Will upgrading to Elite improve webpage load speeds?

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Hi, I’m currently testing a commerce site on the free plan.
When users land on the site, the speed is very slow even with the default template applied,
It says that if I change my plan to Elite, I will get Dedicated data infra and Indexing.

Based on Wix Studio, will upgrading the amount actually improve the page’s post-click responsiveness, etc. to the point of being noticeable?

Currently very slow Wix Studio website: https://dongminkim1.wixstudio.com/scrtest

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The descriptions of the Wix Studio plans below say that they offer better speeds depending on the plan, but I’m curious to see if that’s true.

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Where does it say that?

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I think there’s a little confusion :sweat_smile: The Elite plan (and Enterprise), both offer “Dedicated infrastructure” for the Data platform.

This doesn’t affect the live site, or it’s loading - but simply provides additional resources for your databases. From the article:

Database collections for free and most premium sites are stored in larger multi-tenant databases. This does not mean that your site’s data is exposed. It does mean that there are limits on the storage, read/write requests, and indexing resources your site can access. Database collections for sites with the Business VIP and Elite package are stored in dedicated databases. Because of this, collections on these sites have much more data resources available.

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Thank you for your answer, but for the Premium plan, they can increase the speed by increasing the number of indexes as shown below.

Collections can have 2 types of indexes:

  • Regular: These indexes improve retrieval performance as described above.
  • Unique: These are special indexes that improve performance and also enforce the uniqueness of values in the field that they’re defined for.

The Business VIP package allows you to create any combination of unique or regular indexes up to the amount of indexes in the quota. Other packages include 1 unique index only.

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Seems like you’ve answered your own question then

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This is all theoretical, so I just tried changing to the Premium Plan and it’s still slow.

I’m going to look for another platform because of the slow loading speed. It’s hard to believe that Wix provide web services at this speed…

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As previously mentioned in the topic, the Elite plan doesn’t necessarily affect overal site speed, but provides additional resources for CMS data, and backend requests (code you’ve written on the site). In the meantime, I appreciate the feedback shared in this topic and am sharing it with the team :slight_smile:

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Hi, I tried connecting a domain to implement the Preloader as a last resort, and oddly enough, the speed increased after connecting the domain. I don’t quite understand how it works, but I’ll do some more testing and share my findings.

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Hi there! I understand your concern about the slow performance of your Wix Studio site. It’s great that you’re looking into ways to improve speed. While upgrading to an Elite plan does offer benefits like dedicated infrastructure and responsiveness may not be as significant as you’d hope for if the site’s design or media-heavy content is slowing things down.

Here are a few steps you can try before upgrading:

  1. Optimize Images: Ensure all images are compressed properly. Even with the default template, large image sizes can slow down the page load time.
  2. Limit the Number of Apps: Check if there are any unnecessary apps or widgets running on your site. These can add to the page’s loading time.
  3. Use Wix’s Performance Tools: In your Wix settings, you can enable optimization options that might help speed up the site by caching and reducing the size of files.
  4. Check for External Code: If you’re using any custom code or third-party scripts, make sure they aren’t contributing to slow loading times.

After trying those suggestions, I also recommend using the Website Speedy app. It’s an easy-to-install tool designed to optimize your site’s performance, improve Core Web Vitals, and speed up loading times significantly. It works great for Wix Studio websites and takes just minutes to set up, plus it comes with a 14-day free trial to test its effectiveness.

Link to Website Speedy: Website Speedy - Wix App Market