How to Improve WooCommerce Checkout Speed Without Breaking Your Site

Page Lag Hurting Sales?

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If your WooCommerce site feels sluggish during checkout, you're not alone. Slow “Start My Free Trial” or “Get Started” buttons can cost real conversions—especially when they’re buried under third-party scripts and plugin bloat. Here’s how we tackled the issue and delivered faster user experiences without major code rewrites.

What We Found

• Over 25 third-party scripts loaded on checkout, including heavy HubSpot tracking

• Elementor add-on plugins creating unnecessary page weight

• Server-side caching (Pressable’s Batcache) wasn’t working as expected

• GTmetrix reports showed poor metrics (e.g. TBT: 4.9s, Grade D)

What We Fixed First

• Disabled non-critical third-party scripts

• Applied frontend performance best practices

• Noticed immediate improvements in perceived speed

Plugin Audit Results

• Removed 5 Elementor add-ons that offered duplicate functionality

• Speed noticeably improved on staging after cleanup

• Recommended further plugin trimming with careful QA

Next-Level Fixes We Suggested

• A deeper developer-led review of remaining performance bottlenecks

• Exploring Airlift or similar advanced performance solutions

• Reworking caching configurations for long-term gains

Need a Speed Makeover for Checkout?
If your WooCommerce checkout drags—even with plugins and caching in place—it might be time to rework what’s under the hood.

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