Easiest Wordpress http compression Tips Without Plugin

Recently I found the simple and easiest way to compress wordpress page with only one step hack, and the result the page created by wordpress will be 60% - 80% smaller and faster to render. It's quite different with the earlier way to compress page, GZIP and Mod Deflate File Compression where we need to insert php code one by one to .htaccess and php files. But this one takes only one easy step with the same magnificent result.

All you have to do is to insert php code to functions.php, no plugin needed. From your wordpress admin dashboard click Appearance – Editor – Theme Functions then add the following code:

<?php
/* DVS Compression Start*/
function wp_http_compression() {
     // Dont use on Admin HTML editor
     if (stripos($uri, '/js/tinymce') !== false)
       return false;
     // Check if ob_gzhandler already loaded
     if (ini_get('output_handler') == 'ob_gzhandler')
       return false;
     // Load HTTP Compression if correct extension is loaded
     if (extension_loaded('zlib'))
       if(!ob_start("ob_gzhandler")) ob_start();
}
add_action('init', 'wp_http_compression');
?>

Put the code in the first line of your functions.php file, save or update and you're done. It is that easy? Yep, If you have done it correcly, now the page is compressed with smaller size. To check whether your page is compressed or not, you can test it here: http://ismyblogworking.com, or you may also use google pagespeed and yslow. Try it, and Good Luck!

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