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Re:Nginx module by Google for rewriting web pages to reduce ... by zongitsrinzler on Wednesday February 03, 2016 @03:19AM (#11025379)
I would argue that adding a Google Analytics JS snippet is the easiest thing possible for an average user while adding an Nginx plugin is infinitely more difficult.
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Re:Nginx module by Google for rewriting web pages to reduce ... by de_dave on Wednesday February 03, 2016 @04:00AM (#11025493)
In most cases yes. I have a feeling there's a customer somewhere running an old CMS or has a big jungle of HTML documents but not the resources to modify them all accordingly.
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Re:Nginx module by Google for rewriting web pages to reduce ... by nikolay on Wednesday February 03, 2016 @05:28PM (#11030377)
Yes, this is one the main utilities of PageSpeed - you can optimize and tweak content on pages on which you don't have control over.
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