Speed sells. A faster Magento eCommerce website leads to a lower bounce rate and a higher conversion rate.
Site speed has direct impact on google search rankings.
Follow these tips below on how to speed up Magento and keep it running fast to ensure return shoppers and sales:
1. Latest Version
It is very important that you are always running the atest version of Magento as updates generally contain bug fixes and performance improvements.
2. Content Delivery Network
Implementing a Content Delivery Network (CDN) with Magento is one of the easiest ways to instantly see decreased load times. By doing this, you will ensure you are serving your assets (product images, javascript, CSS) from multiple locations around the globe so they are delivered faster to your shoppers.
KeyCDN has a very simple integration with Magento and Magento 2. Both can be setup with HTTP and HTTPS configurations.
3. Utilize Caching
Make sure all Cache Types are enabled by navigating to “System” → “Cache Management”.
4. Image Optimization
Optimizing your product images can dramatically increase the speed of your pages as this decreases their download times. You can compress them before uploading them using a tool like PhotoShop or there are a number of extensions you can use to auto-optimize them.
5. Fewer Extensions & Modules
Just like with WordPress and any other platform, the more extensions you have running the more HTTP requests there are, as well as additional CSS and Javascript files having to load. It is best to keep your Magento install down to as few extensions as possible.
6. Update Indexes
Magento updates indexes on every object store by default, but in some cases manual updates are required. Indexes are used to speed up MySQL queries.
Navigate to “System” → “Index Management.”
Select all of the indexes (or the ones you want to update), choose “Reindex Data” from the dropdown and click “Submit.”
7. Magento Optimised Hosting
Speed up magento with the right server provider. Get a decent hosting. Do a research, do not go cheap here. Hosting is the foundation of your eCommerce store. Lay a good foundation.
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