Improving Site Speed and User Experience on Content-Focused Magento Sites

[hananbukha368e]

Hey everyone,

I’ve been working on optimizing a content-focused site similar to an eCommerce layout — it’s called Crumbl Cookies Prices. The site focuses on structured data, fast-loading images, and clean navigation rather than direct product sales.

I’m curious — for those running Magento sites with a lot of dynamic or informational content, what caching and performance tweaks have worked best for you? Have you noticed any specific extensions or server configurations that really made a difference?

Thanks in advance for your insights!

[milenaaccu0b60]

That’s a great question and it’s awesome that you’re focusing on structured data and front-end performance early on. Even informational or hybrid content sites can benefit massively from the same optimization stack used on high-traffic Magento stores.

Here are a few things that have worked well in similar setups:

Server-Level Caching:

If you’re hosting on something like AccuWeb.Cloud, their Magento-optimized cluster setup includes Redis and Varnish pre-configured  both are huge for improving Time to First Byte (TTFB). You can also use NGINX FastCGI cache if you’re on a custom VPS.

mage Optimization:

Use a CDN (AccuWeb.Cloud has built-in Cloudflare CDN integration) to serve WebP images and enable compression. This helps a lot when you have multiple product or content images loading per page.

Code-Level Optimization:

For Magento or any PHP-based CMS, disable unused modules, merge/minify JS/CSS, and enable production mode.

I’ve personally seen page load times drop from 2.8s to around 900ms using that combo on an AccuWeb.Cloud managed cluster.

If you’re still on shared or unmanaged hosting, migrating to a cloud cluster setup is definitely worth it, it gives you more control over caching layers, and CDN configurations.

[auermauree502f]

For content-heavy Magento sites, enabling Full Page Cache (FPC) and using Redis for session and cache storage can significantly boost performance. Combine that with Varnish for front-end caching and a CDN (like Cloudflare) for static assets. Also, optimize images via WebP and lazy loading, and disable unnecessary modules. If your site isn’t transaction-heavy, consider switching to production mode and using a lightweight theme or headless front-end for faster rendering.