Hi there!
Since a few weeks ago I am experiencing some problems with the loading speed of my website itcloset.com
Could somebody please help me out with this?
I would truly appreciate it
Hi @ItCloset
I am Alex From MS Web Designer (Top Rated Shopify Certified Experts and eCommerce Consultant from Singapore ) I helped 1000+ Shopify Store owners to Optimize their website loading speed for both mobile and desktop and increase their conversion rate.
Here are some proven steps that will improve your website speed dramatically for both mobile and desktop.
- Select a light Weight Shopify Theme ( OS 2.0 Compatible )
- Remove all Unwanted Shopify App ( That you have installed, but not using)
- Minify Javascript, CSS
- Reduce the Large Image Size
- Eliminating the halting problem in Javascript
- Apply Lazy loading per section wherever required
- Replace Gifs with the Static Images
- Resize Products images using Shopify App ( for Bulk )
- Check Page Speed by Google page Insight and GTmetrix.
By fixing these issues, your website speed score can definitely improve
If you want a Free complete Website Optimization Audit Report ( All the Actionable steps for your store ), let me know
If you have any concerns feel free to ask me!
Good Luck!
Regards,
Alex
@ItCloset the easiest way to see if you have any issues is running your site through the Shopify Analyzer. That’s a free tool my team built for the community, it’s geared specifically for Shopify sites so doesn’t include the irrelevant warnings that a general tool may give.
From there, there are free guides linked if you have a developer on your team they can follow those. Of course, if you prefer an expert to handle it just contact us through the site. We can also do a free analysis if you’d like just reach out to speedboostr.com/contact.
Lastly, since you mentioned this started a few weeks ago, make note of what changes you made to your site in that time (website changes, installed new apps, uninstalled apps, etc). That information will help to identify what changed and how to either fix or optimize as best as possible.
Hello @ItCloset I have checked your store on google page speed scores - 19
https://pagespeed.web.dev/report?url=https%3A%2F%2Fitcloset.com%2F&form_factor=mobile
You can try to fix the following issues on your store and this will improve your store Speed scores, load time, Google page speed scores, Core web vitals. GTmetrix scores.
Fix render blocking resources
Image optimization
JS/CSS files optimization
Lazyload media JS/CSS files
Optimize CSS/JS delivery
Minimize HTTP requests
Removed unused codes
Fix bad requests ex: 404 links
Optimize Font delivery
Preload files
Optimize APP codes
Here some resources you can follow
https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/store-speed/improving-speed
https://gofishdigital.com/blog/shopify-speed-optimizations/
https://www.semrush.com/blog/9-tips-for-boosting-the-speed-of-your-shopify-website/
If you need help feel free to contact me Thanks.
Hi @ItCloset ,
Here are some proven steps that will improve your website speed dramatically for both mobile and desktop.
- Minify Javascript, CSS
- Limit unnecessary app use
- Reduce the Large Image Size
- Eliminating the halting problem in Javascript
- Apply Lazy loading per section wherever required
- use this app to optimize: SEO:Image Optimizer Page Speed
If you feel like my answer is helpful, please mark it as a SOLUTION. Let me know if you have any further questions.
Hello @ItCloset ,
By following the below steps, you can significantly speed up your Shopify store:
- Removing unused app code is a best practice that avoids running code for unused features and makes your theme code easier to read.
- Use a theme that is optimized for performance
- Themes contain CSS, JS, HTML which can increase and affect your store speed. So disable theme features you don’t use.
- Loading extra data your customers aren’t using can impact your store speed without adding value.
- If you are using slideshows, keep slideshows of featured images to 2-3 slides or use one featured image.
- Use a System font which is a font that is already installed on most computers. For example Segoe UI, Times New Roman. If you use a font that does not yet exist on your customer’s computer, then the font has to be downloaded before your text can be displayed. This impacts the time that your store takes to load.
- Reduce the use of large-sized images and also compress images without losing the quality
- Use minified CSS and JS files
- Replace GIFs with static images
- To reduce the initial load time, you can use Lazyload technique
- Remove third-party JS scripts and Shopify App which you are no longer using
- Minimize HTTP requests
- Avoid unnecessary redirects and fix broken links
If your website takes longer than 3 seconds to load, 40% of your traffic will be lost. Apart from speeding up your store, for getting better conversions, make sure your store products are Found on Google. When your customers search for your product, your product can be found only if Google has indexed the page. Note that once a URL gets indexed, customers will start finding your store through organic searches, and you will start getting order conversions for virtually zero cost. Make sustainable business growth with flareAI. flareAI helps to get your new products found on organic channels. flareAI works every day for you. Get sales from 20+ world’s largest free sales channels, Single click start!
I hope that the above list’s tips will help you decrease the load on your web pages and increase the Shopify website speed.