How to speed up fancybox2 external urls load time?

Question

I'm using fancybox2 to display external urls on my site as iframes.

sometimes it just takes too long for the page to be displayed.

Q: Is there a way to speed up the external url load time?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 28 '13 at 16:08

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An iFrame is just a standard page being loaded. If you need to speed these up, you will need to apply the same tricks as for any other page, namely:

Alternatively, you could preload the page, so the iframe is loaded with the current page, instead of waiting for the fancybox to be ready.

answered Mar 28 '13 at 16:08

nicbou

I don't have control over the external urls. I was thinking maybe there is some fancybox property I could use to speed things up. – user2161049 Mar 29 '13 at 07:47
I doubt so, since it's just loading an iFrame. You could always preload the iframe to speed things up, but this adds to the initial page load time. – nicbou Apr 01 '13 at 16:42
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I just got rid of it and open external urls in new tab. – user2161049 Apr 02 '13 at 07:00
That sounds like the more appropriate solution. Is it for a portfolio? – nicbou Apr 02 '13 at 13:55

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