8 years agoin reply to this

         Actually got a decent score for user experience on my sites but lots of suggestions on increasing speed.

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   Sue Adamsposted 8 years ago

   Slow loading time was brought up 20 months ago via the same alarming source as mentioned here. There is very little we can do individually. The problem is too many ads. You can see a not very helpful reply from Mathew in this post:
   
   http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/116671#post2465995

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      brakel2posted 8 years agoin reply to this

      I have moved all my photos down, allowing a brief introduction at the beginning of hub per Camden815's suggestion and ensured they are large. That does not help ads above fold but may assist to some extent.

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         brakel2posted 8 years agoin reply to this

         I ran it, and it says my above the fold content is properly prioritized. This is thanks to another hubber's suggestions - Chris Mills.

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         brakel2posted 8 years agoin reply to this

         Cam8510 Sorry

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   Barbara Kayposted 8 years ago

   I often try to get on this site and do something else while I wait for it to load. The issue doesn't happen on other sites, so this site does have a problem. I'm sure it is hurting all of us.

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      classicalgeekposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      I know I've waited upwards of twenty minutes for the page to finish loading after I've changed some text in my hubs. I don't have this problem on any other site, only HubPages.
      
      Edit: this comment took eight minutes to post from the time I pressed "Save" to when it posted.

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         brakel2posted 8 years agoin reply to this

         Edits have been taking a long time to load lately.

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   brakel2posted 8 years ago

   Could anyone who has photos at beginning of hub run the test and report back on the results of that test?. It would be nice to know if it affects the page loading with photos above the fold. Thanks.

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      brakel2posted 8 years agoin reply to this

      I checked it out with a large photo above fold, and it apparently did not affect page loading. Does anyone else remember an issue?

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         brakel2posted 8 years agoin reply to this

         I keep answering my own question. It is an SEO issue about content above the fold.

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