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Saqib Shah
Saqib Shah

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2026 Ultimate Guide to Website Speed Optimization

A slow website kills conversions, reduces rankings, and hurts user experience.

In 2025, optimizing speed and Core Web Vitals is more important than ever.

Common issues:

  • Heavy, unoptimized images
  • Too many JS/CSS files
  • Poor hosting or cheap servers
  • Lack of caching
  • Unoptimized fonts
  • Too many plugins

Fixes include:

  • Compress images & use WebP
  • Minify & combine scripts
  • Move to cloud hosting + CDN
  • Enable caching at browser/server level
  • Use system fonts & preload important ones
  • Remove unnecessary plugins

Tools: TinyPNG, Squoosh, Vite, Webpack, SvelteKit, PurgeCSS

Read the full 2026 guide here: (https://www.devmorph.dev/blogs/why-your-website-is-slow-and-how-to-fix-it-2025-ultimate-guide)

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