Your site speed is one of those SEO metrics that affect your visitors' user experience and site visibility on SERP. It's so far-reaching that it affects the conversion rate and ultimately the success of your online business.

Do you remember how you felt like when you visited a website that took forever to load on your browser? That's how other web users feel when they visit your site only to realize that it’s too slow in loading.

It is important to keep track of your site speed and ensure that users have a pleasant experience each time they visit your site. This guide helps you identify 7 common causes of slow site speed while offering you tips to get them fixed.

But first, let's consider why your site speed is so important to both your audience and your business.



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LanaC4 Premium
Hi Israel,
Thank you for this training. However, I must be honest and say this is all Greek to me. Your page was recommended to me because my site health said that I might have too many plugins. Their recommendation was a max of 5. I checked and I have 13. The problem is I don't know which ones are important and which ones I can delete. They are all active. I only added two that I know of.
Secondly, your first point; "Not Using Content Delivery Network (CDN)" sounds like a good point but I don't know how to check what I am using or how to install it if I'm not.
Forgive my ignorance. If you could offer any advice I'd appreciate it. I'm good if you could just offer advice about the plugins. I'll start there.
Thank you.
~Lana
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Israel17 Premium
Oh sorry about the speed issues experienced, Lana! For now, reduce your plugins to a max of 5. Include only one SEO plugin (such as All-in-One SEO), one social share plugin, one image optimization plugin, one plugin for GDPR compliance, and the 5th plugin for speed optimization plugin (such as WP Rocket, etc). Hope it helps! Don't hesitate to get back to me if you need any further help.

Israel Olatunji
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LanaC4 Premium
Thank you, Israel! I will try that. I'll let you know how it goes.
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lesabre Premium
Thank you Israel for the lesson. That looks like the inside of my Corvette:)

Best wishes,
Michael
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Israel17 Premium
Great, Michael! Glad you found my site speed solution tutorial useful! Much impressed!

Israel Olatunji
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Jenny28 Premium
Thanks Israel for pointing these things out. I am currently using the fast velocity minify plugin, and it really helps my speed.
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Israel17 Premium
Good to know you are already enjoying higher loading speed using the Fast Velocity Minify Plugin, Jenny! Thanks for contributing!

Israel Olatunji
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ChrisHiew Premium
Hi, thank you for this great training but are we allow to install CDN in our website? I asked this because site support indicated that CDN is not allowed.

Anyway, how we do setup an CDN service and which plugin you can recommended.

Chris.
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Israel17 Premium
Thanks for your message, Chris! One of the plugins I would recommend is the Fast Velocity Minify Plugin. Thanks for reading!

Israel Olatunji
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ChrisHiew Premium
Thank you Israel,

I have installed the said plugin. Can you help to configure the setting? I have tried to do the setting but it doesn’t show any improvement.

Chris.
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Israel17 Premium
Oh, sorry for the challenges faced in configuration settings, Chris! I think I would have to ask you first which theme you are currently on? Because with the right theme, you might not even need installation of any cache plugin at all. Awaiting your response!

Israel Olatunji
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ChrisHiew Premium
Thrive theme builder and my mobile speed is pretty slow.

They have pre-installed W3 cache and Total Cache plugin but doesn’t help. Site support asked me to contact the theme support .

I did and they said it might be WA hosting issues. Asked me to transfer to Wix hosting.

I am in a dilemma.

Chris.
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Claudiojuan Premium
Excellent tips to consider. Do you also think the templates with which we are working are important?
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Israel17 Premium
Thanks for your comment, Claudio! Oh, yes, your theme is very important when it comes to getting high site loading speed.

Israel Olatunji
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Claudiojuan Premium
Great, Many thanks!
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