Optimizing Magento

As a Magento Development Agency you will need following analytical tools :

• Collect XML layout for the page to be optimized
• Mysql Log with PHP stack
• Hints( Blocks and phtml)

Web Tools to check Speed

• Webpagetest.org
• GT Matrix
• Google Speed Test
• Lighthouse( chrome extension )

Environment Points

• Varnish
• Redis
• HTTP2
• CDN
• Nginx
• Fine Tuned Apache
• PHP Version
• fewer logs
• Mysql Version
• GZIP compression
• Load balancing
• Multiple server environment
• Multiple database ( For Enterprise )
• Expire header
• Blocking Bad Bots
• Dedicated server
• Run lesser crons and indexing
• Separate Server for admin
• Scalable server architecture

Design Thought and Implementation

• Design with FPC in mind
• Image usage and image types
• Think Responsive
• Control size of JS and CSS
• Online VS include JS
• Third party JS, CSS and fonts
• unused css
• Image sprite
• Minify Merge js
• Avoid Bundle or Merge if http2
• Light weight JS library to be used
• Page size

Code and DB pointers

• Modify cron and index whats needed
• DB cleaning on regular basis
• 3rd party modules
• Code handling collections and loops to be audited.
• Use of Lazy Loading
• Effective use of magento cache
• Cache hit rate to be high
• Control cache size by using proper keys and other coding standards
• Mysql log analysis
• Remove not used modules or modify layout handles
• Use light weight Modules

Terminology

• TTFB
• Number of request
• Merge JS
• Minify JS
• GZcompression
• Image sprite
• HTTP2
• Bundle JS
• Load Balancing