Find out why webpages load slowly

I came across a very helpful utility for web development today: YSlow. It integrates into everyone’s favorite Firefox plugin, Firebug, and reports what is slowing the page the most, based on some standards for high performance sites.

Once you are on the page to check, you just have to click the YSlow button (sits beside the Firebug icon), it gets the info it needs, and displays something like the following:

You can expand each category to see details:
Check it out!

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2 Responses to Find out why webpages load slowly

  1. Duncan McGreggor says:

    Sweet! Thanks for the heads up — this is a great tool!

  2. by Immortal Curiosity says:

    Gotta give credit where credit is due: Bill found it first. It is quite handy!

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