What does the Load Time Optimization tool do?

Answer by: Stuart Pierce, Aplus.Net Knowledge Base Support

With the Load Time Optimization tool you can review and optimize the load time of your web pages. The tool will help you with the optimization of your html and image files by decreasing their actual size. Thus, your web pages will load faster.

The Load Time Optimization tool will provide detailed statistics about the size of the optimized html file and the size of each optimized image file. With this tool you can :

Optimize a single HTML page.
Optimize an HTML page that also contains images.
Optimize a single image file.

Note: This tool supports the following image file extensions: jpg, jpeg, png.

Here’s how to access the Load Time Optimization tool using the Aplus.Net Control Panel:

Start by logging into the Aplus.Net Control Panel at http://cp.aplus.net using your Registration Number and Customer Password.
Select Web Hosting from the top navigation bar.
Next, select Hosted Domains and click on Manage Hosted Domains.
Now, click on the hosted domain that you’d like to manage.
Click on the Marketing tab.
Next, click the Load Time Optimization icon.

I. Optimize HTML file (with or without images):

Use the Choose a Directory drop-down menu to select the directory that contains the HTML file that you’d like to optimize. Allow 30 seconds for the server to process the contents of the directory you have selected.
Use the Choose an image or a web page drop-down menu to select the HTML file.
Click the Load Statistics button.

In the HTML File section you will see the size of both the original and optimized HTML file as well as the percentage of optimization.
In the Image Files section you will see the size of both the original and optimized images as well as the percentage of optimization.

Click Save to overwrite your original files with the optimized versions of the HTML and image files.

II. Optimize Image file:

Use the Choose a Directory drop-down menu to select the directory that contains the image file that you’d like to optimize. Allow 30 seconds for the server to process the contents of the directory you have selected.
Use the Choose an image or a web page drop-down menu to select the image file.
Click the Load Statistics button.

In the Load Time Statistics section you will see detailed information for both the original and optimized images.
In the Image Previews section you will see both the original and optimized images.

Click Save to overwrite your original images with the optimized versions.