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# Optimize Wordpress

#### How to Speed Optimization

 If you think your website takes too much time to load maybe you should.

1. Install a Cache Plugin for WordPress. We recommend [W3 Total Cache](https://wordpress.org/plugins/w3-total-cache/).
2. Install an Image Compress Plugin. We recommend [WP Smush It.](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-smushit/)
3. Install a Database Optimizer Plugin We recommend [WP Optimize](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-optimize/installation/)
4. Reduce the number of posts on the page
5. Reduce the number of unnecessary plugins.
6. Use more icons and less images.

 To install plugin Autoptimize , please go to plugin and find plugin **"Autoptimize"**

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Next go to Dashboard ->> Settings ->> Autoptimize

Set up option main like :

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Option Extra

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Plugin Cache to delete all caches of theme.

Then install plugin cache :

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Next go to Dashboard ->> Settings ->> Cache

Choose option caching on to turn on plugin :

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Then you can click button test cache to check it

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