A fast store means happy customers and high SEO scores. Google penalizes slow sites and users abandon sites that take longer than 3 seconds to open. This checklist is prepared for you to identify and fix elements slowing down your store.
It includes technical steps like image optimization (WebP format, correct sizing), lazy loading, unnecessary app cleaning, and code minification. Also, we ensure the main content (LCP) appears faster by optimizing the loading order of third-party scripts (Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, etc.).
We move your Google PageSpeed scores to the green zone by improving Core Web Vitals (LCP, FID, CLS) metrics. We maximize global access speed with CDN usage and caching strategies.
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- Image Compression and WebP Conversion: We compress product images without quality loss and convert them to the WebP format supported by modern browsers, reducing page size by up to 50%.
- Code Cleaning and Minification: We clean unused CSS and JavaScript files in your theme and compress the remaining codes, ensuring the browser processes the site much faster.
- Script Loading Strategies: We allow the user to interact as soon as they see the site by deferring (defer/async) the loading of third-party codes like Facebook Pixel, Analytics.
- Font Optimization: By arranging the loading behavior of web fonts (font-display: swap), we eliminate the necessity of waiting for the font file to download for texts to appear.
- CDN and Caching: Using Shopify's global CDN network most efficiently, we ensure your site opens in milliseconds from anywhere in the world.
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