Enable GZip Compression (IIS) Reduce file sizes and increase response performance by enabling GZip compression of text-based responses.
Enable GZip Compression (NGINX) Enable compressed responses using GZip to reduce bandwidth and increase performance.
Redirect Default Document to Directory (NGINX) Redirect all requests to a default document to the parent directory URL. Important SEO tactic to avoid duplicate content penalties.
Canonicalize Host – Add/Remove www (NGINX) Enforce canonical host names by either prepending www or explicitly omitting it from the domain name.
Serve Images from New Directory (Apache) Serve images from a new directory, whether by rewrite or redirect.
Remove File Extensions From URLs (Apache) Simplify URLs slightly by removing file extensions. Used to tidy up URLs a bit, not to 'cloak the technology in use'.
Redirect All HTTP Requests To HTTPS (Apache) Redirect all non-secure (HTTP) requests to use a secure (HTTPS) connection.
Redirect Default Document to Directory (IIS) Redirect all requests to a default document to its parent directory URL. Important SEO tactic to avoid duplicate content penalties.
Add Caching for Static Assets (IIS) Increase performance and reduce bandwidth use by adding caching directives that browsers will use to cache static assets client side.
