Can I enable GZIP Web Server Compression?

Gzip is a great way of compressing files for faster network transfers, helping pages load faster and improving site speed. It’s also a file format.

Gzip compression is supported on our hosting platform. You can enable it by adding the following to your .htaccess file:

<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html text/plain text/xml text/css text/javascript application/javascript
</IfModule>

Alternatively, many caching plugins (such as those used with WordPress) handle Gzip compression automatically as part of their optimisation features.