[Schema] Why dont you use your own theme for your site?

[dscurlock]

The first thing you did in the intro of schema is brag about speed, so I checked it myself,

and it appeared that the theme is fast as you said it was, however, I did not stop there...

mythemeshop.com

Grade: 71

Load: 1.8s

Faster then: 72% of other tested sites.

and this stats are no compassion to Schema demo:

(I ran two tests) one test came back miserable at 13s load time.

2nd test (Schema Demo)

Grade: 99

Load: 988ms

Faster then: 89% of other tested sites

Then I tested my own site which uses another theme:

Test1: Grade 86, Load 1.26s, Faster then 84% of other tested sites.

Test2: Grade: 85, Load: 1.35s, Faster then 83% of other tested sites.

Test3: Grade: 68, Load: 1.39s, Faster then 82% of other tested sites.

 

In each demo test, the performance grade always remained 

high which was around 99, however, the load time, and faster

then other sites where somewhat random on all tests.

 

I ran several more demo checks, and each time, the demo was faster

then both of our sites, however, it is a demo, and the question I have

to ask myself, do I setup a bland looking theme to save an 1

second, or be 3-5% faster then other sites?

Please share your thoughts....

 

ps. just out of curiosity, I tested a site known to use Schema, and

out of 3 tests, his failed the ping test, if you consider it a fail.

avg: grade: 65, load time: 2s, and faster then 80% other tested sites.

The difference between the demo, and his live site is that the demo most likely

has almost no plugins, while live sites depend on plugins in

order to achieve certain functions. If I install a bare-bone theme,

then I probably can obtain fast speed results also, however, installing

bare bone themes is not very realistic in modernization of today.

 

Thank-you

 

Edited January 3, 2018 by dscurlock

[Mili]

Hello,

No, our demo is not running on anything special other than just a WP theme.

However that does not mean that you should not try CDN for your site.

You should consult with your hosting provider for speed issues, they will most likely say it is a theme problem because they are trained to say that, then ask for a manager to take a closer look. They should be able to suggest to you a better server and tell you which scripts slow down your site.

I hope that helps.

 

[Mili]

Hello,

Thank you for contacting MyThemeShop today and sorry for any inconvenience that might have been caused due to that.

I am not sure I understand your question. Can you try to simplify it please?

Looking forward to help you. Thank you.

[dscurlock]

1 hour ago, MistaPrime said:

Hello,

Thank you for contacting MyThemeShop today and sorry for any inconvenience that might have been caused due to that.

I am not sure I understand your question. Can you try to simplify it please?

Looking forward to help you. Thank you.

 

Sure, the question is:

If I install this theme, along with 20+ plugins, am I going to

get the same speed factor that pingdom shows for the demo?

[Mili]

Hello,

We wouldn't be able to determine that because the speed is not dependent on the theme only, it depends on many other factors which are mainly your server's speed and the number of scripts you are running on your site. Even one plugin such as a social share plugin can take some time to load it's scripts if it's scripts are to load Facebook, Google, Twitter scripts.

There are too many factors at play for us to be able to answer that question. However generally speaking the more plugins you have the slower your site.

I hope that helps.

Looking forward to help you. Thank you.

[dscurlock]

1 hour ago, MistaPrime said:

Hello,

We wouldn't be able to determine that because the speed is not dependent on the theme only, it depends on many other factors which are mainly your server's speed and the number of scripts you are running on your site. Even one plugin such as a social share plugin can take some time to load it's scripts if it's scripts are to load Facebook, Google, Twitter scripts.

There are too many factors at play for us to be able to answer that question. However generally speaking the more plugins you have the slower your site.

I hope that helps.

Looking forward to help you. Thank you.

Is your DEMO running on a CDN?

If so, then that may explain why you are able to get "A"

across the board on performance. I have always

had performance issues on one section or another...

sometimes I fix one, and 4 other issues pop up...

[Mili]

Hello,

No, our demo is not running on anything special other than just a WP theme.

However that does not mean that you should not try CDN for your site.

You should consult with your hosting provider for speed issues, they will most likely say it is a theme problem because they are trained to say that, then ask for a manager to take a closer look. They should be able to suggest to you a better server and tell you which scripts slow down your site.

I hope that helps.