Xenforo 2.1 Optimize XenForo?

O3S

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How can I get XenForo to load faster, I mean because my Forum takes 5.7s to fully load.

What are the best things I can do to make it load much faster.
 

sucre13

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there are several plugins like this to optimize

Optimized List Queries 2.4.0

Redis Cache 2.9.0


but you have to have some requirement to install this plugin
 

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check your server and your plugins well so you can see which one is causing the slowness the images between thing thing check your settings
 

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Redis cache required vps / dedicated server .
 

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The plugins that I have installed are the following

- [cXF] Cookie Notice
- [XTR] Reputation System
- Badges
- DragonByte Credits


Plugins that you will probably install later or not
- [TH] Nodes


(Are there many? I know that Badges can be used with an extra file so layers remove the Badges plugin)
 

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1. Remove unnecessary plugins
2. Use cloudflare
3. Use brotli and pagespeed if you have vps.
4. Redis cache, like everyone suggested before (Requires vps)
5. Cut down size of logo or any other images you are using in forum. (Use https://tinypng.com/ or https://compressor.io )
6. Check SSL etc and see if it's properly configured in cloudflare for best speed.
7. Enable firewall in cloudflare and block bad bots.
 
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zeus1971

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point 7, can you specify or link a guide ?
I mean...I have firewall active in cloudflare, but how to mount a rule ONLY for bad BOT ?
 

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5 seconds is a very long time. Disable all addons and see if its faster. Enable one by one until you find the slow addon.

Host all content on your site e.g. Images, anything external will effect page load speeds.
 

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Well, 5 seconds is not a "good" number to load an homepage..., BUT....if for some reason you decide to load an homepage with pictures addons - galleries, to engage old and new users, well...for other hands is not so bad.
If you have no images in your homepage, something is wrong for sure.
 

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All is relative...
I can have a "bad" 5 or 6 seconds, but in reality the page is fast with a quite small total page size WITH images, overall if at the beginning loading cloudflare is present.

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