What happens if you have a slow website?

What happens if you have a slow website?

Worse, it’s not just a matter of inconvenience… A slow website can affect the overall website performance of the site and lead to far grimmer consequences. Website speed affects SEO (search engine optimization) which can be a real blow to all the hard work you’ve put in to rank your website.

Why is my website loading so slow on DreamHost?

If you use PHP on your site, having OPcache enabled can speed up its loading and the loading of your pages as a result. If you host your website with one of our Shared WordPress or DreamPress plans, OPcache is enabled by default. If your site is hosted using one of our other plans or with another web host, you’ll likely need to enable it manually.

What can I do to speed up the loading of my website?

OPcache is a built-in caching engine for the coding language PHP. If you use PHP on your site, having OPcache enabled can speed up its loading and the loading of your pages as a result. If you host your website with one of our Shared WordPress or DreamPress plans, OPcache is enabled by default.

What should I do if my JavaScript is slow?

This results in what’s called ‘render-blocking JavaScript’ or JavaScript that prevents the page from loading quickly. Remove external JavaScript files, and use inline JavaScript instead. Use asynchronous loading so JavaScript can load separately from the rest of the page. Defer JavaScript loading until the rest of the page is visible to the user.

Worse, it’s not just a matter of inconvenience… A slow website can affect the overall website performance of the site and lead to far grimmer consequences. Website speed affects SEO (search engine optimization) which can be a real blow to all the hard work you’ve put in to rank your website.

If you use PHP on your site, having OPcache enabled can speed up its loading and the loading of your pages as a result. If you host your website with one of our Shared WordPress or DreamPress plans, OPcache is enabled by default. If your site is hosted using one of our other plans or with another web host, you’ll likely need to enable it manually.

OPcache is a built-in caching engine for the coding language PHP. If you use PHP on your site, having OPcache enabled can speed up its loading and the loading of your pages as a result. If you host your website with one of our Shared WordPress or DreamPress plans, OPcache is enabled by default.

This results in what’s called ‘render-blocking JavaScript’ or JavaScript that prevents the page from loading quickly. Remove external JavaScript files, and use inline JavaScript instead. Use asynchronous loading so JavaScript can load separately from the rest of the page. Defer JavaScript loading until the rest of the page is visible to the user.