Misc Settings (Travel Monster Pro)
Improve page loading, add tracking code, or restore your WordPress Customizer settings while keeping your tour website working smoothly.
Misc settings
The Misc Settings area gives you three tools for managing your tour website:
- Performance: Help your pages load faster.
- Custom Scripts: Add tracking or other code without changing your theme files.
- Customizer Reset: Return all Customizer settings to their original defaults.
You can find all three tools on the left side of your WordPress dashboard. Open Appearance > Customize > Misc Settings.
Improve your website's performance
Performance settings help your pages open faster for visitors. This matters when someone is checking a trek itinerary on a phone or comparing your day tours before booking.
You can access these settings from Dashboard > Appearance > Customize > Misc Settings > Performance.
The settings are grouped into four sections:
- Images: Control when images load and how they appear.
- WordPress: Turn off built-in WordPress features that most tour websites do not need.
- CSS/JS Optimization: Help your website's code files load faster. CSS controls the appearance of your pages. JavaScript controls interactive features.
- Elementor: Control extra files from Elementor, a page builder used to design WordPress pages.
Each section is described below.
Images
These settings control when images load and how they appear on your pages.
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Should images load lazily? (Lazy Load Images) | Activates lazy loading for your site's images so they load only as visitors scroll to them. |
| Should some images skip lazy loading? (Exclude Lazy Load Images) | Excludes specific images from lazy loading. |
| Which images should skip lazy loading? (Excluded images list) | Only visible when Exclude Lazy Load Images is on. Enter one keyword per line - an image filename, CSS class, or domain - to identify images to exclude. |
| How many top images should skip lazy loading? (Exclude Above-the-fold Images) | Sets the number of images from the top of the homepage that should be excluded from lazy loading, since visitors see them immediately. |
| What animation should lazy-loaded images use? (Lazy Load Animation) | Sets the animation effect shown while lazy-loaded images come into view. Only visible when Lazy Load Images is on. |
| Should the featured image skip lazy loading? (Disable Featured Image Lazy Load) | Disables lazy loading specifically for the featured image on single posts. |
| Should images open in a lightbox? (Lightbox for Images and Galleries) | Enables a lightbox viewer for images and galleries. |
| Should missing image dimensions be added automatically? (Add Missing Image Dimensions) | Adds width and height attributes to images to improve Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS). |
WordPress
These settings turn off built-in WordPress features that most tour websites do not need.
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Should the automatic favicon request be blocked? (Prevent Automatic Favicon Request) | Disables the automatic favicon request to speed up your site. |
| Should the Emoji script be removed? (Remove Emojis script) | Removes the WordPress Emoji JavaScript file from your frontend. |
| Should self pingbacks be disabled? (Disable Self Pingbacks) | Disables the pingbacks generated when you link to your own articles. |
| Should RSS feeds be disabled? (Disable RSS Feeds) | Disables WordPress-generated RSS feeds and 301-redirects the feed URL to the parent page. |
| Should RSS feed links be removed? (Remove RSS Feed Links) | Removes the RSS feed <link> tags WordPress generates automatically. |
| Should the Embeds script be disabled? (Disable Embeds script) | Removes the WordPress Embeds JavaScript file. |
| Should Gravatars load from your own server? (Load Gravatar Locally) | Loads Gravatar images from your own server rather than Gravatar's servers, improving load time. |
CSS/JS Optimization
These settings help your website's code files load faster. CSS controls the appearance of your pages. JavaScript controls interactive features.
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Should version query strings be removed? (Ver parameters) | Removes version query strings from static resources, improving how browsers cache them. |
| Should scripts load with defer? (Defer JavaScript) | Adds the defer attribute to script tags, improving page download speed. |
| Which scripts should skip defer? (Deferred Excluded JavaScript Files) | Only visible when Defer JavaScript is on. List JavaScript files (one per line) to exclude from deferring. |
| Should JS files wait for user interaction? (Delay JavaScript Files) | Delays loading JavaScript files until the visitor interacts with the page - clicking, scrolling, and so on - improving initial load speed. |
Elementor
These settings control extra files from Elementor, a page builder used to design WordPress pages.
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Should Elementor's Google Fonts be blocked? (Disable Google Fonts) | Prevents Elementor's Google Fonts from loading. |
| Should Elementor's icon library be blocked? (Disable Icons) | Prevents Elementor's icon library from loading. |
| Should Font Awesome be blocked? (Disable Font Awesome) | Prevents Elementor's Font Awesome icons from loading. |
| Should Elementor's frontend scripts be blocked? (Disable Frontend scripts) | Prevents Elementor frontend scripts - such as Swiper, dialog, and share link scripts - from loading. |
| Should Elementor Pro's scripts be blocked? (Disable Elementor Pro scripts) | Prevents some Elementor Pro scripts from loading. |
Some settings can turn off files that your pages need. For example, disabling Font Awesome can remove icons. Disabling Elementor frontend scripts can stop interactive features from working. Turn on one option at a time, then check your home page, trek pages, booking forms, and menus.
Add custom scripts
Custom Scripts lets you paste a code snippet into your website's header, body, or footer. A code snippet is a small piece of website instructions. You can use one to add Google Analytics tracking or a Facebook Pixel without editing your theme files or installing another plugin.
For example, you might add a Google Analytics tracking code to see how many people visit your trek booking pages. Your tracking service will provide the code for you.
You can access this setting from Dashboard > Appearance > Customize > Misc Settings > Custom Scripts.
Before you start, get the complete code snippet from the service you want to connect. Do not paste a regular website address into these fields.
Enter your scripts
Paste your code into the Header, Body, or Footer field. Use the location recommended by the service that gave you the code.
For example, a visitor tracking code usually belongs in the Header field so it can load when someone opens a page.
Publish your changes
Click Publish in the Customizer to apply the scripts to your live site. Open a page on your website afterward and check that it still looks and works as expected.
Custom scripts run directly on your website without checking whether the code is correct. Test a new script on a staging site first if you have one. A broken script can affect the whole front of your website, including booking pages and menus.
Reset your Customizer settings
Customizer Reset returns every setting you have changed in the WordPress Customizer to its default value. This includes Travel Monster Pro settings and Customizer settings from other themes or plugins.
You can access this setting from Dashboard > Appearance > Customize > Misc Settings > Customizer Reset.
Use this option when you want to start your website settings again from the beginning. For example, you might use it after testing several layouts for a multi-day package and deciding to return to the original setup.
Click Reset to restore all Customizer settings for your website to their default values.
Resetting removes every Customizer change you have made. It does not reset only Travel Monster Pro settings. This action cannot be undone, so make sure you want to start over before clicking Reset.
Getting help
If you're still stuck or have a question we didn't cover, our support team is happy to help. Reach out at our support page and we'll get you sorted.