Why is my Shopify site loading so slowly?

StashStow
Tourist
6 0 3

Hey everyone,

Here's my site : www.stashandstow.com

It takes forever to load - can anyone please help with this? 

Thanks

Replies 3 (3)

JohnCodes
Shopify Partner
134 10 74

Hi @StashStow!

I quickly checked out your website and it seems to be loading pretty quickly for me.

I went ahead and ran your site through our free Shopify Analyzer tool. You can find a breakdown of what could potentially be improved at https://analyze.speedboostr.com/result/fs5oeksedj.

It looks like you could benefit from:

  • improving lazy loading (see our blog post on lazy loading )
  • image optimization 
  • reducing hidden images on product pages

Hope this helps!

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PageFly-Richard
Shopify Partner
4164 935 1586

Hi @StashStow

I'm Richard - CRO Expert from PageFly. I've used the Google PageSpeed to analyze your site and it turns out that there are several improvements need to be done since your score is 26/100. Let me list out what you should do:

- Remove unused Java Script: 

URLSize to be transferredAmount of data that can be saved

121.1 KiB
101.1 KiB
93.7 KiB
86 KiB
65.7 KiB
63.2 KiB
69.4 KiB
52.6 KiB
56.9 KiB
48.6 KiB
67.6 KiB
47.9 KiB
71.3 KiB
44.1 KiB
… Sdk / xfbml.customerchat.js
(connect.facebook.net)
74.9 KiB
42.5 KiB
47.2 KiB
38.1 KiB
34.4 KiB
31.1 KiB
32.1 KiB
29.7 KiB
31 KiB
29.1 KiB
… 1.10.2 / jquery.min.js
(ajax.googleapis.com)
32.9 KiB
21.6 KiB
23 KiB
21.2 KiB
47.9 KiB
20.7 KiB
23.9 KiB
20.3 KiB
20.7 KiB
23.9 KiB
20.3 KiB

 

Remove the disable rules from the stylesheet and defer loading the Stacked stylesheet (CSS) not used for the first screen content to reduce the unnecessary bytes that the network operation uses

URLSize to be transferredAmount of data that can be saved

71.2 KiB
71.2 KiB
19.8 KiB
16.7 KiB
10.4 KiB
10.4 KiB

 

Minify files especially this image: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0052/7859/7213/files/I80A5017_b26bfd3d-c391-4cbf-a789-446ad4af9dac...

- Use a CDN

- More to do you can access here: https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stashandstow.com%2F

You can also learn about how to boost up speeding page by following this guide

Hope this helps! If you find my answer helpful you can give me a like or mark this as solution! Thank you

Please let me know if it works by giving it a Like or marking it as a solution!


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oscprofessional
Shopify Partner
15830 2369 3072

Hi @StashStow ,

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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Unused Css :

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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.

And we will provide an assured guarantee plan for the website speed optimization.

For more details please check the link below. 

https://www.oscprofessionals.com/shopify-performance-optimization/

If anything is missed out or unclear then don't hesitate to ask. Email us or Connect with us on Skype

Have a nice day !



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