I’m sure you’ve guessed it already if you are using PHPmotion v2. Speed…whilst the improvements in v2 where great, the templates left something to desire, maybe not visually depending on your personal tastes but in ways of optimization there was lots that could be done.
That’s something I’ve decided to work on in my spare time, a new 100% hand coded, CSS styled, speed optimized theme for PHPmotion. How optimized?
According to this website page analyzer, a lot!
Have a look at some stats below (I’ll show the link to the theme once it’s more complete. These stats are currently only based on the home page).
Default theme:
- Total http requests: 65
- Total size: 525kB
- Download time (T1): 15.85s
New theme:
- Total http requests: 13
- Total size: 92kB
- Download time (T1): 3.10s
Now we all know computer generated stats can be a bit un-explanatory so here’s an easier to understand result. On my slow 1024kbps DSL connection at home that works out at*: default theme – 24.17s, new theme – 5.83s. Who’s site would I rather be on? 
* Results after clearing browser cache for each test.
I can’t wait to see this. Sounds awesome!
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so when will this theme be available? Please email me and let me know.
I’m afraid it’s going to wait until PHPmotion v3 is released, Because if it’s released before lots of changes will have to be made to make it compatible.
Ben
Great! I hope V3 also brings more templates as well.