# Performance

We developed the theme with performance in mind and have put a lot of work into making it as Lightweight as possible. With that said, any WordPress site can benefit from some performance optimization so we have listed our recommendations below:\
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*We recommend the WP Rocket caching plugin. Click* [*<mark style="color:blue;">**here**</mark>*](https://elessi-docs.nasatheme.com/common-issues-and-faqs/faq-guides/how-to-configuration-the-optimization-wp-rocket-basic) *to know how to configuration the optimization WP Rocket plugin basic.*

### **Hosting**

Using a solid web-host plays a major part in your site's performance. For business owners setting-up a Small to Medium size WooCommerce store, a shared host from [<mark style="color:blue;">**NameCheap**</mark>](https://namecheap.pxf.io/5X6Po) is popular choices.

### **Caching**

The most effective way to speed up a WordPress site is with a Caching plugin. We are using [<mark style="color:blue;">**WP Rocket**</mark>](https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1075949\&u=2826062\&m=74778\&urllink=\&afftrack=) on the theme's preview site. WP Rocket is a premium plugin, but it's one of the best and most beginner-friendly caching plugins available in our opinion.

### **Images**

Non-optimized images are a common issue with beginner websites. Since original images tend to be large, we recommend using an image-editor to resize and optimize them before uploading to WordPress.\
To help automate this process you can use an image-optimization plugin like [<mark style="color:blue;">**Imagify**</mark>](https://wordpress.org/plugins/imagify/)<mark style="color:blue;">**,**</mark> [<mark style="color:blue;">**Smush**</mark>](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-smushit/) or [<mark style="color:blue;">**EWWW Image Optimizer**</mark>](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/).

### **CDN (Content Delivery Network)**

If your site is getting a good amount of traffic you can consider using a [<mark style="color:blue;">**CDN**</mark>](https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1075949\&u=2826062\&m=74778\&urllink=\&afftrack=)**.** This will ensure that your site's most frequently-accessed content (like images) are delivered from a server located closest to the visitor. The most popular providers today are [<mark style="color:blue;">**Rocket CDN**</mark>](https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1075949\&u=2826062\&m=74778\&urllink=\&afftrack=) (our choice) and [<mark style="color:blue;">**Cloudflare**</mark>](https://www.cloudflare.com/cdn/)**.**

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**The** [<mark style="color:blue;">**WP Rocket**</mark>](https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1075949\&u=2826062\&m=74778\&urllink=\&afftrack=) **caching plugin recommended above has built-in CDN support.**