<context-param>
  <param-name>facelets.DEVELOPMENT</param-name>
  <param-value>false</param-value>
</context-param>

Disables facelets debug page

<context-param>
  <param-name>facelets.REFRESH_PERIOD</param-name>
  <param-value>-1</param-value>
</context-param>

Stops facelets from scanning the xhtml's for changes

<context-param>
  <param-name>com.sun.faces.responseBufferSize</param-name>
  <param-value>100000</param-value>
</context-param>

<context-param>
  <param-name>facelets.BUFFER_SIZE</param-name>
  <param-value>100000</param-value>
</context-param>

Increase buffers so the entire response is sent at once (some people say this could increase the performance).

<context-param>
  <param-name>com.sun.faces.externalizeJavaScript</param-name>
  <param-value>true</param-value>
</context-param>

Allows the browser to cache jsf's javascript

<context-param>
     <param-name>com.sun.faces.sendPoweredByHeader</param-name>
     <param-value>false</param-value>
</context-param>

Saves a little traffic caused by powered-by header

This is great. Thanks for the info.

Also turn off the seam filters (in components.xml) you don't use:

<web:logging-filter disabled="true" />

Updating drools worked for me. Thanks!

Sorry, wrong topic.