Book description
Learn basic and advanced uses of WebPagetest, the performance measurement tool for optimizing websites. This practical guide shows users new to this tool how run tests and interpret results, and helps experienced users gain a better and more thorough understanding of hidden features in WebPagetest that make testing easier.
Written by WebPagetest power users and performance experts, this book will help web developers and frontend engineers solve the problem of slow sites. Topics include:
- Basic test setup—shows beginners how to get meaningful results
- Advanced test setup—provides another level of technical depth by explaining features not thoroughly documented at webpagetest.org
- Analysis of results—helps you understand of how to interpret test results
- Private instance setup—teaches power users the intricacies of the webpagetest private instance and how it works
- API and external tools—provides a detailed reference for the API and demonstrates tools already using the API to extend WebPagetest
Publisher resources
Table of contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- I. Basic Use Cases
- 1. How Fast Is My Page?
- 2. What’s Slowing Down My Page?
- 3. Cache Optimization
- 4. Comparing Tests
- II. Intermediate Use Cases
- 5. Simulating Real Users
- 6. Mobile Testing
- 7. Scripting Preconditions
- 8. SPOF Testing
- III. Advanced Use Cases
- 9. WebPageTest API
- 10. Continuous Integration
- 11. Private Instances
- A. API Input/Output Reference Guide
- Index
Product information
- Title: Using WebPageTest
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2015
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9781491902806
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