Is it normal for webpages created with Wix Studio to be this slow?

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Hi, I’m looking into creating a new commerce platform and I’ve been looking at the API docs for Wix Studio and playing around with it.

However, when I click on a product image on the screen, it doesn’t respond for about 2 seconds before it goes to the detail page, and then suddenly the screen switches. In other words, it seems to take a long time from the click event to the actual browser…

Is this typical? I’m testing with the default template in Wix Studio, and I don’t have any custom code or images.

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Share the Template URL so others can check. If it happens to other people then it will not be internet or browser related.

I must say though—— a friend/client of mine just moved his very large store to an external platform and it is blazing fast. It was the very first thing I noticed. The scroll animations and transition speed from page to page was incredible. So it could also be that you have experienced other faster platforms and can now detect the difference in speed on this Wix template.

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Thank you for your interest. Below is the template I tested and there were no other features or code modifications other than text edits.

https://dongminkim1.wixstudio.com/scrtest

But when I look at the pricing plans, it says that the speeds will be faster on the premium plan… Could the fact that it’s currently free have a big impact on the speeds?

https://support.wix.com/en/article/velo-about-premium-packages

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Hi,

Thanks for bringing this up — we understand how critical performance is, especially when building a commerce platform. To answer your question directly: No, it’s not typical for Wix Studio pages — even using the default templates

Why You’re Experiencing the Delay (And How to Fix It)

  1. Page Transitions Enabled by Default - Transitions between pages can sometimes introduce delays. You can remove them for faster navigation by going to: Page Settings → Transitions → None

  2. Avoid Overuse of Datasets for Navigation: If your product pages are using dataset-bound links (via collections or dynamic pages), there might be a slight delay as the data is bound and processed. To speed things up, you can use wixLocation.to() for direct links instead of relying on dataset bindings for page navigation.

import wixLocation from ‘wix-location’;

$w.onReady(() => {
$w(“#image1”).onClick(() => {
wixLocation.to(“/product-page-url”);
});
});

Alternate, If you do not want to invest much time on optimizing yourself, you can Try our app, Website Speedy that comes with 14 days free trial. It’s specifically built to improve Wix & Wix Studio load times, optimize Core Web Vitals (like LCP and INP), and minimize interaction delays — ideal for commerce platforms.

(Disclaimer: We’re the developers of Website Speedy App and happy to support you during setup if needed.)