{"id":25742,"date":"2022-03-24T10:00:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T08:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/?p=25742"},"modified":"2022-03-21T16:50:30","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T14:50:30","slug":"viptor-says-the-performance-lab-plugin-tests-ongoing-wordpress-improvements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/en\/viptor-says-the-performance-lab-plugin-tests-ongoing-wordpress-improvements\/","title":{"rendered":"Viptor Says: The Performance Lab Plugin Tests Ongoing WordPress Improvements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Hello, everybody! Viptor here! As usual, I\u2019m stepping into the role of a news presenter whose job is to report all the exciting news from the wonderful world of WordPress, exclusively for you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This week, I and everyone at our <a href=\"https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/en\/\">WordPress agency for enterprise<\/a> want to bring your attention to the amazing <strong>WordPress performance team.<\/strong> So, what\u2019s new with them, you may ask?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Well, I\u2019m happy to report that the WordPress performance team has introduced <strong>a new feature plugin.<\/strong> The plugin is called <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/performance-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Performance Lab<\/a> and it features a number of fundamental performance enhancements for core.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The team was actually founded just five months ago and it is managed by Yoast and Google-sponsored core contributors. The team can already pride itself on over 250 members on its Slack channel, with many of them participating in weekly conversations on a regular basis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">So, today, our <a href=\"https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/en\/building-an-enterprise-wordpress-website-for-stark-industries\/\">enterprise WordPress agency<\/a> will tell you everything you need to know about the new project of the performance team. Let\u2019s go and see what we know so far!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-25749 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-from-2022-03-21-15-05-19-300x63.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"684\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-from-2022-03-21-15-05-19-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-from-2022-03-21-15-05-19-1024x215.png 1024w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-from-2022-03-21-15-05-19-768x161.png 768w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-from-2022-03-21-15-05-19-1536x323.png 1536w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-from-2022-03-21-15-05-19-730x154.png 730w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-from-2022-03-21-15-05-19-334x70.png 334w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-from-2022-03-21-15-05-19.png 1712w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">The Different Modules of the New Performance Lab Plugin<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And so, our WordPress Agency for Development can tell you that <strong>the following modules are included in this first release<\/strong> of the plugin (we remind you that all modules are in various stages of development):<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/performance\/issues?q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22%5BModule%5D+WebP+Uploads%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WebP Uploads<\/a>:<\/strong> If the server supports it, this module creates WebP versions of new JPEG image uploads<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/performance\/issues?q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22%5BModule%5D+WebP+Support%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WebP Support<\/a>:<\/strong> This module works by adding a WebP support check to the Site Health status<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/performance\/issues?q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22%5BModule%5D+Persistent+Object+Cache+Health+Check%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Persistent Object Cache Health Check<\/a>:<\/strong> This module works by adding a persistent object cache check to the Site Health status for sites with large volumes of data<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/performance\/issues?q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22%5BModule%5D+Audit+Enqueued+Assets%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Audit Enqueued Assets<\/a> (experimental):<\/strong> This module works by adding a CSS and JS resource check to the Site Health status<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our WordPress development agency has found out that the plugin\u2019s main goal is to make it simple for users to <strong>test ongoing improvements.<\/strong> There\u2019s a new Settings &gt; Performance menu in the admin where you can easily enable or disable each of these modules.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For instance, here\u2019s how you can test the WebP upload module: upload JPEG photos and then check to see if WebP versions are produced in the Media Library and shown on the front-end. The Site Health status screen will display the other <a href=\"https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/en\/6-tips-for-improving-the-performance-of-your-wordpress-website\/\">performance<\/a> modules as checks.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25751 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20943798gh-ai-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20943798gh-ai-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20943798gh-ai-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20943798gh-ai-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20943798gh-ai-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20943798gh-ai-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20943798gh-ai-1-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20943798gh-ai-1-410x410.png 410w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20943798gh-ai-1-381x381.png 381w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20943798gh-ai-1-174x174.png 174w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20943798gh-ai-1-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Not a Quick Fix for a Faster-Running Site<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I and everyone at our WordPress development company were particularly interested in what <strong>Felix Arntz<\/strong>, a WordPress Core Committer, had to say about the new plugin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Arntz stressed that <strong>the plugin should be viewed as a beta testing tool<\/strong> rather than a quick fix for a <a href=\"https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/en\/wordpress-speed-optimization-service\/\">faster-running website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In a GitHub ticket about the plugin\u2019s branding Felix Arntz commented that the new plugin will not be a suite of all critical <a href=\"https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/en\/5-essential-tools-for-enhancing-your-wordpress-performance\/\">performance<\/a> features you need to make your WordPress website <a href=\"https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/en\/6-wordpress-speed-optimization-myths-debunked\/\">fast<\/a>. After all, that\u2019s the specialty of the already existing performance plugins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">So, the Performance Lab plugin shouldn\u2019t raise a false image of wanting to compete with what is already on the market. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/en\/guide-to-scaling-wordpress-for-high-traffic-enterprise-websites\/\">WordPress agency for enterprise<\/a> respects that <strong>important clarification<\/strong>, and we believe that Arntz is on the right track here.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-25753 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3528472-ai-1-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3528472-ai-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3528472-ai-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3528472-ai-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3528472-ai-1-615x410.png 615w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3528472-ai-1-572x381.png 572w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3528472-ai-1-261x174.png 261w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3528472-ai-1.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Is the Performance Lab Plugin Trustworthy?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I want to warn all users that they may get <strong>unexpected results<\/strong> when testing the brand-new plugin. This is especially true if you enable the more experimental features that aren\u2019t activated by default.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our <a href=\"https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/en\/guide-to-using-wordpress-as-an-enterprise-cms\/\">enterprise WordPress agency<\/a> wants to stress that <strong>the plugin should not be used in place of other, more well-known <a href=\"https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/en\/speed-and-performance-in-wordpress\/\">performance<\/a> plugins.<\/strong> Remember that as new features for core are suggested, Performance Lab may gradually evolve over time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Felix Arntz explained that the list of modules provided in the Performance Lab plugin may radically alter over time. After all, it is a collection of potential WordPress core feature modules.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Arntz has made it clear that new modules may be added on a regular basis, while others may be deleted in a future plugin version after they have been integrated into the WordPress core.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-25755 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4445-ai-300x158.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4445-ai-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4445-ai-1024x539.png 1024w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4445-ai-768x404.png 768w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4445-ai-1536x808.png 1536w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4445-ai-2048x1078.png 2048w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4445-ai-730x384.png 730w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4445-ai-724x381.png 724w, https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4445-ai-331x174.png 331w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Check Out the New Performance Lab Plugin!<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">All in all, our WordPress Agency for Development can conclude that the purpose of the new feature plugin is to aid the wider testing of ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/en\/6-useful-tips-for-improving-your-website-performance\/\">performance<\/a> enhancements. This will help with <strong>filtering out edge cases<\/strong> before distributing the modules as part of a core release.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The WordPress developers from Vipe Studio have told me that issues and concerns can be submitted as <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/performance\/issues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GitHub issues<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/plugin\/performance-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wordpress.org support forum requests<\/a> by testers, so have that in mind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">That was it for this week\u2019s news, folks! I hope that the idea behind the new <strong>Performance Lab plugin<\/strong> has sparked your interest as much as it did mine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Remember to come back to Vipe Studio\u2019s blog daily if you want to discover high-quality articles about everything WordPress-related! 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