{"id":17570,"date":"2017-10-09T12:21:22","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T17:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/?p=17570"},"modified":"2020-11-23T15:01:48","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T21:01:48","slug":"fix-slow-loading-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/fix-slow-loading-website\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways To Fix Your Slow-Loading Site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-do-i-do-about-my-website-loading-slowly\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SlowLoading.png\" alt=\"fix slow loading website\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SlowLoading.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SlowLoading-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SlowLoading-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SlowLoading-1024x536.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>What Do I Do About My Website Loading Slowly?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If one thing is true about your website, it\u2019s that loading speed matters. When your site loads slowly you\u2019ll not only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/need-know-page-speed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">provide a poor user experience<\/a>, but you\u2019ll also <a href=\"https:\/\/yoast.com\/page-speed-ranking-factor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rank lower in the search engines<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luckily for you, improving your site speed doesn\u2019t have to take a lot of additional work. Plus, the benefits you\u2019ll receive from improving your site\u2019s loading speed are well worth the time spent. Below we look at five different ways you can improve the speed of your website.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"hgrp\"><h4>You might like&#8230;<\/h4><ul><li><span class=\"prod-icon\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/dedicated-server\" data-element-location=\"body.post_content.related_prod_block\" data-element-type=\"button\" data-element-label=\"dedicated_servers\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dedicated-hosting-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dedicated-hosting-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dedicated-hosting-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dedicated-hosting.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/dedicated-server\" class=\"hgrp-link\" data-element-location=\"body.post_content.related_prod_block\" data-element-type=\"link\" data-element-label=\"dedicated_servers\">Dedicated Servers<\/a><\/li><li><span class=\"prod-icon\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/vps-hosting\" data-element-location=\"body.post_content.related_prod_block\" data-element-type=\"button\" data-element-label=\"vps_hosting\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/vps-hosting-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/vps-hosting-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/vps-hosting-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/vps-hosting.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/vps-hosting\" class=\"hgrp-link\" data-element-location=\"body.post_content.related_prod_block\" data-element-type=\"link\" data-element-label=\"vps_hosting\">VPS Hosting<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-enable-caching\">1. Enable Caching<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Whenever you visit a website, certain elements are stored in a cache, so the next time you visit the site it can easily access those parts and load much faster. With caching, instead of your browser having to download every single resource, it only has to download a few of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By turning on caching you can considerably improve your site\u2019s loading for return visitors. If you\u2019re using a CMS like WordPress you can install a plugin like <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/w3-total-cache\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">W3 Total Cache<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-super-cache\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">W3 Super Cache<\/a>, either of which will let you enable sitewide caching, or caching of certain site elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you aren\u2019t using a CMS, then there are additional steps you\u2019ll need to take in order to <a href=\"https:\/\/gtmetrix.com\/leverage-browser-caching.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">leverage browser caching<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-remove-resource-hogging-plugins-and-add-ons\">2. Remove Resource-Hogging Plugins and Add-ons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your site is currently running too many plugins you could potentially be slowing down your website.&nbsp;You might require a handful of plugins for your site to function the way you like, but chances are there are some you can live without, especially if they\u2019re resource hogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best way to do this is to get a baseline test of your loading speed via a tool like <a href=\"https:\/\/gtmetrix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GTMetrix<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/speed\/pagespeed\/insights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Pagespeed Insights<\/a>. Then, go down your plugin list and deactivate one plugin at a time. Then, run the speed test with the plugin deactivated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This might be time-consuming, but it will help you find the plugins that are harming your site\u2019s loading speed the most. At that point, you can search for a less resource-heavy plugin or find another workaround.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-optimize-and-reduce-the-size-of-your-images\">3. Optimize and Reduce the Size of Your Images<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your site has tons of images that aren\u2019t optimized, then this will negatively impact your site\u2019s loading speed. By having oversized images you\u2019ll be requiring the browser to load larger files. There are a few different ways you can optimize your images to load faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ensure that your images are unnecessarily large. For example, if the width of your blog page is 900px, then make sure that\u2019s how wide your images are.<\/li><li>If you\u2019re using a CMS like WordPress, you can install a plugin like <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-smushit\/\">WPSmush<\/a> that will automatically reduce the filesize of the images.<\/li><li>Before you upload images, first run them through a tool called <a href=\"http:\/\/tinypng.com\">Tiny PNG<\/a> to reduce the file size of your image, without sacrificing the quality.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-minimize-your-code\">4. Minimize Your Code<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes your website\u2019s code can get a little bit messy. When this happens your site will take much longer to load. When you\u2019re making a lot of customizations, using a CMS, or even using a website builder to create your site there will be unnecessary line breaks, spaces, and other elements that don\u2019t need to be there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re using WordPress, then a plugin like <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/bwp-minify\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Better WordPress Minify<\/a> will minimize your code. Or, if you\u2019re using one of the caching plugins highlighted above, then there should also be a minify option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you aren\u2019t using a CMS, you can minify your code by using the <a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/google-pagespeed-insights\/edbkhhpodjkbgenodomhfoldapghpddk?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pagespeed Insights Chrome Extension<\/a>. This extension will create a minimized version of your code, so you can see which version is faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s also a good idea to minify your CSS and Javascript files as well. Even having all of your CSS and Javascript files in one place, instead of multiple different files, will help to speed things along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-use-a-cdn\">5. Use a CDN<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The loading speed of your site is affected by the proximity of the user to the server where your site\u2019s files are stored. The farther away they are from this physical location, the slower your site will load. Using a CDN can solve this problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A CDN distributes your site\u2019s files across a network of global servers, that way your users can access your site via the server that\u2019s closest to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some solid options for a CDN are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudflare.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CloudFlare<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.keycdn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KeyCDN<\/a>. In some cases, your existing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/\">hosting provider<\/a>&nbsp;might even have the option to utilize a CDN for your site. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/\">HostGator does!<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hopefully, the tips above will help to speed up your website and improve your overall user experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Any tips we didn\u2019t mention above that you\u2019ve used to help speed up your site? 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