Unlock the Secrets of Speed: A Deep Dive into Boosting Your WordPress Website’s Performance
If you’re using too many of these scripts, it’ll compromise your site’s performance. Whenever your site needs to load an external script, it must reach out to a third-party server, wait for it to respond, download the file, and then render your page.
A plugin like Autoptimize can help you identify and limit these external scripts wherever possible.
9. Use lazy loading for faster performance on long pages
Lazy loading helps your site load faster by only loading images, videos, and other elements when a user scrolls down to see them, rather than all at once when the page first loads. This reduces initial load time and improves performance, especially on pages with lots of media.
