Optimizing Wix Studio Performance

Hi everyone,

I’ve recently built my jewellery website on Wix Studio. I’ve already upgraded to the Premium Plus plan (120GB storage), and my total site usage is only about 118MB (with around 870 images in WebP format, sizes ranging from 53KB up to 600KB).

Here’s the website link - https://www.sioral.in/

But I’m still facing major site speed issues:

The homepage itself takes 8–10 seconds to load.

Clicking a product or redirecting to a product page makes the site feel stuck (nothing shows as loading), and then it suddenly appears after 8–10 seconds.

I’ve removed galleries, sliders, and extra apps from both the homepage and product pages, but the issue persists.

I’ve already enabled the “Load More” button on category pages (so it’s not infinite scroll).

All product images are already uploaded in WebP format, as suggested by support.

At this point, I’m super stressed since I need to launch officially by 15th September and don’t know how to fix this. :pensive_face:

:backhand_index_pointing_right: Has anyone faced similar Wix Studio speed issues?
:backhand_index_pointing_right: What steps worked for you to make the site actually faster?

Any guidance or suggestions would mean a lot to me right now.

Thank you :folded_hands:

Hi @Sioral_Jewellery

I have checked the website on google page speed inshits - https://pagespeed.web.dev/analysis/https-www-sioral-in/oj2vy3qa9b?form_factor=mobile and found that mobile score is worst with the LCP score. Notice that the

Use lazy loading and defer non-critical scripts so the first paint isn’t blocked:

Compress hero/product images again (even WebP can usually shrink further). You canmany image optimization tool like - TinyPNG and Image optimizer pro

Reduce custom fonts to one family/weight.

Republish the site and clear your cache to refresh Wix’s CDN.

Alternative, No-Code Option

If you’d rather not adjust code manually, you can try theWebsite Speedy app from the Wix App Market. It sets up in about 5 minutes and automates several speed optimizations.

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Hi, @Sioral_Jewellery !!

I tried it in my environment, and my impression was that the first load took about three seconds, but from the second time onward it opened within about 1.5 seconds. At least for me, it definitely didn’t take as long as eight or ten seconds. When clicking on individual product images, it took around two to two and a half seconds to open. Whether that feels slow or not probably depends on the person, but personally, while I wouldn’t call it fast, it didn’t feel as slow as you described. For reference, I’m accessing from Japan, and since my room is far from the Wi-Fi antenna, my download speed only ranges from about 30 Mbps to 70 Mbps. :melting_face:

However, since I’m using Cloudflare DNS, the results might be slightly faster than usual.

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Hi @onemoretime !!!

Thank you so much for taking the time to test and share your feedback :folded_hands: It really helps me see this issue from another perspective.

On desktop, the speed does feel comparatively better for me too. But on mobile, the experience is still very slow — especially when navigating from the Home page → Category page → Product page. It feels stuck for a few seconds (sometimes even 6–8 seconds), and in rare cases, I even get an error before the page finally loads.

I’ve already removed all slider galleries, animations, and heavy elements from the homepage, and that’s definitely made the homepage faster. But the serious issue now is navigation speed — the delay while opening category or product pages.

:backhand_index_pointing_right: Are there any settings or workarounds that specifically improve mobile navigation speed between store pages?

Any guidance would mean a lot. I’ve already optimised images (WebP, compressed), disabled infinite scroll, and kept apps to the minimum. Still stuck with this.

Thanks again in advance for your help :folded_hands:

Hi @WebsiteSpeedy !!!:brown_heart:

Thank you so much for the detailed response :folded_hands: It really gave me clarity on what to look into.

I do have a couple of doubts:

  1. Lazy Loading – I’m unable to find the option for enabling lazy loading inside Wix Studio. Could you please guide me step by step on where exactly this setting is located? I checked the SEO and performance settings but couldn’t spot it.

  2. Hero/Product Image – My homepage hero image is around 153–160 KB in WebP format. Since I’ve already removed all sliders, galleries, and animations, the homepage speed has improved a lot. Now the only issue is navigation — moving from the homepage (or any page) to the category/product page takes a long time. It’s getting stuck and very slow in navigating from one page to another.

  3. Navigation vs Checkout Speed – Interestingly, my Add to Cart and Checkout buttons are working super fast, but category/product navigation is slow (sometimes even showing an error image on rare occasions). Do you have any insights on why this difference happens?

And sure, will check out Website Speedy for speed optimisations.

Would really appreciate your guidance on these points :folded_hands:

I haven’t checked Wix’s mobile speed recently, so I can’t say for sure, but to be honest, as a site creator, the only real option is to cut down unnecessary content. In my case, as a Japanese user, I also focus on reducing font data.

Beyond that, it’s basically a matter of trying external tools like the ones Website Speedy always suggests whenever this topic comes up. And of course, performance also depends on which country the site is being accessed from, which at that point feels more like an infrastructure issue on Wix’s side.

I imagine that in about ten years, we’ll be living in a world where data transmission speeds are incredibly fast, and when that happens, we’ll probably stop worrying about these nitty-gritty topics. But until then, it would still be nice to enjoy a smoother experience.

One more piece of advice I can give you: when I downloaded the images from your homepage, I noticed they were already in the .avif format. AVIF is the latest image format, offering higher quality and better compression than WebP.

If you weren’t aware of this, then it’s likely Wix is automatically converting them in the background. Not long ago, Wix used to automatically convert to WebP, but it seems they’ve recently switched to converting to AVIF instead. That means there isn’t much point in trying to compress your image data further—the difference from here on out is negligible.

I just did a quick test again, and it’s definitely the case that images added to a page are automatically converted to AVIF. If you upload an AVIF file yourself, it stays as AVIF, of course. However, from what I’ve seen, those uploaded AVIFs often look worse than the originals.

My guess is that Wix is re-encoding them into AVIF again, which increases the file size while actually lowering the quality.

In AVIF conversion, there’s a “quality” parameter—typically a value of around 60 is considered roughly equivalent to WebP at quality 80. My impression is that Wix’s background conversion is running at a higher setting, maybe around quality 80.

As a result, even if you prepare an AVIF at quality 60 and upload it, Wix forces a reconversion, and what ends up on the page is a larger file with reduced quality.

The reason I bring this up is that in your case, it might be even worse: you’re going out of your way to upload WebP files to reduce data size, but Wix is then converting those into AVIF, which could be unnecessarily degrading the quality.

Compared to AVIF, WebP suffers from noticeable quality loss, so in fact, you might get better results by just uploading normal PNGs. That way, Wix could convert them directly into cleaner AVIFs (at something like quality 80) for display on your site.

Since your site deals with jewelry, image quality is especially important, which is why I thought it was worth pointing this out—you may want to re-examine this aspect carefully.

This kind of issue has been raised before: when everything is automatically converted in the background without any option to control it, it can sometimes cause unintended problems.

I really wish Wix would give creators the ability to make that choice themselves. It doesn’t seem like it should be too difficult to implement. :innocent:

If you try using Website Speedy and it actually improves the loading speed, please let me know. :raising_hands:

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Hey @onemoretime !!!

Thank you so much for taking the time to explain everything in detail, I really appreciate your insights. :folded_hands: :brown_heart:

Thanks to you, I’ve now learned about the AVIF file format and how Wix is automatically converting images in the background. Honestly, I had been uploading all my product images in WebP to save storage space, but only after your advice did I realize Wix is reconverting them into AVIF anyway. That was a big eye-opener.

The tricky part is, I’ve already uploaded more than 811 product images on my site. Do you think this will actually affect my site’s navigation speed?

My main concern right now is that while the desktop view runs smoothly, the mobile view is lagging..and that’s a real issue since most of my sales depend on mobile visitors.

Just for context:

  • My plan’s storage is 120 GB

  • I’ve only used 118.59 MB of 120.00 GB so far

  • Total products: 132

So i guess, storage itself isn’t the issue. Could you please clarify whether buying hosting from a 3rd-party provider would make any difference? Or is there something else I should be doing within Wix itself to fix this?

I’m based in India, so if location plays a role in speed optimization, please let me know your thoughts. Any guidance or next steps you could share would mean a lot.

Thanks again for your help, it really gives me direction in understanding what’s going on behind the scenes. :cherry_blossom:

Hi @onemoretime

I was wondering if this issue could actually be causing a slowdown on my site. The delay isn’t just from the homepage to category or product pages, it happens across all pages. For example, when I click a sub-menu from “Necklaces” to “Earrings,” the site gets stuck or lags. The same thing happens when navigating from a category page to a product page. Even when I use the search bar, if I click on a product from the results, it still takes around 5–8 seconds to load.

I’ve added detailed product descriptions and product information for all the items on my website, so I wanted to confirm, could this be affecting the site speed?

As for fonts, I’ve only used 2–3 across the site:

  • Overlock (my main font, since I love how cute and aesthetic it looks)

  • Assistant Semi-Bold (used occasionally)

  • Possibly one more, though I’m not completely sure.

Could the fonts also be a factor in slowing things down? If Overlock is contributing to the problem, I may need to rework the design, but I’d like your guidance before making that change. If the fonts i used would be the issue, could you please suggest me the better font which can really help me fixing this issue?

As a mentor, I’d really appreciate your advice on whether product descriptions or fonts could be the reason behind the lag, and what the best next step would be.

If possible, can you please have a look on my website from your mobile phone please? So that it would be helpful for you to find where i went wrong.

Here’s the website link - https://www.sioral.in/

Thank you so much for your time! Much Appreciated :head_shaking_vertically: :heart_exclamation:

Actually, your question gave me a chance to think more seriously about Wix’s backend image conversion process, so it turned out to be a good opportunity to refresh my own approach. :innocent: In particular, I realized I need to consider carefully how to prevent unnecessary degradation of displayed image quality. Thank you for giving me that opportunity.

Now, to your question about whether font data can slow down site loading: in principle, yes. But that mainly happens if you use multiple extremely large font files without any consideration. For example, with English there are only 26 letters in the alphabet. In contrast, Japanese requires hiragana, katakana, kanji, the alphabet, symbols, and more—so the number of characters needed is completely different. Especially with kanji, the sheer volume is enormous. Unless you use properly subsetted fonts, it’s like packing thousands of outfits—including thousands of variations by brand—for a trip, even though you’ll never wear most of them. Naturally, that kind of “baggage” will delay your arrival time significantly.

(If you actually try downloading them, you’ll see that a standard full Japanese font package is as large as 58.2 MB. :innocent: In contrast, your favorite Overlock font, even with all its weights combined, is only 241 KB. Depending on the font, the difference can be this significant, so keeping this in mind could be helpful for the future. Also, since the Overlock download package includes multiple font weights, you might achieve a slight improvement by uploading and using only the weights you really need. :relieved_face:

If your site is only in English and you limit yourself to just two or three fonts, you generally won’t run into that kind of massive traffic jam. However, if the English font you’re using includes multiple weights (like bold, semi-bold, etc.) bundled together, then there may still be room to slim things down. After all, you only need the weights you actually use. It might be better to download only those specific font weights you use from Google Fonts, for example.

That said, Wix may already be handling some of this optimization behind the scenes—possibly even trimming down font data at the character level so only the glyphs actually used on the page are served. I can’t say for certain, so it would be worth checking with Wix directly. If they already do this, then extra effort on your side might be redundant. But if not, then it’s definitely one optimization worth trying. In English, the gains won’t be as dramatic as in Japanese, but still—it’s always better to pack as lightly as possible for the trip.

As for Wix mobile performance, it’s actually a common topic on this forum. Many users report that Wix mobile sites are slow, so this isn’t just a problem with your site—it may be a structural issue in Wix itself, something that needs improvement going forward. Of course, there are many optimization steps a site creator can take, but it’s uncertain how much speed can be improved in the end. That’s why I’m personally interested in seeing how much tools like Website Speedy can really help. Ultimately, it comes down to cost-benefit.

Finally, I think site structure itself plays a big role. Since you’re using Wix Stores, that dynamic framework may be a bottleneck on mobile in particular. It’s very convenient, but because it reloads as if you’re navigating new pages each time, you inevitably feel the loading time more strongly. At the moment, I think this framework is essential for you, so it may be difficult to change immediately. Realistically, the options are either for Wix to make the framework itself faster, or for you to build an alternative solution that replicates Wix Stores. Since I don’t normally work with Wix Stores, I can’t share best practices for product pages myself, but I’d love to see if someone else here in the forum could provide insights. I’m sorry I can’t be of more help on that specific point. :upside_down_face:

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Wow @onemoretime, I honestly don’t even know how to thank you enough for taking the time to write such a long, detailed, and eye-opening response :folded_hands::sparkling_heart:. Reading through your message really felt like someone handed me a roadmap I didn’t even know I needed. I’m beyond grateful that you shared all of this knowledge with me, purely out of your own interest, without expecting anything in return. That means so much. :cherry_blossom:

Your explanation about AVIF, reconversion, and even the quality parameter was such an eye-opener. I would have never thought of that angle myself, and now I understand the process so much better. Thank you, truly, for pointing that out so clearly. :folded_hands:

I’m going to carefully follow your advice step by step. First, I’ll try to remove the bold and semi-bold font weights across my site and then test the performance again. I really like your example though. If I decide to try any third-party apps, I’ll definitely let you know how it goes, because your input really matters to me. :glowing_star:

Once again, thank you, thank you, thank you for taking the time to guide me like this. I feel really lucky that someone from across the world, who doesn’t even get paid for this, would still go out of their way to help me. It shows how kind and passionate you are, and I’m so, so grateful. :two_hearts:

Hi @Sioral_Jewellery glad my earlier response helped! :blush: Let’s tackle your questions step by step:

Lazy Loading in Wix Studio
Open your page in Wix Studio → click the image or gallery.

In the Inspector Panel, under Settings → Image, ensure “Load with priority” (or similar wording) is off—that keeps lazy loading active.

For background images, lazy loading isn’t always applied, so keep those file sizes small and optimized.

You can add a custom code snippet in your site’s settings that forces all <img> elements (and optionally <iframe> elements) to use lazy loading. Here’s a safe, global solution:
Steps

  1. In Wix Studio, go to Settings → Custom Code.

  2. Click Add CodeBody – End.

  3. Paste this script:

Save and publish your site.

For background images, replace your inline background-image with a placeholder (e.g., a small blur), and add the real image URL as a data-bg attribute:**

Hero/Product Image Size**

A 153–160 KB WebP hero image is perfectly fine. Since you’ve removed sliders and animations, the remaining bottleneck is likely not the image but navigation requests.

Slow Navigation but Fast Checkout
This difference suggests:

  • Caching/CDN issue: Wix caches cart and checkout separately for reliability, so they may load faster than category/product pages.

  • Third-party apps or code: Scripts on your category/product pages might be delaying page transitions. Try disabling any custom embeds or apps on those pages temporarily.

  • Broken links or redirects: Use Wix’s Dev Tools (or your browser’s network tab) to check if category pages trigger extra redirects or 404s.

  • Wix Performance Dashboard: In your site dashboard → Site Performance, run a check to see if any scripts or large resources are flagged specifically for category pages.