Yahoo! YSlow

What is Yahoo! YSlow?

YSlow is a tool that analyzes web pages and provides insights into their performance based on a set of rules developed by Yahoo! for high-performing websites. The tool is a Firefox add-on that integrates with the Firebug web development tool, enabling users to assess and optimize their web pages. YSlow grades web pages based on either predefined or user-defined rulesets, offering specific recommendations to improve the page's performance. It provides a comprehensive analysis, including a summary of the page's components, relevant statistics, and access to tools like Smush.it and JSLint for further performance analysis and optimization

Highlights

• Analyzes web pages based on Yahoo!'s established rules for high-performance websites
• Integrated with the Firebug web development tool for seamless analysis
• Supports predefined and user-defined rulesets for page grading and optimization
• Offers specific recommendations to improve page performance
• Provides a summary of the page's components and relevant statistics
• Includes access to tools like Smush.it and JSLint for further analysis and optimization