Optimizations

Total includes a built-in option to minify the theme’s javascript files to help speed up your site. This is actually enabled by default but can be disabled for debugging purposes. Have a look at the screenshot below:  

The Total WordPress theme is already well optimized for speed, but of course there are always more you can do. Below are some basic tips to help you speed up your site while using this specific theme. These are just some of the most important things for a fast site. 1. Use A Good WebHost…

The WordPress customizer is awesome but it can also be a bit slow when  you have tons of options. For this reason I added a panel where you can quickly and easily enable/disable different sections. For example if all you are changing is the header you can disable everything except the header before launching the…

jQuery Easing is a script that can be used for “smoother” local scrolling animations such as the one in this demo (click any menu item) and for controlling local scrolling speed. By default (since Total 5.6.0) the theme uses native browser local scrolling affects via the javascript scrollTo function (smooth behavior), however, if you want…

By default the Total theme icons load as a custom font family. The theme uses a font-family by default because it provides better consistency with spacing and line-heights, however, it’s possible to instead use SVG’s for your site so that the theme icon fonts aren’t all loaded on every page which can slim down the…