WordPress optimization issue

servicioexpreso 2019-05-12 21:51:55 UTC #1

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Describe here your question/suggestion/issue (expected and actual results):

I'm using combination of WP Super Cache and Fast Velocity Minify. For WPSC I used instructions (with mod_rewrite caching) from https://docs.bitnami.com/bch/apps/wordpress/troubleshooting/optimize-bitnami-wordpress/#wp-super-cache.

There are still 3 group of issues:

1) Leverage browser caching for the following cacheable resources:
- http://mydomain.com/favicon.ico (expiration not specified)
- http://mydomain.com/wp-content/caos-cache/analytics/analytics.js (6 days 22 hours)

Whatever I tried, no results. Any idea?

2) Specify a cache validator

http://mydomain.com/favicon.ico

Whatever I tried, no results. Any idea?

3) Minify HTML for the following resources to reduce their size by 406B (1% reduction).

Minifying http://mydomain.com/ could save 406B (1% reduction) after compression.

Size is ridiculous, but it irritate. No idea what to do. I must to note that CDN is not active and probably by moving it on Cloudflare, it will be solved, but ... I would like to know how to solve it without CDN.

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Bitnami HTTPS Configuration Tool

jota 2019-05-13 11:13:59 UTC #2

Hi @servicioexpreso,

This other thread has really good information about how to expire the cache for many different type of files

You can find all the information about how to solve the different errors gtmetrix shoes in its mage

https://developers.google.com/speed/docs/insights/LeverageBrowserCaching#recommendations

The same as before, what's the suggestion of the GTmetrix page?

servicioexpreso 2019-05-13 11:14:18 UTC #3

Keywords: LAMP/MAMP/WAMP - Google Cloud Platform - Technical issue - Secure Connections (SSL/HTTPS)
bnsupport ID:
5d9bd0d1-d9c0-b019-5cd6-87e4cbbe8951
Description:
Bitnami HTTPS Configuration Tool is not included in the LAMP and I just want to see what is the real reason. So, I installed it and it looks that all works fine, but ....

1) Gtmetrix warning about Avoid URL redirects and about Avoid landing page redirects (same). What about that?

2) Site Health is complain about "You are accessing this website using HTTPS, but your WordPress Address is not set up to use HTTPS by default.", what is most likely same as above.

P.S. - I would like also to know what about Cloudflare DNS issue and renewal. In other topic is pointed to revert DNS, but it is actually for manual settings and not for Cron Jobs as SSL renewal (at least, I think that). So, how it will react on renewal???

Cloudflare block Let's Encrypt?

jota 2019-05-13 11:15:52 UTC #4

This is a new tool we developed and we are including it little by little in our stacks. You can start using it if you follow this guide in our documentation

https://docs.bitnami.com/google/how-to/understand-bncert/

servicioexpreso 2019-05-13 14:25:53 UTC #5

Sorry, but you didn't replied exactly only on REAL SERIOUS ISSUE:

Gtmetrix warning about Avoid URL redirects and about Avoid landing page redirects (same).

What about that? I mean, it is set by Bitnami Tool and in your link is actually ZERO about what and how it doing about redirects. I just can assume how it is somehow similar to docs, but ....

In any way, question is not how it is done, rather how to remedy Gtmetrix complaint about bad redirections? It is easy to change http to https in wp-config.php for switching site to https, but it still not solve the complaint (keep on). So, that is not solution.

servicioexpreso 2019-05-13 16:23:40 UTC #6

I found what is going on, but no idea how to fix it. Somebody decided to include in /opt/bitnami/apache2/conf/bitnami/bitnami.conf within SSL creation also rules about redirections from non-www to www domains (???). Excluding rules, break site. Changing rules keep redirection warnings (and break site).

Obvious solution (should be, I didn't tried) is to make applications as www.myapplication - what hardly that have some sense, but ... here is something else what I can't understand.

1) What is the goal of such non-www to www redirection?

2) How to properly solve the issue (a part of Gtmetrix and others - here is issue that I DON'T WANT such redirection, at all)? I want my domain.com and not www.mydomain.com (BTW - what it count with SSL in any way???).

3) Can you include some kind of wizard (yes and no) in SSL Tool?

P.S. - It maybe have some sense and no warning in WordPress stack (I don't know as I didn't tried), but in LAMP with WP are problems.

jota 2019-05-14 09:43:33 UTC #7

Hi @servicioexpreso,

It seems you selected the non-www to www redirection when using the Bitnami HTTPS configuration tool. You can find these lines in the apache2/conf/bitnami/bitnami.conf file

  # BEGIN: Enable non-www to www redirection
  RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]
  RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^(localhost|127.0.0.1)
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known
  RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=permanent,L]
  # END: Enable non-www to www redirection

and that's probably why you are obtaining the warning in Gtmetrix. I don't think that's a problem if you really want to use the www domain when accessing your application.

Please note that the new tool shows all the changes it's going to apply to the configuration and you must accept them before proceeding. If you want to modify any of those changes, the tool also allows you to do so.

As I mentioned, if you redirect the requests to www or https, gtmetrix will show that warning but that's not a problem if you really want to use https or www when accessing your site.

Our tool shows that it's going to force www and you accepted that.

If you don't want that redirection, just remove these lines from the bitnami.conf file and restart the server

  # BEGIN: Enable non-www to www redirection
  RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]
  RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^(localhost|127.0.0.1)
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known
  RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=permanent,L]
  # END: Enable non-www to www redirection

it's included

servicioexpreso 2019-05-14 19:50:41 UTC #8

I first want to apologize about wizard, as you are right, there are options and clearly written that choice of No will open wizard. Issue was that I was lazy to read it. So, sorry again.

However, there are problems, as I wrote.

1) EVERYTHING (any option) except the default Yes, will break installation. I REPEAT. it is exclusively valid for WP module on LAMP stack (for WP stack, no idea, didn't tried).

Choice of No and choice of not to install non-www to www redirection - BREAK INSTALLATION (but, installation of module - it mean how domain in browser will show Bitnami LAMP homepage, instead WordPress home page).
Removal of codes, as you pointed above, WILL BREAK installation (same as above).

2) So, if ONLY HTTP to HTTPS redirection is accepted, Gtmetfrix still complaint about 'Avoid URL redirects'.

FIRST REMARK

I noted above, for knowledge to Bitnami, as .... next article link explain why my idea is bad.

SECOND REMARK

So, I WILL NOT AVOID to press in wizard Yes and I WILL ACCEPT default installation, as it is primary about security practice and it looks well done by Bitnami.

So @jota, I think that we can close the topic (at least regards me).

jsalmeron 2019-05-23 08:50:34 UTC #9

Hi,

So @jota, I think that we can close the topic (at least regards me).

So, from what I read, the thread can be considered closed, right? Please do not hesitate to reopen it in case you find other issues.

Best regards,

Javier J. Salmerón

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system 2019-06-06 08:50:38 UTC #10

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