{"id":7659,"date":"2022-10-04T01:53:54","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T01:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmedia.la\/?p=7659"},"modified":"2022-10-26T15:37:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T15:37:45","slug":"how-to-speed-up-a-woocommerce-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmedia.la\/en\/how-to-speed-up-a-woocommerce-store\/","title":{"rendered":"How to speed up a WooCommerce store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating a WooCommerce store is not a difficult task. You just need to purchase a domain and add the WooCommerce plugin to your WordPress site. In fact, the simple steps and its high effectiveness make this platform the most used. Up to date, it is used in over 5 million websites. However, the task goes beyond just creating a site, as you need to maintain it in perfect conditions to ensure it succeeds. And, a big aspect to take into account is the speed of the site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>How to measure the speed of a WooCommerce store?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The very first step to take is to measure the speed of the site so you can know where to start. The best way to test the site\u2019s speed is through a website speed test tool, such as GTMetrix, WebPagetest, Google PageSpeed Insights, among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you\u2019ve tested your website\u2019s speed you can proceed applying the following techniques, according to your needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>1. Increase the WordPress memory limit<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The WordPress memory is set to 32MB by default. However, as the site keeps growing, it is most likely that this limit will be exceeded, and the user will need to address it. To configure the memory, you can follow these steps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edit the PHP.ini file<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have access to your PHP.ini file, change the line in PHP.ini<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the line shows 64M try 256M: memory_limit = 256M<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edit the wp-config.php file<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open wp-config.php, located by default in the root WordPress directory<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Locate the following line near the end of the file: \/* That\u2019s all, stop editing! Happy blogging. *\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just above that line, add: define(\u2018WP_MEMORY_LIMIT\u2019, \u2018256M\u2019)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2. Get a fast WooCommerce theme<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choosing the right theme is crucial. There is a great variety of themes in the world of ecommerce. However, you must ensure that your theme is compatible with WooCommerce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the favorite themes by users are StoreFront, Astra, OceanWP, and GeneratePress.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>3. Use a high-quality hosting service<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hosting services enable owners to store website content in a host server. They are the website basis as they handle the data and traffic. A good hosting will have these qualities:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High-end cloud infrastructure<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SSD based solution<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ability to adapt to a\u00a0 WooCommerce store growing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A server geographically located close to the website audience, thus providing fast response times\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>4. Use a cache plugin<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cache works by storing a version of the Woocommerce store on the visitor\u2019s device. This helps the site load faster and, therefore, give the user a better experience in terms of velocity. Caching\u00a0 reduces the amount of data sent between the visitor\u2019s browsers, the site database, and the server.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Browser caching: Helps the browser remember the appearance of a website so that it does not need to spend time exchanging data with the server. This is particularly useful in cases where users are visiting multiple websites.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Server caching: It is a server that generates a web page. Thus, in this case, server caching enables it to remember parts of the web page so that the page can load faster as it does not need to be generated from scratch every time.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some famous cache plugins are: WP Rocket, Breeze WordPress cache plugin, W3 Total Cache.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What do you think of these ideas to speed up a WooCommerce site? If you are looking for the best team to develop a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmedia.la\/woocommerce-development\/\">WooCommerce store<\/a>, we are here to help. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmedia.la\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a> today.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creating a WooCommerce store is not a difficult task. 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