{"id":2045,"date":"2019-11-14T11:06:36","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T11:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prestawebdev.newsoftdemo.info\/blog\/?p=2045"},"modified":"2020-12-07T13:21:46","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T13:21:46","slug":"5-ways-to-speed-up-your-prestashop-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prestawebdeveloper.com\/blog\/5-ways-to-speed-up-your-prestashop-store\/","title":{"rendered":"5 ways to speed up your PrestaShop store"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although online shopping is far more convenient than visiting a brick-and-mortar store, people tend to be less patient when making purchases over the web. They expect\u00a0instantaneous reactions\u00a0when they click on links\u00a0or lookout for product details. The longer they have to wait, the more likely they are to get cold feet. Consequently, online stores that prioritize speed make more money\u00a0and customers. Speed is of the most important factors that affect the sales of a web-store. According to some statistics, online shoppers are not ready to wait more than three seconds for a page to load.<\/p>\n

If you use\u00a0PrestaShop\u00a0for your eCommerce<\/a> website, you have many tools available to fine-tune your store\u2019s performance. This guide will cover some simple ways to\u00a0speed up PrestaShop.<\/p>\n

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Tips to Optimize Your Store\u2019s Performance<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n

PrestaShop is an open-source platform that helps people to build their online shop. Written in PHP, it is a popular platform for websites of all sizes – thanks to its wide selection of add-ons\u00a0and modules.<\/p>\n

Check out each of the 5 tips below on how you can speed up your PrestaShop site\u00a0and win customers for life.<\/p>\n

T<\/b><\/strong>he Three C\u2019s – <\/b><\/strong>Combine, Compress and Cache
\n<\/b><\/strong>The CCC approach plays a vital role in improving your website speed. It compacts the CSS\u00a0and JavaScript into single lines of code\u00a0followed by combining and caching the same\u00a0to get rid of any unwanted white space\u00a0or unnecessary characters. This, in turn, decreases the size of your files so that your web pages load faster.<\/p>\n

To enable CCC, follow the below-mentioned steps:<\/p>\n

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  • Login to admin panel<\/li>\n
  • On the menu bar, click\u00a0Advanced Parameters -> Performance<\/li>\n
  • In the\u00a0CCC (combine, compress and cache)\u00a0section, under\u00a0Smart cache for CSS, enable yes<\/li>\n
  • Set Smart cache for JavaScriptto yes<\/li>\n
  • Under\u00a0Minify HTML, click\u00a0yes<\/li>\n
  • Set Compress inline JavaScript in HTMLto yes<\/li>\n
  • Under\u00a0Move JavaScript to the end, click\u00a0yes<\/li>\n
  • Set Apache optimizationto yes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Don\u2019t forget to Save.<\/p>\n

    Setup a CDN<\/b><\/strong>
    \n<\/b><\/strong>If you haven\u2019t already, take advantage of a\u00a0content delivery network\u00a0(CDN) to speed up content delivery. It reduces the loading time between the server and the client who is accessing the website.<\/p>\n

    Once you set up the CDN, the next step is to input the media service information into PrestaShop. The CDN will cache your website\u2019s static contents across its network of edge servers globally. Therefore, a visitor\u2019s request will be routed to the CDN\u2019s nearest edge server as opposed to going to the original server\u00a0everytime.<\/p>\n

    C<\/b><\/strong>aching <\/b><\/strong>S<\/b><\/strong>ystem
    \n<\/b><\/strong>PrestaShop has a built-in caching system that substantially speeds\u00a0up your store loading time. In addition to this, you can install third-party applications like XCache, APC or Memcached. These are some of the valuable tools that can easily be configured on your website.<\/p>\n

    To enable this, scroll down to the\u00a0Caching\u00a0section >> Enable\u00a0Use cache\u00a0>> Choose\u00a0Memcached via PHP::Memcached.<\/p>\n

    \"Memcached\"<\/p>\n

    Memcached helps you handle issues involving large data caches and is already used by popular platforms including Wikipedia, Twitter or Craigslist.<\/p>\n

    Optimize Product Images
    \n<\/b><\/strong>Images have a captivating effect\u00a0on the end-users\u00a0of your website. Whether it\u2019s in the logo, icons\u00a0or product detail, for every landing page, it is necessary to add product images to provide a clear view\u00a0to the users. However, the size and quality of the image have a direct impact on the speed and performance of your website. Thus, you need to optimize them for maximum results.<\/p>\n

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    • Avoid the areas where image alternatives can work fine. For example, you can use appealing font icons for highlighting options or features instead of images.<\/li>\n
    • For landing pages, products, postsand sliders, you can optimize the images by trying various formats.<\/li>\n
    • Seek help from different tools to recognize problematic images and remove them right away from your website.<\/li>\n
    • Don’t use HTML to scale large photos – it takes time for the browser to scale the images and they will look worse than the original.<\/li>\n
    • Don’t insert too many images to a single article; try splitting it into pagesin case of multiple images.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Uninstall Any Unused Modules<\/b><\/strong>
      \nSince the PrestaShop v1.7\u00a0comes with hundreds of modules and features, many of which you won\u2019t need. So, make sure you have only enabled the modules which are needed for your shop. Disable\u00a0and uninstall any modules your store doesn\u2019t use so that they don\u2019t get loaded or hamper site\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n

      Extras
      \n<\/b><\/strong>Besides the discussed ways, database optimization, using the latest version of PHP, configuring smarty settings or refining\u00a0MySQL configuration\u00a0also play a major role in improvising the speed of your store. You need to see what works for you and what doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

      Speed Testing Tools
      \n<\/b><\/strong>Of course, you can\u2019t know if your optimization efforts are paying off unless you quantify your gains. Thankfully,\u00a0speed testing tools\u00a0can evaluate your website\u2019s performance and point out areas for improvement. Whichever tools you choose, run tests regularly to make sure you\u2019re operating at optimal speed.<\/p>\n

      Final Thoughts
      \n<\/b><\/strong>PrestaShop is a complete package for a successful eCommerce store – in itself a reliable platform for fast web performance. However, one needs to constantly work on optimizing the store\u2019s speed to boost\u00a0conversions. By implementing the above tips and strategies, you can considerably work on store optimization and display\u00a0speedy content or products to the end users. So try them and keep figuring out more ways to optimize your website for higher efficiency and performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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