optimizing page speed

exampleSite/config.toml

 [params]
 logo = "images/logo.png"
 # Meta data
-description = "Responsive Multipurpose Parallax HTML5 Template"
+description = "Responsive Multipurpose Parallax Hugo Template"
 author = "Themefisher"
 # Google Analytics
 google_analytics_id = "" # Your ID
 
 # preloader
 [params.preloader]
-enable = true
+enable = false
 preloader = "images/logo.png"
 
 # cookies
 
 # google map
 [params.map]
-enable = true
+enable = false
 gmap_api = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyBu5nZKbeK-WHQ70oqOWo-_4VmwOwKP9YQ"
 map_latitude = "51.5223477"
 map_longitude = "-0.1622023"

static/.htaccess

 AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/gif
 AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/jpeg
 AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/svg+xml
+</IfModule>
+
+<IfModule mod_expires.c>
+ExpiresActive On
+
+# Images
+ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access plus 1 year"
+ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 year"
+ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 year"
+ExpiresByType image/webp "access plus 1 year"
+ExpiresByType image/svg+xml "access plus 1 year"
+ExpiresByType image/x-icon "access plus 1 year"
+
+# Video
+ExpiresByType video/webm "access plus 1 year"
+ExpiresByType video/mp4 "access plus 1 year"
+ExpiresByType video/mpeg "access plus 1 year"
+
+# Fonts
+ExpiresByType font/ttf "access plus 1 year"
+ExpiresByType font/otf "access plus 1 year"
+ExpiresByType font/woff "access plus 1 year"
+ExpiresByType font/woff2 "access plus 1 year"
+ExpiresByType application/font-woff "access plus 1 year"
+
+# CSS, JavaScript
+ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 1 year"
+ExpiresByType text/javascript "access plus 1 year"
+ExpiresByType application/javascript "access plus 1 year"
+
+# Others
+ExpiresByType application/pdf "access plus 1 year"
+ExpiresByType image/vnd.microsoft.icon "access plus 1 year"
 </IfModule>