Drupal site running slow, not keeping up with your high traffic demand? Here are 5 quick tips and tricks to help kick some life back into your site.

1. Advanced CSS/JS Aggregation

CSS and JavaScript can really slow down a website if not handled correctly. With Advanced CSS/JS Aggregation you can manage assets and speed up page load times. Features include caching files, Gzip support so files can be compressed, and CSS/JavaScript compress submodules which can minify files and inline CSS/JavaScript.

Manage CSS and JavaScript assets to speed up your website.

2. Search Autocomplete

Speed up your search’s functionality with Search Autocomplete, a module that can be applied to any fields for faster user searches. Features include autocomplete on any form on your website, use either static data, external or internal URL callbacks, or an embedded view style to suggest results, and each form is individually configurable.

Search Autocomplete speeds up user searches by suggesting results, quickly guiding the user to where they want to be.

3. Backup and Migrate

Backup and Migrate makes it easy to backup and restore Drupal databases or copy your databases from one site to another. The module features the capability to backup/restore multiple MySQL databases, backup to FTP/S3/Email or NodeSquirrel.com, multiple backup schedules, AES encryption, and backup of files directory.

Backup and Migrate ensures your databases are safe and secure in a simplified manner.

4. Global Redirect

Global Redirect is a module that redirects traffic to avoid issues like content duplications, pages that aren’t in use, and redirects from private aliased nodes.

Redirect traffic to where it needs to go, speeding up were the user needs to be.

5. CDNify

A Content Delivery Network, or CDN for short, is the best method to speed up a website. It does the following –

• Grabs content and disperses it across servers that are located geographically. When a request is made for files, the closest server to the client is used, sending content super quick.
• In depth analytics lets you see which resources are being used the most and where in the world your site generates the most traffic.
• Secure delivery via SSL means piece of mind when sending files.
• Backup data incase the hosting server goes down so your content is safe.
• Add bandwidth on the fly by paying for what you need, when you need it.

A fantastic service for startups, bloggers, developers, and marketers wanting to boost their site’s content and overall improve user experience.

Got an account at CDNify? Follow this guide on how to integrate CDNify with Drupal.

Not an existing customer? Get started by heading over to the signup form.