You have a nice website, but you notice it is slow. Pages take a long time to load and images don't load quickly. Chances are visitors don't want to wait for this and leave your website. So a slow website is detrimental to your conversion rate. You want to prevent this, of course. That is why we give you 7 tips to make a slow website faster.
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1. Videos
Do you have a lot of videoson your website? Videos are often large files. When you put them directly on your website, it can greatly affect the speed. We recommend using YouTube or Vimeo videos on your website. This way, you do not put the entire video on a web page, but "embed" the code. This keeps the file size small.
4 easy steps to get your YouTube video on your website
2. Images
Image are super important on your website. Using good images can make customers stay on your website longer. However, too many images can prevent your website from loading quickly. Try to make your image files as small as possible. You can manually make the files smaller in WordPress via the media heading. There are also plugins in WordPress that allow you to make all the images smaller at once.
The 6 best image optimisation plugins for WordPress
3. hosting
A good hosting service is hugely important. Cheap hosting providers put as many websites as possible on one server. This affects the speed of your website. Especially if these hosting providers have a server that is not located in your country. A server in Canada will cause your website to be much slower than when your website is on a server in the United Kingdom. This is a good example of cheap is expensive. That is why it is best to purchase hosting from a good hosting service. Your website will be continuously monitored and optimised by professionals. At Monkey Vision bieden we super snelle laadtijden, extra website beveiliging en 24/7 service.
5 things you need to know about (WordPress) hosting
4. Code
Coding is a profession in its own right and thus not something to do yourself. This is why we recommend going to a professional when problems arise. But how can code actually make your website slow? If the code on your website is not correct, the speed of your website can be greatly affected. This is because this code has to get the information to your website. For example, it could be if a piece of code from another website is routed to yours. Or if information on a database needs to go to your website. Because fixing these problems is a very complicated matter, we recommend get your website maintained. Here's how to make sure your website always achieves the performance you want.
5. Plugins
Plugins on your WordPress website can be very valuable. As we told you earlier, plugins can help compress your images. We often see with WordPress websites that there are many plugins installed, but not all of them are used. This can also cause your website to slow down. Therefore, always remove unused plugins. Also pay attention to which plugins you use. If you use many plugins, they can work against each other, causing your site to malfunction or become slow.
6. Cache
Cache, as it were, is a place where your data is temporarily stored. If your website data is retrieved from a database, it may be wise to cache your web pages. Instead of retrieving the data from a database, it is already on your server, so your website will load faster. This does require you to set how often the cache should be refreshed.
7. Let the professional do it
Creating and maintaining a good and fast website often requires a lot of time and effort. That is why we recommend having a professional do it for you. This way, you will always have a well-functioning website and you will not waste valuable time trying to identify problems. Are you experiencing problems with your website, such as long loading times or coding issues? We at Monkey Vision have a lot of experience in solving these kinds of problems. Our Monkeys are happy to help you maintain your website and optimise its speed. Do not hesitate and take contact with us! We will be happy to provide you with expert advice.
