It is a busy period. Twenty-four hours are not enough nowadays. Moreover, every new device is grabbing seconds and minutes which go wasted with website Loading problem. Nobody has time to wait for a web page that takes a lots of time to load when one can readily jump to a competitor’s website. Page speed certainly has a significant role in a websites user experience. But most websites put website performance in the least importance to make complex website functionality and advanced web design.

Key Factors that Affect Site Loading Time

1. Web Hosting

Cheap hosting may be attractive but they are one major Factor which affects websites to load slowly. In the beginning, people or establishments go for shared hosting. As a result of the overuse of resources in shared servers, it might bring the websites down. So, keep analysing your website. If the traffic is increasing it is advisable to move to a better server.

2. Unsuitable browsers and apps

Some browsers don’t work properly with few plugins. Always make sure to test page speed if it is loading accurately on various devices and browsers.

3. Large image sizes

Large images will lag your website when they are loading in browsers. So, make sure they are trimmed properly and uploaded (size is usually measured in pixels and weight is measured in kb).

4. Number of HTTP requests

To call external resources like scripts and styles we make HTTP or HTTPS requests. As the number of HTTP(s) requests rise, your loading time also delays. Combine multiple scripts to make one compact script. In case of styles also a process of minifying should be done. If combining failed, inline scripts will help. Another method is joining multiple images into one and requesting those individually with CSS sprites. But in the end, be careful not to make a combined large script!

5. Too many widgets and plugins

A plugin or widget that promises more useful features can also be the culprit of a slow loading website. The more plugins and widgets you install, the longer it requires for it to load. Many plugins have stopped their update process. All these old plugins will not match the website, and consequently, they will slow down.

6. No caching

Caching is the method of collecting files provincially for regaining them quicker in the future. Browsers with cache of a website will not take much time to fetch the information it requests. And those who do not have cache would negatively impact the website’s performance, especially if there is a consistent growth in its visitors.

7. Third-party online ad network

Advertisements can also make websites slow, we experience that on an everyday basis, these ad network codes are mostly based on Javascript they can also slow down a website.

8. Standard Coding

Ordinary coding shows the high impression on website loading speed. Secure the theme of your site is well-coded. This kind of coding leads to slower loading time and poor search engine performance too. Majority of the websites have Javascript files inside

tags, and those scripts block the HTML files from being presented. In fact, the loading speed improves. If we push javascript below the fold or put it just above the closing body tag (