Since Google is placing more emphasis on fast loading sites, we have been testing our site for time to first byte.
Yes, we have tested with Google Page Speed and all is good -- BUT Google is very forgiving.
We have another well respected site WebPageTest.org (https://www.webpagetest.org) that will test web site performance. As this is an non-profit, everyone who uses it speaks very highly of it. They are very accurate and complete in their testing.
Every time we test our site we receive either an "F" or "D" for time to first byte. All other metrics receive an "A".
The explanation of time to first byte by our web designer is:
Time To First Byte (TTFB) is a measurement used as an indication of the responsiveness of a webserver or other network resource. TTFB measures the duration from the user or client making an HTTP request to the first byte of the page being received by the client's browser.
I writing this post for 2 reasons:
1. Would all of you Miva users check your (or your client's) website on WebPageTest and see if you also receive an "F" or "D" on time to first byte. What are your results?
2. No one from Miva has truly explained to us WHY our time to first byte score is so poor. Perhaps at the conference, this is something that might be discussed as it is very important for a website. There must be a reason our score is so poor.
Thank you
Yes, we have tested with Google Page Speed and all is good -- BUT Google is very forgiving.
We have another well respected site WebPageTest.org (https://www.webpagetest.org) that will test web site performance. As this is an non-profit, everyone who uses it speaks very highly of it. They are very accurate and complete in their testing.
Every time we test our site we receive either an "F" or "D" for time to first byte. All other metrics receive an "A".
The explanation of time to first byte by our web designer is:
Time To First Byte (TTFB) is a measurement used as an indication of the responsiveness of a webserver or other network resource. TTFB measures the duration from the user or client making an HTTP request to the first byte of the page being received by the client's browser.
I writing this post for 2 reasons:
1. Would all of you Miva users check your (or your client's) website on WebPageTest and see if you also receive an "F" or "D" on time to first byte. What are your results?
2. No one from Miva has truly explained to us WHY our time to first byte score is so poor. Perhaps at the conference, this is something that might be discussed as it is very important for a website. There must be a reason our score is so poor.
Thank you
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