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@angelleye @angelleyesupport Any update on this?

Thanks

@angelleye, any update on this?

When I retested the site in GTmetrix in the morning, all the js files that I mentioned above such as this one ‘/wp-content/cache/minify/fab65.js’ now have the expiry changed to 6 days 16 hours, which seems equivalent to 604800 seconds in my expiry header settings. Not sure why it took so long to get this reflected in the GTmetrix report.

@fistfullofcrisco, re: the cache expiry for images, I had set ‘Browser Cache Expiration’ setting to ‘Respect Existing Headers’ in Cloudflare. However I noticed I hadn’t correctly setup CloudFlare extension for W3TC. I authorised my CloudFlare account and now the whole list of images are not showing under GTmetrix > Leverage browser caching. The score has gone up to C(78). I can still see around 12 js files under Leverage browser caching like these ones:

https://mysite.com/wp-content/cache/minify/41166.js (6 days 16 hours)
https://mysite.com/wp-content/cache/minify/7a6e2.js (6 days 16 hours)
https://mysite.com/wp-content/cache/minify/052c8.js (6 days 21 hours)
https://mysite.com/wp-content/cache/minify/4b94c.js (6 days 21 hours)
https://mysite.com/wp-content/cache/minify/54939.js (6 days 21 hours)

Aren’t all the local files supposed to disappear from there and hopefully that will improve the score? There are some external files listed there – I guess there isn’t much I can do about them.

In GTmetrix > Defer parsing of JavaScript, I’ve also noticed the same js files mentioned above, like these ones:

https://mysite.com/wp-content/cache/minify/41166.js
https://mysite.com/wp-content/cache/minify/7a6e2.js
https://mysite.com/wp-content/cache/minify/052c8.js
https://mysite.com/wp-content/cache/minify/4b94c.js
https://mysite.com/wp-content/cache/minify/54939.js

Is there a way to fix this in W3TC? I think this is the reason behind 4 second TTFB in my site?

Here are the relevant sections of my .htaccess file:

## EXPIRES CACHING ##
<IfModule mod_expires.c>
ExpiresActive On
ExpiresDefault "access plus 1 week"
ExpiresByType image/x-icon "access plus 1 year"
ExpiresByType image/jpg "access plus 1 week"
ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access plus 1 week"
ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 week"
ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 week"
ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 1 week"
ExpiresByType application/pdf "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType text/javascript "access plus 1 week"
ExpiresByType text/x-javascript "access plus 1 week"
ExpiresByType application/javascript "access plus 1 week"  
ExpiresByType application/x-javascript "access plus 1 week"
ExpiresByType application/x-shockwave-flash "access plus 1 month"
</IfModule>
## EXPIRES CACHING ##

<IfModule mod_headers.c>
  <FilesMatch "\.(js|css|xml|gz)$">
    Header append Vary: Accept-Encoding
  </FilesMatch>
</IfModule>

# BEGIN GZIP COMPRESSION
<IfModule mod_gzip.c>
mod_gzip_on Yes
mod_gzip_dechunk Yes
mod_gzip_item_include file \.(html?|txt|css|js|php|pl)$
mod_gzip_item_include handler ^cgi-script$
mod_gzip_item_include mime ^text/.*
mod_gzip_item_include mime ^application/x-javascript.*
mod_gzip_item_exclude mime ^image/.*
mod_gzip_item_exclude rspheader ^Content-Encoding:.*gzip.*
</IfModule>
# END GZIP COMPRESSION

<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/text text/html text/plain text/xml text/css application/x-javascript application/javascript
</IfModule>

# BEGIN DEFLATE COMPRESSION
<IfModule mod_filter.c>
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE "application/atom+xml" \
"application/javascript" \
"application/json" \
"application/ld+json" \
"application/manifest+json" \
"application/rdf+xml" \
"application/rss+xml" \
"application/schema+json" \
"application/vnd.geo+json" \
"application/vnd.ms-fontobject" \
"application/x-font-ttf" \
"application/x-javascript" \
"application/x-web-app-manifest+json" \
"application/xhtml+xml" \
"application/xml" \
"font/eot" \
"font/opentype" \
"image/bmp" \
"image/svg+xml" \
"image/vnd.microsoft.icon" \
"image/x-icon" \
"text/cache-manifest" \
"text/css" \
"text/html" \
"text/javascript" \
"text/plain" \
"text/vcard" \
"text/vnd.rim.location.xloc" \
"text/vtt" \
"text/x-component" \
"text/x-cross-domain-policy" \
"text/xml"
</IfModule>
# END DEFLATE COMPRESSION

# BEGIN W3TC Browser Cache
<IfModule mod_mime.c>
    AddType text/css .css
    AddType text/x-component .htc
    AddType application/x-javascript .js
    AddType application/javascript .js2
    AddType text/javascript .js3
    AddType text/x-js .js4
    AddType text/html .html .htm
    AddType text/richtext .rtf .rtx
    AddType image/svg+xml .svg
    AddType text/plain .txt
    AddType text/xsd .xsd
    AddType text/xsl .xsl
    AddType text/xml .xml
    AddType video/asf .asf .asx .wax .wmv .wmx
    AddType video/avi .avi
    AddType image/bmp .bmp
    AddType application/java .class
    AddType video/divx .divx
    AddType application/msword .doc .docx
    AddType application/vnd.ms-fontobject .eot
    AddType application/x-msdownload .exe
    AddType image/gif .gif
    AddType application/x-gzip .gz .gzip
    AddType image/x-icon .ico
    AddType image/jpeg .jpg .jpeg .jpe
    AddType image/webp .webp
    AddType application/json .json
    AddType application/vnd.ms-access .mdb
    AddType audio/midi .mid .midi
    AddType video/quicktime .mov .qt
    AddType audio/mpeg .mp3 .m4a
    AddType video/mp4 .mp4 .m4v
    AddType video/mpeg .mpeg .mpg .mpe
    AddType application/vnd.ms-project .mpp
    AddType application/x-font-otf .otf
    AddType application/vnd.ms-opentype ._otf
    AddType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.database .odb
    AddType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.chart .odc
    AddType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.formula .odf
    AddType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics .odg
    AddType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation .odp
    AddType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet .ods
    AddType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text .odt
    AddType audio/ogg .ogg
    AddType application/pdf .pdf
    AddType image/png .png
    AddType application/vnd.ms-powerpoint .pot .pps .ppt .pptx
    AddType audio/x-realaudio .ra .ram
    AddType image/svg+xml .svg .svgz
    AddType application/x-shockwave-flash .swf
    AddType application/x-tar .tar
    AddType image/tiff .tif .tiff
    AddType application/x-font-ttf .ttf .ttc
    AddType application/vnd.ms-opentype ._ttf
    AddType audio/wav .wav
    AddType audio/wma .wma
    AddType application/vnd.ms-write .wri
    AddType application/font-woff .woff
    AddType application/font-woff2 .woff2
    AddType application/vnd.ms-excel .xla .xls .xlsx .xlt .xlw
    AddType application/zip .zip
</IfModule>
<IfModule mod_expires.c>
    ExpiresActive On
    ExpiresByType text/css A604800
    ExpiresByType text/x-component A604800
    ExpiresByType application/x-javascript A604800
    ExpiresByType application/javascript A604800
    ExpiresByType text/javascript A604800
    ExpiresByType text/x-js A604800
    ExpiresByType text/html A3600
    ExpiresByType text/richtext A3600
    ExpiresByType image/svg+xml A3600
    ExpiresByType text/plain A3600
    ExpiresByType text/xsd A3600
    ExpiresByType text/xsl A3600
    ExpiresByType text/xml A3600
    ExpiresByType video/asf A604800
    ExpiresByType video/avi A604800
    ExpiresByType image/bmp A604800
    ExpiresByType application/java A604800
    ExpiresByType video/divx A604800
    ExpiresByType application/msword A604800
    ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-fontobject A604800
    ExpiresByType application/x-msdownload A604800
    ExpiresByType image/gif A604800
    ExpiresByType application/x-gzip A604800
    ExpiresByType image/x-icon A604800
    ExpiresByType image/jpeg A604800
    ExpiresByType image/webp A604800
    ExpiresByType application/json A604800
    ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-access A604800
    ExpiresByType audio/midi A604800
    ExpiresByType video/quicktime A604800
    ExpiresByType audio/mpeg A604800
    ExpiresByType video/mp4 A604800
    ExpiresByType video/mpeg A604800
    ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-project A604800
    ExpiresByType application/x-font-otf A604800
    ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-opentype A604800
    ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.database A604800
    ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.chart A604800
    ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.formula A604800
    ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics A604800
    ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation A604800
    ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet A604800
    ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text A604800
    ExpiresByType audio/ogg A604800
    ExpiresByType application/pdf A604800
    ExpiresByType image/png A604800
    ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-powerpoint A604800
    ExpiresByType audio/x-realaudio A604800
    ExpiresByType image/svg+xml A604800
    ExpiresByType application/x-shockwave-flash A604800
    ExpiresByType application/x-tar A604800
    ExpiresByType image/tiff A604800
    ExpiresByType application/x-font-ttf A604800
    ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-opentype A604800
    ExpiresByType audio/wav A604800
    ExpiresByType audio/wma A604800
    ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-write A604800
    ExpiresByType application/font-woff A604800
    ExpiresByType application/font-woff2 A604800
    ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-excel A604800
    ExpiresByType application/zip A604800
</IfModule>
<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
        AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/css text/x-component application/x-javascript application/javascript text/javascript text/x-js text/html text/richtext image/svg+xml text/plain text/xsd text/xsl text/xml image/bmp application/java application/msword application/vnd.ms-fontobject application/x-msdownload image/x-icon image/webp application/json application/vnd.ms-access application/vnd.ms-project application/x-font-otf application/vnd.ms-opentype application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.database application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.chart application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.formula application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text audio/ogg application/pdf application/vnd.ms-powerpoint image/svg+xml application/x-shockwave-flash image/tiff application/x-font-ttf application/vnd.ms-opentype audio/wav application/vnd.ms-write application/font-woff application/font-woff2 application/vnd.ms-excel
    <IfModule mod_mime.c>
        # DEFLATE by extension
        AddOutputFilter DEFLATE js css htm html xml
    </IfModule>
</IfModule>
<FilesMatch "\.(css|htc|less|js|js2|js3|js4|CSS|HTC|LESS|JS|JS2|JS3|JS4)$">
    FileETag MTime Size
    <IfModule mod_headers.c>
        Header set Pragma "public"
        Header append Cache-Control "public"
         Header set X-Powered-By "W3 Total Cache/0.9.7"
    </IfModule>
</FilesMatch>
<FilesMatch "\.(html|htm|rtf|rtx|svg|txt|xsd|xsl|xml|HTML|HTM|RTF|RTX|SVG|TXT|XSD|XSL|XML)$">
    FileETag MTime Size
    <IfModule mod_headers.c>
        Header append Vary User-Agent env=!dont-vary
        Header set Pragma "public"
        Header append Cache-Control "public"
         Header set X-Powered-By "W3 Total Cache/0.9.7"
    </IfModule>
</FilesMatch>
<FilesMatch "\.(asf|asx|wax|wmv|wmx|avi|bmp|class|divx|doc|docx|eot|exe|gif|gz|gzip|ico|jpg|jpeg|jpe|webp|json|mdb|mid|midi|mov|qt|mp3|m4a|mp4|m4v|mpeg|mpg|mpe|mpp|otf|_otf|odb|odc|odf|odg|odp|ods|odt|ogg|pdf|png|pot|pps|ppt|pptx|ra|ram|svg|svgz|swf|tar|tif|tiff|ttf|ttc|_ttf|wav|wma|wri|woff|woff2|xla|xls|xlsx|xlt|xlw|zip|ASF|ASX|WAX|WMV|WMX|AVI|BMP|CLASS|DIVX|DOC|DOCX|EOT|EXE|GIF|GZ|GZIP|ICO|JPG|JPEG|JPE|WEBP|JSON|MDB|MID|MIDI|MOV|QT|MP3|M4A|MP4|M4V|MPEG|MPG|MPE|MPP|OTF|_OTF|ODB|ODC|ODF|ODG|ODP|ODS|ODT|OGG|PDF|PNG|POT|PPS|PPT|PPTX|RA|RAM|SVG|SVGZ|SWF|TAR|TIF|TIFF|TTF|TTC|_TTF|WAV|WMA|WRI|WOFF|WOFF2|XLA|XLS|XLSX|XLT|XLW|ZIP)$">
    FileETag MTime Size
    <IfModule mod_headers.c>
        Header set Pragma "public"
        Header append Cache-Control "public"
         Header set X-Powered-By "W3 Total Cache/0.9.7"
    </IfModule>
</FilesMatch>
<FilesMatch "\.(bmp|class|doc|docx|eot|exe|ico|webp|json|mdb|mpp|otf|_otf|odb|odc|odf|odg|odp|ods|odt|ogg|pdf|pot|pps|ppt|pptx|svg|svgz|swf|tif|tiff|ttf|ttc|_ttf|wav|wri|woff|woff2|xla|xls|xlsx|xlt|xlw|BMP|CLASS|DOC|DOCX|EOT|EXE|ICO|WEBP|JSON|MDB|MPP|OTF|_OTF|ODB|ODC|ODF|ODG|ODP|ODS|ODT|OGG|PDF|POT|PPS|PPT|PPTX|SVG|SVGZ|SWF|TIF|TIFF|TTF|TTC|_TTF|WAV|WRI|WOFF|WOFF2|XLA|XLS|XLSX|XLT|XLW)$">
    <IfModule mod_headers.c>
         Header unset Last-Modified
    </IfModule>
</FilesMatch>
<IfModule mod_headers.c>
    Header set Referrer-Policy ""
</IfModule>
# END W3TC Browser Cache
# BEGIN W3TC Page Cache core
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteBase /
    RewriteCond %{HTTP:Accept-Encoding} gzip
    RewriteRule .* - [E=W3TC_ENC:_gzip]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_COOKIE} w3tc_preview [NC]
    RewriteRule .* - [E=W3TC_PREVIEW:_preview]
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} !=POST
    RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} =""
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} \/$
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_COOKIE} !(comment_author|wp\-postpass|w3tc_logged_out|wordpress_logged_in|wptouch_switch_toggle) [NC]
    RewriteCond "%{DOCUMENT_ROOT}/wp-content/cache/page_enhanced/%{HTTP_HOST}/%{REQUEST_URI}/_index%{ENV:W3TC_PREVIEW}.html%{ENV:W3TC_ENC}" -f
    RewriteRule .* "/wp-content/cache/page_enhanced/%{HTTP_HOST}/%{REQUEST_URI}/_index%{ENV:W3TC_PREVIEW}.html%{ENV:W3TC_ENC}" [L]
</IfModule>
# END W3TC Page Cache core
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>

# END WordPress

@fistfullofcrisco, the ‘mod_headers’ code you mentioned was added by W3TC into the .htaccess file but it doesn’t contain the ‘max-age’ value. Would that make any difference?

@angelleye Thanks for the update. I’ve tried the latest version 1.4.7.4 with the latest WP and WooCommerce but unfortunately I still didn’t experience significant improvement in speed. It may have improved by 5 or 6 seconds but I’m still clocking over 25 seconds. Even on my localhost server (run with xampp), it took almost 15 seconds to get to the confirmation page. Any idea what was the exact cause of this delay?

@angelleye Thanks for looking into this. Looking forward to an update.

I’ve done further tests on the live site with PayPal Sandbox. I’ve disabled all other plugins and only used WooCommerce and PayPal for WooCommerce plugins. I’ve also tested this in Twenty Thirteen theme. I’ve checked the logs that indicate the processing time between the request and response is only 1 second:

2018-01-31T19:50:49+00:00 INFO PayFlow Request…
2018-01-31T19:50:50+00:00 INFO PayFlow Endpoint: https://pilot-payflowpro.paypal.com
2018-01-31T19:50:50+00:00 INFO PayFlow Response…

This all looks good but it still takes like 15+ seconds (almost 25-30 seconds) after I press the Place Order button and before I get to the order confirmation page.

Has anyone had this issue? Can the plugin developer advise what could be the reason for this?

Thanks

Hi @madeincosmos,
I need the site to have certain e-commerce features like the shopping cart and checkout pages but don’t need the payment step. The customers would simply fill out a form during checkout and it’d get sent to my email.

Instead of using the Gravity Forms, is there a way to replace the billing and shipping details in the checkout with my own custom form that has several fields in it? Once the order is placed, I’d like all the form details stored within the order pages in Dashboard > WooCommerce > Orders. Is there a way to customise this with WooCommerce templates?

@luckychingi Well the site is hosted in AWS.
The .htaccess only has these lines and I don’t think this would change anything:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>

I’ve done http to https many times before but I’m not sure why it’s not working now. Maybe I’ve missed a step.