Hi,
My client is concerned with slow loading page loading and other performance issues after doing a https://gtmetrix.com analysis. The recommendation was gzip compression https://gtmetrix.com/enable-gzip-compression.html
I got in contact with our hosting at MediaTemple. They said “Your (gs) Grid-Service runs Apache, as this is a Linux server. You would want to add this to the php.ini file:
extension_dir=/home000000/data/lib/php/
extension = zip.so So copy and paste is all you need.” (I replaced the exact server # with zeros) Then, they gave me a link to where I can edit php.ini.
I wanted to check and see if this will work well with the theme vs a plugin. I looked up the W3 Total Cache for performance bc it was recommended in the forum, but there are some very concerning recent reviews- especially the claim that you are required to paste them into your footer for the free version.
What would you recommend I do? I’m not a developer, so I’m working with the information I’ve been able to collect so far.
Thank you in advance, I know this was a long one.
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