Monitoring 4.8: Automatic Trial and More

During this ongoing update, we've introduced a series of enhancements to our monitoring, which we've been preparing over the holidays and the period leading up to them.

The main changes? You can now automatically start a trial version of the PLUS tests, we’ve sped up and refined the initial web testing phase, and continue to teach the PageSpeed.ONE interface in English.

Faster web and better conversions? Start with the trial version of monitoring.

Automatic Trial and Onboarding Emails#

Some of you are aware that for some time now, we've been able to enable a monthly trial version of the tests upon request and under the counter.

We've talked about website speed monitoring for a long time, but it’s clear that it works far better when users can try the tool themselves.

In addition to the opportunity to try out PLUS monitoring for a month free of charge, you will receive onboarding and informational emails throughout the speed testing lifecycle, like this one:

Emails that guide you through setup and alert you to the approaching end of validity.

You can initiate the trial version directly from any part of the public website or simply upgrade your free tests to trial PLUS.

It's worth knowing that you are only eligible for the trial version if no team you are assigned to has previously had a trial version.

What Else Have We Achieved Since the Last Release?#

Additionally, since version 4.7, we've made the following adjustments:

• Thanks to our custom redirection solution (we call it the “redirector”), PLUS tests now have data every day, increasing the chances of testing every website.
• We now have an English version of the public pages.
• We've managed to redirect the application from a subdomain to the main domain.
• The Pages/CrUX report: we've added distribution graphs for each page.
• If you use HTTP basic auth, we now notify you of this.
• We've fixed the drag and drop mechanism in the settings.
• We resolved an issue in Watchdog emails.
• Fixed linking of test results for Pages from modals.
• Improved display of annual synthetic graphs for pages.
• We've fixed the unruly cookie banner.

Check out the changes made in the smaller releases, namely 4.7.1 and 4.7.2.

New Articles in Help#

Our “help” on web speed has received several new texts:

• Optimizing Vue.js and Nuxt.js: Tips and Tricks
• How to Speed Up an E-shop on Shoptet
• WordPress Speed Optimization
• Optimizing Web Fonts
• Image Optimization
• App: User Settings
• App: Trial Version Help

May you enjoy using our monitoring with the new improvements!

Found a bug? Have an idea? Feel free to write to us at info@pagespeed.cz.