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Shopware Performance Optimization

Speed-focused work on page load, server response time, and checkout flow — the performance factors that directly move conversion rate and Core Web Vitals scores.

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Where Shopware stores actually lose speed

The usual suspects are predictable once you look: unoptimized product images served at full resolution, no HTTP cache configured, Elasticsearch either missing or poorly tuned for the catalog size, and a theme bundle that's grown heavier with every plugin installed since launch.

Server response time and database query performance matter as much as anything visible in the browser — a fast-loading page still feels slow if the checkout step takes two extra seconds to process on the backend.

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What we measure before touching anything

We benchmark Core Web Vitals — LCP, INP, CLS — on the actual templates that matter most: home, category, product, and checkout, under realistic traffic conditions rather than a single synthetic test run.

Server response time, slow queries, and cache hit rates get measured alongside the front-end metrics, because a page that looks fast in a lab test can still be slow for a real visitor on a cold cache.

What's included

Core Web Vitals audit (LCP, INP, CLS) on key templates
Server response time tuning (PHP, database queries, HTTP cache)
Image and asset optimization across product and category pages
Checkout flow audit for friction points that hurt conversion
Cache configuration review (HTTP cache, Redis, CDN)
Before/after benchmarking so the improvement is measurable, not anecdotal
How we work

How a performance optimization project runs

01

Benchmark

Measure current Core Web Vitals and server response times against real traffic patterns.

02

Diagnose

Trace slowdowns to specific plugins, queries, or unoptimized assets.

03

Optimize

Apply fixes to caching, queries, images, and checkout flow.

04

Verify

Re-benchmark and monitor to confirm the gains hold under real load.

Why us

Why work with us on performance optimization

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Elasticsearch and HTTP cache tuned together

Search performance and page caching get addressed as one pass, since a poorly tuned Elasticsearch index often masks as a general page-speed problem.

Before-and-after benchmarks, not guesses

Every optimization pass is measured against a documented baseline, so the improvement is a number you can point to, not an impression.

Theme bundle size gets real scrutiny

Accumulated CSS and JS from plugins installed over years is a common, overlooked source of slow page loads — we audit and trim it.

Server access when front-end fixes aren't enough

Image and checkout UX fixes only get you partway. When server response time is the bottleneck, we work at the hosting level to fix it.

FAQ

Questions about performance optimization

It depends on the starting point, but stores with unoptimized images and no HTTP caching often see load time cut by 40-60% from those two fixes alone. We'll give you a specific estimate after the initial audit, not a blanket promise.

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Maintenance & Support

Ongoing care so your store doesn't break in production

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Consulting

Advice and audits, no build work required

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