Comments on: Why is my website so unbearably slow? http://paul.webanalyticsdemystified.com/2008/07/09/why-is-my-website-so-unbearably-slow/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:07:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Allan Wind http://paul.webanalyticsdemystified.com/2008/07/09/why-is-my-website-so-unbearably-slow/#comment-137 Allan Wind Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:49:30 +0000 http://paul.webanalyticsdemystified.com/2008/07/09/why-is-my-website-so-unbearably-slow/#comment-137 AVG has been cloaking as IE6 so make sure you consider the network path between the user and your servers in case traffic is being throttled. Here is a free service but probably not that interesting: http://www.websiteoptimization.com/services/analyze Another Firefox plugin you may want to checkout is Firebug. It has a Net tab showing time per URL. It is my tool weapon of choice for debugging this type of stuff. Obviously you want to start with a cold cache if that matches the end-user scenario. /Allan AVG has been cloaking as IE6 so make sure you consider the network path between the user and your servers in case traffic is being throttled.

Here is a free service but probably not that interesting:
http://www.websiteoptimization.com/services/analyze

Another Firefox plugin you may want to checkout is Firebug. It has a Net tab showing time per URL. It is my tool weapon of choice for debugging this type of stuff.

Obviously you want to start with a cold cache if that matches the end-user scenario.

/Allan

]]> By: Diane Hoag http://paul.webanalyticsdemystified.com/2008/07/09/why-is-my-website-so-unbearably-slow/#comment-136 Diane Hoag Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:47:23 +0000 http://paul.webanalyticsdemystified.com/2008/07/09/why-is-my-website-so-unbearably-slow/#comment-136 Page Detailer works with either IE or Firefox. It lists the page elements being loaded, along with the size and time required for each. The time is broken down into connect, server response, delivery etc. times. It's easy to use and intuitive. Page Detailer is available by free download from IBM alphaWorks at http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/pagedetailer. Another thought: IE6 is probably the most commonly used browser right now, so response time complaints coming from IE6 users may simply reflect that browser's popularity. Page Detailer works with either IE or Firefox. It lists the page elements being loaded, along with the size and time required for each. The time is broken down into connect, server response, delivery etc. times. It’s easy to use and intuitive.

Page Detailer is available by free download from IBM alphaWorks at http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/pagedetailer.

Another thought: IE6 is probably the most commonly used browser right now, so response time complaints coming from IE6 users may simply reflect that browser’s popularity.

]]> By: Klaus Johannes Rusch http://paul.webanalyticsdemystified.com/2008/07/09/why-is-my-website-so-unbearably-slow/#comment-135 Klaus Johannes Rusch Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:04:37 +0000 http://paul.webanalyticsdemystified.com/2008/07/09/why-is-my-website-so-unbearably-slow/#comment-135 There are ways to debug Internet Explorer traffic too: 1. Install Internet Explorer 6 using the Multiple IE tool (http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE) 2. Install the Fiddler tool to watch traffic (http://www.fiddlertool.com/) That said, your pages seem to load fine in IE6 also, the large Flash files take their time but no more than in other browsers. The page also tries to load http://paul.webanalyticsdemystified.com/include/analytics/common_analytics_functions.js, which does not exist. Are all IE6 users less engaged, or just some, hinting at a possible problem with a specific version or an add-on? There are ways to debug Internet Explorer traffic too:

1. Install Internet Explorer 6 using the Multiple IE tool (http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE)
2. Install the Fiddler tool to watch traffic (http://www.fiddlertool.com/)

That said, your pages seem to load fine in IE6 also, the large Flash files take their time but no more than in other browsers.

The page also tries to load http://paul.webanalyticsdemystified.com/include/analytics/common_analytics_functions.js, which does not exist.

Are all IE6 users less engaged, or just some, hinting at a possible problem with a specific version or an add-on?

]]> By: S.Hamel http://paul.webanalyticsdemystified.com/2008/07/09/why-is-my-website-so-unbearably-slow/#comment-134 S.Hamel Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:19:04 +0000 http://paul.webanalyticsdemystified.com/2008/07/09/why-is-my-website-so-unbearably-slow/#comment-134 You could go through the trouble of installing vmware or virtual PC with a bunch of configurations to test different versions of your browser... pretty inefficient and so Web 1.0 way! :) The Web 2.0 way would be to use BrowsrCamp (http://www.browsrcamp.com/) or Cross Browser Testing (http://www.crossbrowsertesting.com) and I'm sure there are others too. You could go through the trouble of installing vmware or virtual PC with a bunch of configurations to test different versions of your browser… pretty inefficient and so Web 1.0 way! :)

The Web 2.0 way would be to use BrowsrCamp (http://www.browsrcamp.com/) or Cross Browser Testing (http://www.crossbrowsertesting.com) and I’m sure there are others too.

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