This lesson task has two questions about the Course Assignment you’re currently working on. Include the answers to this lesson task in your report for the Course Assignment as part of your research.
- Consider how API integration can boost the website’s efficiency you’re creating for your Course Assignment 01. List at least three ways to incorporate API integration and explain why you chose them and how you integrated them (did you use a plugin, widget, or outside source?)
- When your website is published, check the load time. You can do this by using your browser’s ‘inspect’ property to access the load time waterfall, or you could use a developer tool like Google PageSpeed Insights or Web Page Test. Write down how long it takes to load the full page initially (if you’re using your browser inspect tool, you might need to clear your browser’s cache to get an accurate reading). Are there any elements you can identify that are slowing down the load time of the page? If so, try to optimise at least one file. Redo the load time and write about the success you have achieved in improving the load time. Also, please explain how you achieved it.
For the three API’s I would integrate I would choose : Facebook API, Instagram API and google API. The social media api’s since they are free and easy to use.
It runned well, but it was one image (the header image that slowed it a bit down). I opened the image in photoshop and changed the file size.
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