Gzip

Hello @4byssos

Thank you for reaching out and I am happy to assist you with this.
You can enable Gzip compression in the Performance>Browser Cache section. Make sure that the Browser Cache is enabled first in the Performance>General settings.
In the General sub-box, you can enable Gzip for all types of files or you can enable/disable gzip for individual types like HTML&XML, JS&CSS, Media&Other files
Can you please also share your website URL and where you performed the tests?

Thanks!

Hi,

It’s already enabled but for some reason when checking here: https://www.giftofspeed.com/gzip-test/

it shows that it’s not…

I’d like not to disclose the url of the website, as it’s not entirely finished yet.

As for speed tests, I’ve tried GTMetrix and some others…

Hello @4byssos

Thank you for the information.
Without having a look at the source I cannot specify what may be the problem here.
Checking the source and the network tab will show if there is a content-encoding: gzip header on HTML files and/or other files.
Depending on the platform Apache/Nginx, once the Gzip is enabled W3TC writes the rules in the .htaccess/nginx.conf file.
If using Apache, you should make sure that the mod_deflate is installed/enabled on your server. The mod_deflate module provides the DEFLATE output filter that allows output from your server to be compressed before being sent to the client over the network

Make sure to check this and if more comfortable, you can send us a note directly via the plugin in Performance>Support.

Thanks!

Hi,

We’re using Nginx caching. I sent a note via the plugin just now, which has the website details etc.

Thank you for taking the time with this…

Hello @4byssos

We’ve received your email and replied to it with more information.
Please continue the correspondence there so we can avoid duplicating the answers.
Thanks!