How can I speed up the casino game wiki page load time?

Hello internet, I maintain a wiki/discussion site for casino games and want to improve its loading time. We've got hundreds of different rulesets, FAQ posts, and user forums, all running off one server, and that can take a while -- how can I make it load more quickly? Anyone here familiar with gaming wikis or online communities have caching, image compression, or CDN suggestions?

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ContentLongevity
ContentLongevityAnswered on 12/22
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For starters, cache. Consider installing Redis or Memcached to cache popular pages, such as rules for games. That way, you're not hammering the database all the time. And send proper cache headers so the user's browser can cache images and Javascript files from visit to visit. For images, you are probably serving high-res images that are way too large. Compress them with something like TinyPNG or ImageOptim. You could even consider image compression upon upload. Can afford to splurge on a little bandwidth? Use a Content Delivery Network like Cloudflare or Akamai to distribute content globally; users near the CDN servers will enjoy faster speeds. Plus, it will take some of the load off of your servers when traffic spikes. If you have a lot of unique page views (e. g., all the different rulesets), you might want to enable lazy loading of images and deferment of Javascript. This will give wiki-style pages a speed boost.

CompetitiveIntegrity
CompetitiveIntegrityAnswered on 12/22

First, optimize the images (TinyPNG works well), then cache them (e.g., WP Rocket for WordPress). Use a CDN (try Cloudflare) for static files and split long pages into multiple shorter pages. Use browser caching headers. Minify CSS and JavaScript. Check if the forums you’re using support lazy loading. Don’t use shared hosting – an oversized server can ruin everything. With these measures, people should not have to wait too long to read the next page. Good luck with your wiki!

ReproSteps
ReproStepsAnswered on 12/23

First, enable browser caching of static content such as images, CSS, and JS files. Consider using a CDN. Compress images (TinyPNG is great for this). Use lazy loading. If you’re running your own server, install a caching plugin (like W3 Total Cache). Paginate lengthy wiki pages or forum threads (what’s the point of making people wait for a 5 MB page?). Avoid heavy PHP or other server-side scripts. Optimize database tables.

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