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Question on how to speed up the loading time of the website/theme

This topic has 17 replies, 5 voices, and was last updated 8 years, 11 months ago ago by Stan Russell

SocialPepper

Participant

January 13, 2016 at 18:15

Hi,

I have installed the W3 Total Cache plugin to get the website running faster, but only page caching works. All the other stuff breaks the website (minify, browser caching, gzip compression, nothing works).

At the moment the website gets 15 to 20 points in Google Pagespeed which is way too slow for the website and its webshop.

Can you help me out in increasing the load speed of the website? I would appreciate it a lot.

Thank you.

Regards,

Richard

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#107886 Copied Theme version: 2.3 WooCommerce version: 2.4.12

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Eva Kemp

Support staff

January 14, 2016 at 11:05

Hello,

Please provide us with FTP credentials and update the theme to the latest version and Woocommerce as well.
Before update delete “woocommerce” folder in the directory wp-content/themes/royal/ and it’ll be reuploaded from a new theme package.
Also update all required plugins https://www.8theme.com/download-plugins/ .

Don’t forget to create back up of your files and database before starting update process!

(it’s for Legenda theme but the process is the same).

Regards,
Eva Kemp.

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SocialPepper

Participant

January 14, 2016 at 18:21

Hi Eva,

Thank you for your respons.

I have 2 questions about your reply:

1. Will deleting the woocommerce folder do anything to my current Woocommerce installation (like language settings (I have updated stuff to Dutch) and set up of the shop I have created)?

2. I do not see the relationship between updating theme and plugins and the loadspeed of the website. Can you please explain why updating in your email is import for loadtime?

Thank you for helping out.

Regards,

Richard

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for this information.

#108149 Copied Theme version: 2.3 WooCommerce version: 2.4.12

Eva Kemp

Support staff

January 15, 2016 at 13:32

Hello,

1. Nothing will be lost. You’ll reupload “woocommerce” folder in wp-content/themes/royal directory not in the plugins directory.

2. Update is needed, because some old plugins versions may cause slow loading. Also theme should be always up to date because developers make some improvements in new versions.

Regards,
Eva Kemp.

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SocialPepper

Participant

January 15, 2016 at 14:01

Hi Eva,

Thank you for your answers.

I have updated the theme, updated woocommerce and updated the required plugins which we use in the website: revolution slider, visual composer and the visual composer add-ons. The rest of the required plugins are not used. I assume it is best to delete those unused plugins?

Anyway, everyting is up to date now.

Regards,

Richard

#108273 Copied Theme version: 2.5.2 WooCommerce version: 2.4.13

Eva Kemp

Support staff

January 15, 2016 at 15:49

Hello,

Yes, please delete unused plugins and check site speed loading then.

Regards,
Eva Kemp.

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SocialPepper

Participant

January 16, 2016 at 10:53

Hi Eva,

Also unused plugins are deleted. Pagespeed is still below average: https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/?url=protecht.nl&tab=mobile

Can you help out on the W3 caching plugin configuration?

Regards,

Richard

#108366 Copied Theme version: 2.5.2 WooCommerce version: 2.4.13

SocialPepper

Participant

January 19, 2016 at 09:41

Hi,

I would like some more help on increasing the load time of the website as described in my earlier message.

Thank you.

Regards,

Richard

#108675 Copied Theme version: 2.5.2 WooCommerce version: 2.4.13

SocialPepper

Participant

January 20, 2016 at 09:01

Hi,

I really would like to increase the loading speed of the website, if you can help out on this, I would love to get some help.

Thank you.

Regards,

Richard

#108846 Copied Theme version: 2.5.2 WooCommerce version: 2.4.13

lch_posp

Participant

January 20, 2016 at 17:05

I have same issue, VERY slow loading time, checked on 2 different hosting locations.

Guys, I’m joining SocialPepper here with urgent help request..

#108979 Copied Theme version: RoyalStore v 2.5.2 WooCommerce version: 2.4.13

Eva Kemp

Support staff

January 21, 2016 at 10:27

Hello,

We’ve improved our theme as much as we could. And we have already emphasized if someone of our customers has experience in development and has proposals concerning changes in the theme (we mean only specific changes in the code in particular files, rather than general phrases like “Reduce CSS File” etc), we are asking to declare them here or contact us via the contact form https://www.8theme.com/contact-us/

Please take our apologies but for now there are no more possibilities to improve theme loading.

Thank you for understanding.
Regards,
Eva Kemp.

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SocialPepper

Participant

January 21, 2016 at 13:45

Hi Eva,

Thank you very much for your respons. I understand.

I was wandering if (with your experience as a themebuilder and wordpress expert) you could help out with the W3 total cache plugin settings/configuration.

I have searched the internet using Google, but up till now I do not understand why the website ‘breaks’ when I switch on for example: browser caching. Normally a website should just function okay when you do that right?

Do you maybe have online sources where I can find detailed configuration settings for the W3 total cache plugin?

Thank you for your help.

Regards,

Richard

#109196 Copied Theme version: 2.5.2 WooCommerce version: 2.4.13

Eva Kemp

Support staff

January 22, 2016 at 12:42

Hello,

You can refer to these articles:
http://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-install-and-setup-w3-total-cache-for-beginners/
http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/configuring-w3-total-cache-general-settings-i–cms-20920
http://www.onlinemediamasters.com/w3-total-cache-settings/

Regards,
Eva Kemp.

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SocialPepper

Participant

January 22, 2016 at 15:44

Hi Eva,

Thank you for the input. I already read those blogs. They are okay looking at ‘possibilities’ of the plugin, but they do not indicate on a detailed level what happens (or what might go wrong) after switching a plugin option on/off.

Regards,

Richard

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Brockway

Participant

January 22, 2016 at 16:22

Hello here, if i may intrude in this conversation.
Can you consider using WP-Rocket for your cache plugin ? It’s the best in the market, way more easier to configure and with support !

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SocialPepper

Participant

January 22, 2016 at 16:38

Hi Brockway,

The W3 plugin is free. For freelancers that’s always a very big plus. Nevertheless, thanks for the recommendation. I wil keep the plugin in mind!

Regards,

Richard

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Stan Russell

Participant

January 23, 2016 at 08:12

Hello SocialPepper,

you are welcome!

Regards,
Stan Russell.

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