Your question is actually helping me understand site loading speed more. Specifically, the items that slow the speed. I just learned that png files slow the speed more than jpeg. Thanks for your question because it also gives me information as I see the responses.

I am hoping you get this worked out successfully, Stacey!

Hazel

Site speed can be frustrating if it's an actual problem.

Is your site speed and page loading times really bad and so you're trying to remedy it? If they're bad, then sure, you'll want to do what you can to fix it.

But if your site speed is just fine, don't kill yourself (or kill your site) trying to fix it. I've seen people spend weeks on "fixes" that literally shave milliseconds off page loading times to give them a better site speed number that is completely unnoticeable.

If your page loading times are creating a bad user experience, definitely fix them. If not, I'd prioritize other things.

Resource
https://www.wpbeginner.com/wordpress-performance-speed/
https://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-minify-css-javascript-files-in-wordpress/

I would also advise reaching out to support to see if they can help
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/websites/support

Yes, the paid version of Imagify will automatically serve your images in WebP format if you configure it to do so.

Franks comment


https://wordpress.org/plugins/imagify/

https://imagify.io/blog/how-to-optimize-images-for-mobile/

I am not aware that WA includes CDN with our hosting here unless, of course, your site is hosted elsewhere.

Hi, Stacey

No, you can use an image compression app, like Imagify, or a CDN that will serve your images in the WebP format.

Frank

Yes.

The plugin does not do it automatically, as it is a different format.

personally i use autoptimize as the main one to speed up ....
with async javascript if necessary...
both plugins...
or if looking at a paid solution then wprocket - but check with support if it is allowed...

WPtouch Mobile Plugin
AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages
WP Mobile Menu
WP Smush

Imagify
https://wordpress.org/plugins/imagify/

Resource
https://imagify.io/blog/how-to-optimize-images-for-mobile/

Looks good, Stacey! Keep creating content. 👍

Stacey that's actually really good. You're already growing an audience just 5 weeks in and that will grow. The key thing you've done so far is put yourself on a great schedule creating content. You're right at 3 per week, keep that up! And one major thing is to not fall in love with overanalyzing your analytics. Make your entire focus on growing that content. It's like checking the scale after every workout. It only makes you feel like you're not accomplishing things. Instead, check it maybe once a month. Focus on building and growth! Great job so far. :)

Here's also a webinar by Jay that may be of interest Ending Your Bounce Rate Nightmare

Continue to create more helpful user intent content it takes several months for you to see the stats improve this is normal, not bad. Just keep writing content. It's better to focus on creating high-quality content with calls to action at end of your post and internal linking to other relevant pages. Keep going. You are doing all the right things continue!

Those numbers are looking just fine, and the Time on Page is really good, with people spending on average almost 2 minutes. This means they are seeing value in your content, are captivated by it and actually going through it.

Also, struggle with Site Kit feedback about speed or image issues. This is all so new to me, so not sure where to go. IN Level 5 training at this point,