wao.io

Description

wao.io is a free plugin to test loading time and security of your wordpress site.

Performance Features

Image Optimization

The intelligent image optimization algorithm radically reduces file size without suffering a loss in quality.
You can choose between three levels of image compression.
wao.io optimizes your images by converting the original image into the best matching output format that your customer’s client is capable of rendering.

Lazy Loading

Using lazy loading, your images will be loaded only shortly before they are visible to the user.
Preloading image placeholders in the size of the original images will prevent your site’s layout from jumping around.
You decide which placeholder option integrates best in your overall webpage design

HTTP/2 Upgrade

Enabling wao.io provides an automatic HTTP/2 upgrade for your website.

Caching

Your content will be cached in our optimized varnish cache cluster.
In your personal control center you can clear the cache whenever necessary.

More Loadtime Optimization Features

• Head Re-ordering
• Legacy Optimization
• Code Minification
• Ressource Compression

Website Security Features

HTTPS/SSL Upgrade

wao.io provides an automated HTTPS/SSL upgrade for your website. Our powerful rewriting and
redirecting services ensure a smooth transition from HTTP to HTTPS.

Web Application Firewall

Using the OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS) wao.io’s web application firewall provides
protection against many common attack categories, including the OWASP Top Ten.
The firewall will be updated periodically by our security experts.

Browser Security

Setting HTTP security headers with wao.io will add yet another layer of security to your website.

Analytics Controll Panel

Insights

wao.io provides you with all important metrics that help you understand your customers
and the effectiveness of your marketing measures: unique users, sessions and bounce rate.
You can also monitor the percentage of saved traffic served to your clients.

Health
wao.io shows all health data of your website at a glance:
Load time, page weight, and error rate.

Screenshots

Installation

Install the plugin and activate it.

Click on “wao.io” in the menu of your wordpress administration to find instructions and to analyze your
website’s potential and sign up to test an optimized preview for free.

Visit wao.io for more information.

FAQ

Where can I get support?

Visit our help center at support.wao.io/

Reviews

Load time optimisation as a service

choize February 5, 2020

Downloaded the plugin and was surprised to find an analyser. However, it was quite useful to see if I would like to progress further with the plugin. My steps then were: Start analyser with my URL Got a 64% improvement potential Signed up Got a preview site which looked like my site Actually pretty nice to see if the plugin breaks someting. I got so many problems with other plugins that this time I was surprised that I can test before. Definetly a BONUS Preview Site looked good and was functional now it got really interesting Went full mode on – enabled ALL the features Tested the preview site again Ready to go – until here I spent 12 minutes Ended the preview mode – it′s one click Got a lot of errors on the wao.io dashboard CHanged the DNS settings (as it was advised on the dashboard) Saw all the warnings turn green Got an email that my website is going to be optimised now Success Well, I got to say the DNS change was quite a hustle but in the end, I just had to copy&paste two numbers. My website is definitely faster and I tripled my Google PageSpeed score. On webpagetest.org the results are looking even better. However, had to wait 2-3 days to see the web performance results change. The security part was instantly improved!

useful cloud-based web performance optimization

Ingo Steinke (openmindculture) February 4, 2020

WordPress sites often tend to load slowly, especially after adding more plugins. I use wao.io as cloud-based optimizer to make my blog load more quickly again. The plugin offers all the information and a link to a free test + preview option so you can check out in advance.

Contributors & Developers

Changelog

1.0.2

• Fix PHP 5 compatibility

1.0.1

• Update corporate name: Sevenval Technologies GmbH becomes Avenga Germany GmbH

1.0.0

• Updated and translated description

0.0.1

• First version.