Certainly one of the commonest queries which i get by way of the community forums on this website, or via e-mail is "How does one get your websites to operate so fast". Although not excellent, my web sites normally operate somewhat more quickly than your typical DotNetNuke 7.3 websites. Formerly I have stored the exact particulars of my changes to myself, nevertheless, with a litle encouragement from the neighborhood I've chose to share the full context of the changes that i make into a default DotNetNuke set up to acquire better baseline performance, as well as added products that i do to aid when i actually want that "boost".

Overview

To begin with I want to begin out by declaring that a great deal in the details that's shown listed here could be located in previous website postings. Posts this sort of as DotNetNuke Host Options Explained, DotNetNuke Scheduler Explained, DotNetNuke Overall performance Options Defined, and straightforward DotNetNuke Performance Enhancements. Are good beginning factors for a few of the element driving my recommended adjustments.

The subsequent changes are merely the configurations that i have found for being the very best "baseline" configurations. Consideration is required in regards to the web site setup, update frequency, traffic, hosting environment and users to ensure that you have the correct set up for your particular atmosphere. I'll talk about the options section by segment, merely noting the modifications which can be created. Remember to reference the specific "Detail" doc for more information.

DISCLAIMER: Adhere to these suggestions as a manual only, I am not responsible for any results of employing these adjustments.

Host -> Host Options Changes
The first place I pay a visit to may be the Host Options page. There are a selection of key updates and adjustments required on this segment. Again, only changes are noted right here.

Appearance
In this segment I uncheck the "Show Copyright Credits" box

Advanced -> Authentication Settings
Within this segment I uncheck "Enabled" for almost any provider that will not be utilized in the portal, normally the LiveId and OpenId companies

Advanced -> Performance Settings
On this area I change the "Module Caching Method" to Memory. the "Performance Setting" to HeavyCaching. As well as the "Compression Setting" to GZip Compression.

Advanced -> Other Options
In this section I modify the "Scheduler Mode" to Timer. I enable the "Event Log Buffer" and i disable the "Auto-Sync File System" alternative

They are the commonest Host Options adjustments which i total. Based within the website I'll make a couple of other little edits.

Host -> Scheduler Changes
The largest alter that i make right here would be to modify the "SearchEngineScheduler" task to run normally as soon as every 12/24 several hours. This reduces a big load around the server.

Other Modifications
From a DotNetNuke configuration alter which is all that I modify. Overall these adjustments typically outcome in extremely noticable efficiency advancements, but often times it just isn't adequate to maintain the web sites operating as smooth as possible. So according to the specific situation I have numerous other things which i function with.

Normal Purging of Occasion Log
As a lot of people which have utilized DotNetNuke have identified the EventLog table could become a very troublesome hinderance within the performance facet of a web site. Enabling the Event Log Buffer helps reduce the consequences of the huge EventLog, nonetheless, the most effective policy is always to thoroughly clean the EventLog on a normal foundation.

I try this one of two methods. By myself sites I have an SSIS package deal inside of SQL Server that truncates the desk each 24 hrs. On customer web sites I make use of my Scheduled SQL Employment module to keep a seven working day rolling historical past of the EventLog information. The key here is the fact that we must keep the occasion log tiny.

Skin Choice and Menu Provider
The next item of thought is actually a multi-part thought. I target on finding CSS primarily based pores and skin layouts that use 3rd party menu parts this sort of as Telerik and Css NavMenu. With a straightforward pores and skin modify to sites I've seen webpage load occasions which have decreased by more than 50%.

Discovering an excellent designer that creates well laid-out skins with 3rd get together menu suppliers is a crucial overall performance enhancement, a minimum of in the page. I've NOT benchmarked these numbers although because DNN 4.six.2, so the core menu company might have much better performance.

Compression/Caching Modules
Like a last stage, if I actually need to get the most performance out of a website I will often lean towards Snapsis PageBlaster as being a good alternative. I at present use PageBlaster on this website only and also have had really excellent luck with it, though when configuring the module you have to be cautious to test all functionality very first. This was another change that after applied I seen really noticeable efficiency advancements.