Alpha1
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XenForo pages load assets which are not used nor needed. When websites run addons this start piling up. If you open up the list of queries in debug mode this becomes evident. If you look at CSS and JS being loaded, as well.
Nowadays Google has made speed and Web Vitals a ranking signal which probably is going to become more important over time. See this thread:
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So any admin that wants their website to rank higher in Google has a need for XenForo optimization.
@Kirby has released a valuable addon which unloads unused Font Awesome, which is great. A massive thanks to @Kirby for this!
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@Xon has released various optimization addons.
After adding these addons, there still are a lot of assets and queries that XenForo loads and are not needed. Massively slowing down pages.
By comparison, for WordPress this amazing paid & popular addon exists:
www.gabelivan.com
I think that a similar plugin for XenForo would be a game changer.
This thread is a general request for any addon that unloads unneeded assets and queries. This is not a request for quotes. I want to signal that there is need and demand for this.
Nowadays Google has made speed and Web Vitals a ranking signal which probably is going to become more important over time. See this thread:
Implemented - Fix Web Vitals (CLS, LCP, TTI) to improve SEO and performance.
Google believes that the Core Web Vitals are critical to all web experiences. Please see this report: https://lighthouse-dot-webdotdevsite.appspot.com//lh/html?url=https%3A%2F%2Fxenforo.com%2Fcommunity%2Fmedia%2F20200103_190503-jpg.2903%2F You can run this for yourself here...
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@Kirby has released a valuable addon which unloads unused Font Awesome, which is great. A massive thanks to @Kirby for this!
Font Awesome Manager
XenForo uses the icon font Font Awesome Pro 5 that contains over 7.000 icons of which XenForo typically uses only a few hundred. But as all icons are included in the CSS and font files, browsers have to download the full font files and CSS which...
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After adding these addons, there still are a lot of assets and queries that XenForo loads and are not needed. Massively slowing down pages.
By comparison, for WordPress this amazing paid & popular addon exists:
Asset CleanUp Pro: Performance WordPress Plugin - Gabe Livan
There are often times when you are using a theme and a number of plugins which are enabled and run on the same page. However, you don’t need to use all of them and to improve the speed of your website and make the HTML source code cleaner, it’s better to prevent those styles and scripts from...
www.gabelivan.com
I think that a similar plugin for XenForo would be a game changer.
This thread is a general request for any addon that unloads unneeded assets and queries. This is not a request for quotes. I want to signal that there is need and demand for this.
