In our previous blog – Magento 2 TTFB : How to Improve ( First Byte ), we have learned about what is TTFB, How to calculate TTFB, and also How to improve TTFB in Magento 2.
Here, in this blog, we will discuss how we can improve TTFB and Page speed for the OpenCart platform. This will help in optimizing OpenCart website speed and increasing OpenCart page speed.
TTFB(Time to First Byte) refers to the amount of time it takes for a browser to create a server connection and start downloading a web page’s content. And Page Speed refers to the time it takes for a web page to fully load in the browser window.
Lets discuss how to calculate TTFB in Opencart
First, we will learn how we can calculate TTFB to know the parameters, those we can optimize to improve the page speed of the website.
There are many ways to test the performance of the website, here, we will test the performance of our website – http://oc.cloudkul.com/ via 2 ways – Web page performance test and by Gtmetrix performance report.
How to improve TTFB and Page loading speed
There are many ways by which we can improve the Time to First Byte and the page speed of our OpenCart Store, some of them we are using here –
Gzip Compression Method
Gzip is a file compression method that allows your server to provide smaller, faster-loading files to your website visitors. In most cases, using gzip to compress your HTML and CSS files saves between 50-70% of the file size.
Use a Content Delivery Network
CDN helps to speed up the delivery of content of websites with high traffic and global reach. As more users are closer to the CDN, the faster the content will be delivered to the user.
Use JSS & CSS Minification
In order to reduce the page size and to load pages faster, we can resize/compress the images, minimize HTTP requests and we can minify/merge the JSS and CSS files. Reducing page size also helps to improve Lazy loading of the webpage.
Leverage Browsing Cache
You need to edit your HTTP headers to set the expiry times for certain types of files to enable browser caching. The main reason why browser caching is important is that it reduces the load on your web server which ultimately reduces your users’ loading time.
We have different OpenCart cache extensions also by which we can optimize the store performance –
- OpenCart Varnish Cache – This module integrates the varnish cache feature that ensures faster page load times, enhances the user experience and improvises the SEO factor of the website.
- Opencart Cache System – This module stores the cache for different pages and layouts of the Opencart store and once the cache is saved on the system the page is opened lightning fast.
Choosing a good cache module for OpenCart has a direct impact on its Performance.
You may also view the OpenCart SEO extension, an all-in-one solution for your e-commerce store, helping in search engine optimization to get higher rankings and more clicks.
Conclusion
Nowadays, speed is everything. No one wants to wait for a website to load for more than 3 seconds. The most frequent page performance metric used by developers and marketers is the time to the first byte.
While significant, it is only a minor part of the loading profile of a modern web page. You should optimize your server rendering process to improve your time to the first byte. You should optimize your server rendering process to improve your time to the first byte.
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