{"id":8939,"date":"2020-11-27T17:21:13","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T14:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/?p=8939"},"modified":"2022-12-28T11:40:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T11:40:20","slug":"5-helpful-speed-optimization-tips-for-magento-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getdevdone.com\/blog\/5-helpful-speed-optimization-tips-for-magento-2.html","title":{"rendered":"5 Helpful Speed Optimization Tips for Magento 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Does your Magento store load too slowly? Here are some helpful tips on how to speed up Magento 2 sites.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In this post, we talk about effective <\/i>Magento 2 speed optimization <\/i>techniques that online merchants can apply to enhance the <\/i>performance <\/i>of their stores. While some of these require a deep knowledge of the system and even certain programming skills, others are more of a DIY nature. Follow all our recommendations or, at least, some of them to learn how to<\/i> increase a Magento 2 site speed <\/i>for better customer experience.
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There\u2019s probably no e-commerce platform available on the market today as powerful and feature-rich as Magento. We have recently written <\/a>about the reasons to choose this system for an online store. Magento allows merchants to manage their products easily, provides multiple tools for running marketing campaigns, has some great SEO capabilities, caters to mobile devices, and has other features worth applauding.<\/p>\n

Alas, there\u2019s always a fly in the ointment. With so many functions and modules, Magento looks like a mammoth. It exerts a considerable load on a server, often causing perhaps the worst issue for site owners \u2014 an increase in page loading time. Migrating to Magento 2 <\/a>improves the situation to some extent, but the problem still persists.<\/p>\n

Put yourself in the shoes of a visitor to a Magento store for a moment. You click a link just to stare at a blank page with a progress bar or spinner running for a second, two, three… It\u2019s hardly likely that you would want to stay on this site longer than that.<\/p>\n

Now, put your own shoes on again. What implications does this kind of performance have for you as the owner of a Magento store? No conversions, no love from Google, and the most frightening damage of all \u2014 no sales.<\/p>\n

The good news is that you can put things straight by following some tried-and-true Magento 2 speed boosting practices we discuss below. They\u2019re in no particular order, except the first one, so pick any technique, apply it, and follow it with any other.<\/p>\n

How to Speed Up a Magento 2 Website: Tips and Tricks<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Magento 2 Speed Optimization Tip #1: Avoid Cheap, Clunky Themes<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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First things first. If you are just starting out on your e-commerce adventure, selecting a good, freshly made theme for your Magento store is crucial. A bug-infested theme created by a company or individual programmer without any street cred is a surefire way to pull the performance of your Magento store down to the bottom.<\/p>\n

You can find a plethora of free and premium themes in the vast space of the Internet, but be very careful when selecting one for your site. Do some research on the company that has made it. Look for answers to these questions:<\/p>\n