Query Strings

[TheBreeze1]

Hello,

   How do I remove query strings from static resources?  I found out I have these after using pingdom.

Thank you,

D.A. 

[Adam7]

I don't think you'll be able to, but I'm not sure what it is you're seeing. Can you provide an example?

[TheBreeze1]

Hello,

    Thank you for your reply.  First of all, I am not computer tech savvy.  I tested the load speed of my website using Pingdom Speed Test.  All test were good (A's & B's grade) except two:  #1 Leverage Browser Caching (E grade)  #2 Remove Query Strings from Static Resources.(D grade)

    I have NO clue about these two except for the brief explaination I read on Google.  Below is a copy/paste of a screen shot from the Query Strings.  If you or anyone else can help me to improve or remove these, I would appreciate it.

Regards,

D.A.

[Adam7]

Thanks for the screenshot. Due to how our sites function it wouldn't be possible to change those URLs, although overall they shouldn't be causing any trouble for your SEO.

[TheBreeze1]

Adam,

    Thank you again.  What about Leverage Browser Caching???  I received an failing E report on this.  Below is a copy/paste of what was posted.  How do I correct this problem.  Remember I'm not computer tech savvy, so make the directions simple.

Regards,

D.A.

The following cacheable resources have a short freshness lifetime. Specify an expiration at least one week in the future for the following resources:

• http://www.modeltrainstructures.com/uploads/2/3/8/0/23808754/yearsinbusinessseal_orig.jpg
• https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?_=1532371644990
• http://www.google-analytics.com/ga.js
• http://cdn2.editmysite.com/images/common/form_input_bg.gif
• http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Average&subset=latin,latin-ext
• http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lemon&subset=latin,latin-ext
• http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Pacifico&subset=latin,latin-ext
• http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Quicksand:400,300,700&subset=latin,latin-ext
• http://www.modeltrainstructures.com/files/main_style.css?1531786475

[TheBreeze1]

Adam,

    Thank you again.  What about Leverage Browser Caching???  I received an failing E report on this.  Below is a copy/paste of what was posted.  How do I correct this problem.  Remember I'm not computer tech savvy, so make the directions simple.

Regards,

D.A.

The following cacheable resources have a short freshness lifetime. Specify an expiration at least one week in the future for the following resources:

• http://www.modeltrainstructures.com/uploads/2/3/8/0/23808754/yearsinbusinessseal_orig.jpg
• https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?_=1532371644990
• http://www.google-analytics.com/ga.js
• http://cdn2.editmysite.com/images/common/form_input_bg.gif
• http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Average&subset=latin,latin-ext
• http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lemon&subset=latin,latin-ext
• http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Pacifico&subset=latin,latin-ext
• http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Quicksand:400,300,700&subset=latin,latin-ext
• http://www.modeltrainstructures.com/files/main_style.css?1531786475

[TheBreeze1]

Adam,

    Thank you again.  What about Leverage Browser Caching???  I received an failing E report on this.  Below is a copy/paste of what was posted.  How do I correct this problem.  Remember I'm not computer tech savvy, so make the directions simple.

Regards,

D.A.

The following cacheable resources have a short freshness lifetime. Specify an expiration at least one week in the future for the following resources:

• http://www.modeltrainstructures.com/uploads/2/3/8/0/23808754/yearsinbusinessseal_orig.jpg
• https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?_=1532371644990
• http://www.google-analytics.com/ga.js
• http://cdn2.editmysite.com/images/common/form_input_bg.gif
• http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Average&subset=latin,latin-ext
• http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lemon&subset=latin,latin-ext
• http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Pacifico&subset=latin,latin-ext
• http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Quicksand:400,300,700&subset=latin,latin-ext
• http://www.modeltrainstructures.com/files/main_style.css?1531786475

[Adam7]

That would be something that we would need to do from our end. What was the overall grade on your site? 

[TheBreeze1]

Adam,

   My overall grade was 87.  You can see all of the good & bad here by entering my website addy, which is http://www.ModelTrainStructures.com    Here is the Pingdom addy:  https://tools.pingdom.com/

     I certainly will appreciate you repairing it from your end as well as the 404 error.

The following requests are returning 404/410 responses. Either fix the broken links, or remove the references to the non-existent resources.

• http://www.modeltrainstructures.com/files/theme/footer-bottom.png?1531786475

Regards,

D.A.

[Adam7]

87 is a pretty high score, and should really help your site without those other two recommendations. As for that 404 I would check your custom theme to see if it's linking to that image somewhere.