{"id":30622,"date":"2017-10-30T08:30:06","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T13:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=30622"},"modified":"2018-01-26T13:43:51","modified_gmt":"2018-01-26T19:43:51","slug":"small-site-changes-ensure-big-performance-gains-case-study","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/small-site-changes-ensure-big-performance-gains-case-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Site Changes Ensure Big Performance Gains [Case Study]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>VinePair is a WordPress-powered website that specializes in providing delightful drops of drinking knowledge to millennial\u00a0drinkers. Their beautiful site takes the anxiety and pretension from classic beverages and instead delivers a wonderful user experience that offers insight and takeaways.<\/p>\n<p>Due to their relatively small team, VinePair often overlooked technicalities that could improve their performance and response time. 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