Does CDN work with vbulletin?

[Sharingan_Okami]

I was just recently told that my site could use some optimization.

I now started looking into a CDN for the site.

If i got cdn from http://www.maxcdn.com/ , would that work with vbulletin or would it cause issues?

I am willing try anything to make my forum speed increase.

[ozzy47]

Sure, if it set up correctly. This article may help you, https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=257127

[Max Taxable]

All it does in theory is deliver static content based on the users location, hoping it is closer.

The only optimization work you need is image compression. A CDN won't do that.

Here's your performance: http://www.webpagetest.org/result/140827_XR_1D9/

Load items 20-24 are killing you. Example:

20:	http://forbiddenjutsu.com/WP/wp-content/uploads/Forbidden+Jutsu+5.0.jpg
1,231.3 KB image/jpeg
Quality 85 optimized size: 342.0 KB (889.3 KB smaller)

It can be almost 1mb smaller and not lose any visible quality: Optimize images


This test is only valid if that's your site in your signature there.


Who told you you need optimization? Someone who is selling such services? They are either woefully uninformed, or straight up lying to you.

Fix the bloated images and you're set.

If your site is optimized you don't really need a CDN. If your site is not optimized, a CDN really doesn't do squat for you.

[ozzy47]

Originally Posted by Max Taxable

All it does in theory is deliver static content based on the users location, hoping it is closer.

The only optimization work you need is image compression. A CDN won't do that.

Here's your performance: http://www.webpagetest.org/result/140827_XR_1D9/

Load items 20-24 are killing you. Example:

20:    http://forbiddenjutsu.com/WP/wp-content/uploads/Forbidden+Jutsu+5.0.jpg
1,231.3 KB image/jpeg
Quality 85 optimized size: 342.0 KB (889.3 KB smaller)

It can be almost 1mb smaller and not lose any visible quality: Optimize images


This test is only valid if that's your site in your signature there.


Who told you you need optimization? Someone who is selling such services? They are either woefully uninformed, or straight up lying to you.

Fix the bloated images and you're set.

It was me in this thread, https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=313943

[Max Taxable]

Other then the bloated images he is golden.

[ozzy47]

Now he is, before he was not, till he added the htaccess stuff.

[Max Taxable]

Originally Posted by ozzy47

Now he is, before he was not, till he added the htaccess stuff.

Sweet. Nice job.

He doesn't need a CDN, he needs to take 4mb off his page load by optimizing those massive images.

[ozzy47]

Correct.

[Sharingan_Okami]

Yes, thanks for the info @ozzy47 & @Max Taxable.

I will reduce the file size of those images & i hope that reduces a couple millisoconds of load time

[ozzy47]

It most certainly should shave some time off the load time.