Page speed in Smart SEO
Our Page speed feature is a great way to improve the speed performance of your store. It is a lightweight JavaScript script which is added to your store, that preloads pages on hover and accelerates page navigation by making subsequent page loads nearly instant. By using Page speed, store owners can improve their site's user experience by reducing page load times, which can lead to lower bounce rates and increased engagement.
The script works by using predictive algorithms to analyze the user's behavior and predict which link they are likely to click next. It then preloads that page in the background so that it can be displayed instantly when the user clicks on the link. This results in a seamless and nearly instantaneous browsing experience that can greatly enhance the user's engagement with the website.
Additionally, Page speed can be enabled with a single click. This makes it a great choice for website owners looking to improve their site's performance without investing significant time and resources into complex optimization strategies.
To enable Page speed for your store, go to the Page Speed tab in Smart SEO and click the Enable button:
Once enabled, you should see this in the Status message:
Before a user clicks on a link, they hover their mouse over that link. When a user has hovered for 65 ms the script added by Page speed starts preloading at this moment, leaving on average over 300 ms for the page to preload.
A user starts touching their display before releasing it, leaving on average 90 ms for the page to preload.
Depending on the user behaviour, the Page speed feature might have preloaded all the assets needed for loading the next page the user intends to visit, so in some cases, loading the next page is instant
The Page speed feature preloads the next page of your store and not the initial loading of the page when a user tries to access your store for the first time. For that reason, you won't see improvement in the website speed tests, as they measure the initail loading of your store
The script works by using predictive algorithms to analyze the user's behavior and predict which link they are likely to click next. It then preloads that page in the background so that it can be displayed instantly when the user clicks on the link. This results in a seamless and nearly instantaneous browsing experience that can greatly enhance the user's engagement with the website.
Additionally, Page speed can be enabled with a single click. This makes it a great choice for website owners looking to improve their site's performance without investing significant time and resources into complex optimization strategies.
Enable Page speed
To enable Page speed for your store, go to the Page Speed tab in Smart SEO and click the Enable button:
Once enabled, you should see this in the Status message:
More details on how Page speed works
On desktop
Before a user clicks on a link, they hover their mouse over that link. When a user has hovered for 65 ms the script added by Page speed starts preloading at this moment, leaving on average over 300 ms for the page to preload.
On mobile
A user starts touching their display before releasing it, leaving on average 90 ms for the page to preload.
Depending on the user behaviour, the Page speed feature might have preloaded all the assets needed for loading the next page the user intends to visit, so in some cases, loading the next page is instant
The Page speed feature preloads the next page of your store and not the initial loading of the page when a user tries to access your store for the first time. For that reason, you won't see improvement in the website speed tests, as they measure the initail loading of your store
Updated on: 21/02/2024
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