Very few times there is only one culprit when it comes to slow websites, and long loading times. People tend to believe that only “more content will make a site slower”, but the truth is that most of the time we are barely using 25% of the resources on our server.

Common scenarios for slow sites are:

1) The more functions and extensions we add to our site, the higher the risk of loading conflicts, network errors, or even crashing sites. This can be reviewed by our performance pro, who will first run a compatibility check and then look for bugs.

2) Website is not fully configured, and could be missing important settings as to how the website should be loaded for faster display (JS parsing, Async, caching settings, etc.). This is commonly missed unless an experienced developer has participated in the development.

3) Malware. If your site has been infected with malicious malware, it could be adding tons of external weight to your site, redirecting to other websites, and in even worse cases, stealing data or financial information. This would be the worst-case scenario and should be addressed immediately.