GTmetrix Performance Blog
News, updates and guides on GTmetrix and general web performance
Author: Ian
Basic Analysis With GTmetrix
An in-depth introduction to basic options with GTmetrix.
How to Read a Waterfall Chart for Beginners
Learn what each element of a Waterfall Chart means and how it relates to performance.
GTmetrix Bookmarklet – Start a Test from your Bookmarks Bar!
Quickly start a GTmetrix test on any page using our convenient bookmarklet. Read on for instructions on how to set it up!
Throttling updates and CDN additions
This article may contain outdated material The features outlined in this article are still available. However, the content pertains to the legacy version of GTmetrix. Now offering Broadband (slow, normal, fast) and LTE connection speeds for GTmetrix reporting, Custom Connection speeds for Developer Toolkit users, and new CDN additions.
How to test with Custom Connection Speeds with GTmetrix
Test your page load on customized connection speeds with GTmetrix. Useful if you want to test how a unique connection speed (high speed broadband, corporate fibre connection, etc.) may affect your site’s load performance.