Platform-Specific Questions
The optimization strategy differs considerably depending on the CMS or shop system in use. A WordPress blog presents different challenges than a Shopware shop with thousands of products or a custom-built web application. The following questions illuminate the platform-specific nuances that we regularly encounter in our performance projects.
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- What performance problems occur most frequently with WordPress? WordPress sites usually suffer from a recurring pattern. The most common brakes are: too many active plugins, each loading their own CSS and JavaScript files on every page even…
- How do you optimize the performance of a Shopware shop? Shopware CE comes with its own set of performance levers that differ from a classic website. The central ones are: the Elasticsearch configuration for fast product and faceted…
- Can JavaScript frameworks like React or Vue also be optimized? Yes, and this is often where great potential lies. Single Page Applications based on React, Vue, Svelte or Angular typically struggle with three problems: a large initial…
- How does optimization for mobile devices differ? Mobile optimization is not a side issue but the main benchmark, because Google uses the Mobile-First Index and evaluates the mobile version of your site. Mobile devices also have…
- Can performance optimization cause SEO problems? Yes, if it is implemented improperly. That is one reason we do not blindly activate standard plugins. Typical risks are: overly aggressive lazy loading that prevents the Googlebot…
- Does my shop need to go offline during optimization? No. An online shop earns from every minute of availability, so we deliberately work without a blanket shutdown. All changes are first made in a staging environment, a copy of your…