Module to increase prestashop loading speed

[ikran]

Good morning,
I am trying to improve the loading of my site in prestashop and I am considering the purchase of some modules for this purpose.
I have seen that there are many modules for prestashop that promise to increase the speed of page loading, if you have already used them, can you advise me which one to buy?

Some modules I've seen are:

- Google PageSpeed Insight - Page Speed Optimization
- Page Cache Ultimate
- Super Speed - Così veloce - Ottimizzazione GTmetrix
- AN Lazy loading: Delay load of images
- Lazy Load Images - Page Speed Optimization
...

 

there are so many, I would not want to buy invalid modules ...

Thank you all.

 

 

[Danny]

42 minutes ago, ikran said:

Good morning,
I am trying to improve the loading of my site in prestashop and I am considering the purchase of some modules for this purpose.
I have seen that there are many modules for prestashop that promise to increase the speed of page loading, if you have already used them, can you advise me which one to buy?

Some modules I've seen are:

- Google PageSpeed Insight - Page Speed Optimization
- Page Cache Ultimate
- Super Speed - Così veloce - Ottimizzazione GTmetrix
- AN Lazy loading: Delay load of images
- Lazy Load Images - Page Speed Optimization
...

 

there are so many, I would not want to buy invalid modules ...

Thank you all.

 

 

None of these module will help you, if your website is not optimized or well conceived since the beginning.

 

You can increase your website speed checking these things:

 

- using appropriate image compression and size (avoid .png images and any large images) 

- using a mix of colours-B/N images (lighter)

- disabling unused modules and using less mudules as possible (desktop AND/OR mobile)

- disabling the preview animation product at least inside home page

- avoid using too much (and heavy) sliders/animations

- avoid using too much categories and themes that trigger dozens of requests on the server

- avoid using duplicated content/modules (generally happens with facebook buttons, multiple chat systems etc...)

- using Apache Gzip compression AND http2 on server

- using cache appropriately (using multiple cache modules often generate errors and mistakes inside the shop or configuration problems)

- checking php.ini file (and options) through cpanel

- optimizing MySql db through phpmyadmin (just the automatic process is ok)

- reducing web crawlers/bots visiting your site through robots.txt and .htaccess

 

Using cpanel inside php---> php options increase some values:

memory_limit = set 512/1024M,

opcache.memory_consumption = set 128M,

xcache.size = set 128M,

max_input_vars = set 1400,

output_buffering = set 4096,

realpath_cache_size = set 4096K,

realpath_cache_ttl = set 120 (if you have a website that doesn't change often its content, this value could be increased)

 

NB. If your values are already = or > of these, leave them that way. 

Considering an hosting upgrade can be easely considered as an opportunity to speed up your store, BUT cover up mistakes upgrading hosting (thinking things magically will be ok) it's not always a good move and not (for sure) a good point to start. You can have any hosting you want, but if you don't know how to use it (and how to use and optimize your PS) your website will always be disappointing. Not maybe for you, but for your users for sure. Fill your PS with junk everywhere and no hosting and/or module will saves you from a bad site. Meanwhile, a good optimization (and a good use of what you got and how use it) we'll always save your site, also on a cheap/shared hosting.

Danny