EdgeSpeed Applications

Discover all EdgeSpeed applications and learn how to use them to significantly improve your website's performance.

Page and resource caching, JavaScript, image, and HTML optimization, targeted rules: each application meets a specific web performance need.

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How can you speed up loading and browsing with the SmartLoading app?

Smart Loading improves your website's performance by preloading critical resources (Early Hints) and anticipating user navigation (Speculation Rules), delivering a faster and smoother experience.

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How do I configure DataDome bot protection in Fasterize?

Protect your site against malicious bots, automated fraud, and large-scale attacks with DataDome’s integration into Fasterize. Easily set up protection based on behavioral detection, without any complex code changes.

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How do I manage my redirects using the Redirection app (301, 302, HTTPS)?

Need to enforce HTTPS on your site? Or redirect an old URL to a new one? Fasterize’s Redirection app lets you easily set up HTTP redirects directly from the interface. This article provides a step-by-step guide to setting up a redirect, whether it’s permanent (301) or temporary (302).

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Intermediate
Cache
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How do I configure the HTML cache using the Page Cache app?

The Page Cache app lets you configure the HTML caching strategy in Fasterize, optimizing performance while managing dynamic content using SmartCache and context-based cache variations.

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Intermediate
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How can you optimize your site’s INP by preventing third-party scripts from blocking interactions?

INP (Interaction to Next Paint) measures the time between a user interaction and the corresponding visual update. Google recommends an INP of less than 200 ms for a smooth user experience. It is often negatively impacted by third-party scripts (analytics, tags, ads). SmartINP helps reduce this impact.

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How do I use the Firewall application to secure my site?

The Fasterize Firewall application allows you to filter traffic accessing your site according to various criteria: IP addresses, country of origin, or user agent (browsers, bots, tools).

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Manage traffic spikes with the Traffic Limiter app: create a virtual waiting room

During product launches, sales, marketing campaigns, or system rollouts, your website may experience a sudden spike in traffic. To prevent slowdowns or outages, Fasterize’s Traffic Limiter app allows you to set up a virtual waiting room, ensuring smooth and equitable access for all visitors.

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HTML
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Optimize your web pages with the HTML app: minification, injection, and smart cleanup

The HTML file is the starting point for any web page: it is the first resource the browser downloads, and it defines the page’s structure as well as the loading priority of other resources (CSS, JavaScript, images, etc.).

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Self-Hosting of External Domains: Enable self-hosting to boost your performance

Do you use resources (scripts, images, JS or CSS files) hosted on third-party domains? Fasterize’s Self-Hosting feature lets you self-host them—that is, serve them directly from your own domain. The result: fewer external requests, faster loading times, and a better user experience.

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CLS
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How can I improve font loading with the Fonts app?

Fonts are essential to a website’s visual identity, but if they aren’t optimized properly, they can slow down page loading and negatively impact the user experience.

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Images
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How can I optimize my images using the Images app (AVIF, lazy loading, responsive design, etc.)?

Images account for an average of 50% of a web page’s file size. Optimizing their size and loading time is therefore key to improving your page speed and delivering a smooth user experience.

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JavaScript
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How can I optimize my JavaScript using the JavaScript app?

JavaScript is essential for making your web pages interactive, but its size and execution can significantly impact loading speed. Fasterize’s JavaScript tool lets you optimize your files using several complementary features: minification, bundling, SmartJS, and preloading. The goal: to improve loading performance and provide a better user experience for your visitors.

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How can I optimize my CSS files with the CSS application?

CSS files play a central role in the visual rendering of a website. However, their size or accumulation can adversely affect loading performance. Fasterize's CSS application allows you to optimize your style sheets by reducing their size and limiting their number, in order to load pages faster and improve the user experience.

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Cache
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How can I optimize caching of static resources?

To improve your website's performance, caching static resources (images, CSS files, JavaScript, etc.) is essential. Fasterize's Resource Cache application allows you to precisely define how and where these files are cached: browser, CDN, and platform. In this article, we explain how this application works, how to effectively configure your cache policies, and what the impacts are on web performance.

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