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Enable Caching<\/h2>\n

Caching allows the server to store copies of webpages on the server. This allows the pages to load faster and reduce the overall load on the server. If you do not make frequent changes to your website caching can be a great option to speed up your page load times of your Drupal 7 website.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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  1. Log into your Drupal 7 Dashboard<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Go to Configuration >> Performance<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Under Caching\u00a0select \u201cCache pages for anonymous users<\/strong>\u201c<\/li>\n
  4. Under Cache Blocks select the check box<\/li>\n

    \"drupal_7_optimize_2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

  5. Click \u201cSave configuration<\/strong>\u201d to save the changes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Optimize databases<\/h2>\n

    Optimizing the database for Drupal 7 can dramatically affect how quickly your website loads. The easiest way to do this is to install the Database Maintenance (DBM) module<\/strong> ( Click here for the download page<\/a>). If you are unfamiliar on how to install and enable modules in Drupal 7<\/a> please see our article.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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    1. go to Site Configuration >> DB Maintenance<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n
    2. Select how often to optimize the tables (this runs a cron job)<\/li>\n
    3. Select the tables you want to optimize<\/li>\n

      \"drupal_7_optimize_3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    4. Click \u201cOptimize now<\/strong>\u201d to Optimize the selected tables now or \u201cSave Configuration<\/strong>\u201d to run optimize on the schedule you chose<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Additional steps for better performance\/caching<\/h2>\n

      There are other steps you can take to enhance the performance of Drupal 7. Comressing Javascript and CSS files can help with how quickly your website loads. Drupal 7 makes compressing these files easy. Compressing the files in accompplished through your Drupal 7 dashboard.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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      1. Go to Configuration >> Performance<\/strong><\/li>\n
      2. Go to \u00a0\u201cBandwidth Optimization<\/b>\u201c<\/li>\n
      3. Check \u201cAggregate and compress\u00a0CSS files<\/strong>\u201c<\/li>\n
      4. Check \u201cAggregate\u00a0JavaScript files<\/strong>\u201c<\/li>\n

        \"drupal_7_optimize_1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

      5. Click \u201cSave Changes\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        For more step-by-step guides and practical tips, visit our Drupal Education Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Enable Caching Caching allows the server to store copies of webpages on the server. This allows the pages to load faster and reduce the overall load on the server. If you do not make frequent changes to your website caching can be a great option to speed up your page load times of your Drupal Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[372],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-drupal"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Optimize Drupal 7 | InMotion Hosting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In this article we will discuss how to optimize your Drupal website.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/drupal\/optimize-drupal-7\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" 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