Why is my online store speed only 27 and how can I improve it?

Technical Q&A
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my online store speed is 27, and I am not quite sure why. I know it says to delete unused code, but I’m not sure how to determine that. I am not all that proficient in coding. I am using a Shopify free theme. It’s kind of off-putting that Shopify doesn’t seem to really want to offer much help in the way of speeding up the themes they offer without making you hire a Shopify expert, when you pay a monthly fee to them. Can anyone offer any assistance please? My URL is https://www.retronisce.com

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Hi @Blueibear ,

I have gone through your store. Your store looks good.

I have checked your site in the page speed tool. your website score is very low.

Lighthouse Score for Mobile :

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Page speed score for mobile view:

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3rd party apps & codes which take time to load and their size . They decrease the speed.

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Need to work on following points

  • Theme Upgrade if there is a scope and upgraded theme available
  • Reduce JS Payload.
  • Use Critical CSS .
  • Reduce Large Image Sizes
  • Compress Images
  • Limit Third Party JavaScript & Shopify Apps
  • Preload Web Fonts.
  • I would suggest limiting to one and using a standard web font.

See where exactly google speed index tools want you to target your code to optimize the site .

First Contentful Paint

  • Eliminate render-blocking resources
  • Reduce server response times (TTFB)
  • Avoid multiple page redirects
  • Preload key requests
  • Avoid enormous network payloads
  • Serve static assets with an efficient cache policy
  • Avoid an excessive DOM size
  • Minimize critical request depth

Time to Interactive TTI :

Time to Interactive (TTI) is one of six metrics tracked in the Performance section of the Lighthouse report. Each metric captures some aspect of page load speed.

Total Blocking Time:- Reduce Unnecessary JavaScript loading, parsing, or execution.

  • Reducing JavaScript payloads with code splitting, removing unused code, or efficiently loading third-party JavaScript.

Speed Index- Minimize main thread work

  • Reduce JavaScript execution time
  • Ensure text remains visible during webfont load

Largest Contentful Paint

LCP is primarily affected by four factors:

  • Slow server response times
  • Resource load times

Cumulative Layout Shift

  • Cumulative Layout Shift measures the movement of visible elements within the viewport

By fixing these issues, your website speed score can definitely improve.
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