manos Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 I'm curious to know if any website owners use Cloudflare to improve their website's speed, especially for mobile devices. If you have experience with Cloudflare, I would appreciate your feedback. Have you encountered any issues, and was the setup process easy? Link to comment
paul2009 Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 (edited) On 5/8/2023 at 11:51 AM, manos said: I'm curious to know if any website owners use Cloudflare to improve their website's speed You're unlikely to see substantive benefit as many of the features offered by Cloudflare are now built directly into Squarespace 7.1. That's not to say that it can't offer benefits, especially to corporates, but the additional complexity is unlikely to help the majority of Squarespace users who are typically small or creative businesses and already benefit from the great range of built-in features. On the performance side, Squarespace provide website caching to improve performance and they host files on a fast global content delivery network (CDN) and they now defer loading of JavaScript, where this is possible. There are some scripts that cannot be deferred (because they are essential for the content to be rendered) so these will always be flagged by third party tools that aren't "Squarespace-aware", even if the situation cannot be changed. Squarespace also has many security features built-in, that are likely to satisfy the majority of Squarespace customers, including SSL (with HSTS), clickjacking protection and extensive DDOS protection. What aspects of your mobile performance are you concerned about? Which Cloudflare services are you considering to improve them? Edited May 9 by paul2009 FluffCreativeStudio and manos 1 1 About: SQSP User for 17 yrs. Circle Leader since 2017. I value honesty, transparency, diversity and good design ♥. Work: Founder of SF Digital, building Squarespace Extensions to supercharge your commerce website. Content: Links in my posts may refer to SF Digital products or may be affiliate links. If my advice helped, you can thank me by clicking one of the feedback emojis below. I love coffee too. Link to comment
manos Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 In my opinion, Cloudflare's Skyrocket service maybe has the potential to address persistent issues that many users encounter when analyzing their website's performance with PageSpeed Insights. FluffCreativeStudio 1 Link to comment
FluffCreativeStudio Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Definitely interesting to hear both of your thoughts! I had just been wondering about this. And the info from @paul2009 really helps clarify all that SQSPS is doing in this realm. That being said - it is daunting when you perform an SEO audit and get all those red dings! That depth of SEO is outside of my scope - and I am always curious if getting the green light there is more about appeasing a client that is ranking focuses or if is it truly affecting the rankings of the site? @manos....especially when the bulk of my clients are small local businesses, not corporate. Link to comment
MakkPress Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 (edited) Squarespace websites can sometimes be slow to load. This can be frustrating for both you and your visitors, and it can even have a negative impact on your search engine rankings. The good news is that there are solutions available to help fix Squarespace loading speed issues, and one of them is websitespeedy.com. Here's how we can help: Fixing render blocking issues: One of the main reasons why Squarespace websites can be slow to load is because of render blocking. This is when your website's resources, such as JavaScript and CSS files, are loaded before the page's content, which can cause delays in the page rendering. At websitespeedy.com, we can help fix this issue by optimizing your website's code and rearranging the loading order of your resources, so that the page content loads first, and then the resources. Implementing lazy loading: Another way we can help fix Squarespace loading speed issues is by implementing lazy loading. This is a technique that delays the loading of non-critical resources, such as images and videos, until they are needed. This can help reduce the amount of data that needs to be loaded upfront, which can speed up your website's loading time. At websitespeedy.com, we can implement lazy loading on your Squarespace website and fix render blocking issues using a third-party script, which is easy to install and configure. By fixing render blocking issues and implementing lazy loading, websitespeedy.com can help improve the loading speed of your Squarespace website. This can lead to a better user experience for your visitors, improved search engine rankings, and ultimately, increased conversions and revenue for your business. So if you're struggling with slow loading times on your Squarespace website, don't hesitate to reach out to websitespeedy.com. Our team of experts can work with you to identify the root cause of your website's loading speed issues and provide tailored solutions to help fix them. Edited May 17 by MakkPress spelling mistake FluffCreativeStudio 1 Founder of MakkPress technologies and Website Speedy to improve Squarespace speed Web Experience and Marketing Consultant Building with SquareSpace since 2012 Contact us or hire us Link to comment
manos Posted May 10 Author Share Posted May 10 @FluffCreativeStudio glad you join! 15 hours ago, FluffCreativeStudio said: That depth of SEO is outside of my scope - and I am always curious if getting the green light there is more about appeasing a client that is ranking focuses or if is it truly affecting the rankings of the site? Maybe I am wrong but I think all available data suggests that Google uses Pagespeed Insights as a ranking factor. Scoring 100/100 does not guarantee a top spot on the SERPs, but in today's SEO landscape, we are primarily optimizing for Google. Even if my website is lightning fast, if Google does not perceive it as such, what is the point? Mobile page speed has been a ranking factor for Google since 2018, and we can see that design is striving for websites that are fully mobile-optimized, not just mobile-friendly or responsive. Therefore, I believe that mobile Pagespeed Insights is a significant factor today, despite some claims from SEO experts against it. I am fully aware that relevance is still the number one ranking factor but I believe if all things equal smaller players lose some competitive edge. So, I am looking to find solutions like Cloudflare. FluffCreativeStudio 1 Link to comment
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