Page Speed Insights: Is this fixable? Will I need an expert?

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Topic summary

Main issue: Store theoutlandergifts.com shows poor performance on Google PageSpeed Insights, especially mobile (score 35). Owner built homepage with Pagefly, made no code edits, and installed TinySEO and Booster: Page Speed Optimizer, but scores remain low. A PSI results screenshot is attached.

Key guidance: A responder explains these optimization apps do not resolve PSI errors. Fixing requires modifying the theme files to address specific issues flagged by PSI, which involves coding/JavaScript expertise. They offer expert help.

Constraints/Questions: Owner has a limited budget and asks whether fixing is urgent or if issues are minor. They also ask why the site feels fast to them and friends while PSI reports slow performance.

Current status: No resolution yet. No actionable fixes implemented in-thread. Questions about urgency and the discrepancy between perceived speed and PSI metrics remain unanswered.

Notable context: The discussion centers on whether non-technical fixes are possible; current advice suggests expert intervention is needed to adjust the theme for performance improvements.

Summarized with AI on December 13. AI used: gpt-5.
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Hello!

I’ve been having lots of issues with my store’s page speed, I haven’t messed with any coding or anything other than listing my products and creating a homepage with Pagefly.

My store loads quick on my own devices but on the PageSpeed Insights it is saying my speed is awful.

I have attached a screenshot of the results, I have no idea what any of it means but it doesn’t look good. I have asked ChatGPT to explain but I still don’t know how I can fix it myself with no knowledge of this. I don’t want to break it!

Can someone please help me by letting me know if this is as bad as it looks? And if I can do anything to fix this without know jack about coding or Javascript?

Also, I have installed TinySEO and Booster: Page Speed Optimizer but I’m still getting this issue.

Absolutely any help is massively appreciated! Let me know if you need any other info that might help! Thank you.

My website is theoutlandergifts.com - sorry forgot to add this. Also my performance score for mobile is 35!

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Hey @JasRoss21

The apps you installed doesn’t fixes your errors on PageSpeed Insight. To fix these errors, you need to modify your theme files accordingly to those errors and since you don’t have knowledge of coding and JavaScript then you’re gonna need an expert who can help you out with that. If you want me to help you out with these then feel free to connect with me and I would be more than happy to help you out.

Best Regards,

Moeed

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Thank you so much for this, I really don’t have a large budget or hiring someone at the moment. Is it something that’s an urgent issue for me to get fixed? Or are these issues minor?

Also, do you know why my page would load fine for me and my friends who have tested it, but this is showing as being really slow?

Thanks!