My store performance on Google is poor according to diib.com . The cause seems to be in the backend. Currently, my shop has 1,580 ms in the test “Total Blocking Time” which is categorized as POOR. can anyone please advise if this can be improved? I already asked Shopify Support but they have no knowl…

Hello @justgoodki , Gina here from flareAI . Please share your website URL for a better review. I can provide some insights into the reasons for the website’s slowness. You can check these tips and the actions as needed. You can run the Shopify Theme Inspector for Chrome to identify the lines of…

Hi, to fix your Total Blocking Time you need to defer all javascript and css assets to the end of rendering. For example take a look at your theme.js script include, and change it to add the defer attribute so it appears as follows: This will mean it gets loaded at the end of execution, thus fre…

Hello @justgoodki , Here are some tips that you should consider for improving the page speed of your website. Page speed can be measured on the following pages Pagespeed.web.dev ( https://pagespeed.web.dev/ ) Gtmetrix ( https://gtmetrix.com/ ) 1-) Ensure text remains visible during Webfont load: Fo…

Hello, I’m working with a client’s website and their theme.js include looks a little different than what you are displaying here. How would I update this: to defer the scripts like you have shown in your post?

This isn’t a script call, this is a preload hint, which you shouldn’t have for javascript files. see how its a tag, not a tag?

Thanks for the reply, where would that include be then? The code I pasted was from the theme.liquid file.

I have no idea, every theme is diferent, do a search for theme.js in theme.liquid, or the entire theme files.

How can I improve Total Blocking Time for better store performance?

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justgoodki September 2, 2022, 10:47pm 3

Hello Gina, my website is justgoodkit.com.au

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How can I improve Total Blocking Time for better store performance?

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