How to Deal with Leverage Browser Caching on Blogger
This problem is often encountered when we check the speed of the blog through the GTMetrix or Google PageSpeed Insights tool . Because browser caching leverage is also one of the determinants of blog loading speed, the faster the blog loading, the higher the blog traffic. An example of leverage browser caching is like the picture below when I check the www.arlinadzgn.com site on Google PageSpeed Insights
How to Deal with Leverage Browser Caching on Blogger
Step One, to overcome browser caching leverage, open the Blogger Dashboard then select Theme> Click the Edit HTML button and add the code below just below <head>
<include expiration='7d' path='*.css'/>
<include expiration='7d' path='*.js'/>
<include expiration='3d' path='*.gif'/>
<include expiration='3d' path='*.jpeg'/>
<include expiration='3d' path='*.jpg'/>
<include expiration='3d' path='*.png'/>Once added, save the theme.
For WordPress users, you can use this code. Access the .htaccess file on the Public Html WordPress web hosting and add the code below
## EXPIRES CACHING ##
<IfModule mod_expires.c>
ExpiresActive On
ExpiresByType image/jpg "access plus 1 year"
ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access plus 1 year"
ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 year"
ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 year"
ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType application/pdf "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType text/x-javascript "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType application/x-shockwave-flash "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/x-icon "access plus 1 year"
ExpiresDefault "access plus 2 days"
</IfModule>
## EXPIRES CACHING ##That is one way to speed up loading your blog, by having a good blog speed it will be able to add blog traffic.
Thus, How to Overcome Browser Caching Leverage on Blogger, hopefully useful. Wassalam.