{"id":1042,"date":"2021-09-10T10:05:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T10:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2021\/09\/10\/5562452-how-to-read-the-gtmetrix-performance-and-structure-sections-at-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:12:10","slug":"5562452-how-to-read-the-gtmetrix-performance-and-structure-sections-at-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/5562452-how-to-read-the-gtmetrix-performance-and-structure-sections-at-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Read the GTmetrix Performance and Structure Sections at Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">The <b>Performance and Structure <\/b>sections of <b><a href=\"https:\/\/gtmetrix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">GTmetrix<\/a><\/b> provide you with the following:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_cfd683e4ec\">Performance<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">It contains a comprehensive explanation of each metric and its recommended values. To see more information, enable <b>Metric details<\/b>:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/09\/40f3dfcd-ef7b-4dd2-aa76-17c7cc78997c.jpg\" alt=\"The Performance section on GTmetrix showing how to enable Metric details\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">You can use the information from this page to identify the key metrics of your website&rsquo;s performance and what you can improve following the recommendations in the <b>Structure <\/b>tab.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_0cea6a8a58\">Structure<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">The <b>Structure <\/b>section contains the full list of potential issues that may be affecting your website&rsquo;s performance. We recommend addressing <b>High <\/b>and <b>Medium<\/b> issues first while leaving <b>Low<\/b> ones for the end.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/09\/9331396b-32c0-438c-ad8f-fc48e040ab28.jpg\" alt=\"The Structure section of GTmetrix\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">Clicking on the downward arrow next to an issue will display more details. From there, you can click on <b>Learn how to improve this<\/b> for suggestions on how to fix it:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/09\/09f0412b-7a81-4274-bf0d-59c95b292b55.jpg\" alt=\"The Learn how to improve this button after expanding an issue\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">In case you are using <b>WordPress<\/b>,<b> <\/b>you can refer to these tutorials for tackling the most common optimization issues:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/speed-up-wordpress\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">How to Speed Up WordPress<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/optimize-images-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">How to Optimize Images for Your WordPress Site<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/cookieless-domain-warning#How_to_Use_a_Cookie-Free_Domain_in_WordPress\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">How to Use a Cookie-Free Domain in WordPress<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">Here are some tutorials for<b> other Content Management Systems <\/b>or custom websites:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/improving-website-performance-using-a-cdn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">How to Set Up a CDN<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/joomla\/#Speeding_Up_Joomla\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Speeding Up Joomla<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/website\/improving-website-performance-leveraging-browser-cache#Leveraging_Browser_Cache_Using_htaccess\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Leveraging Browser Cache<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/website\/improving-website-performance-serving-scaled-images\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Serving Scaled Images<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/website\/improving-website-performance-using-progressive-jpeg-images\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Progressive JPEG images<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">If you have a <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/vps-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">VPS<\/a><\/b>, check this tutorial as well:<b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sisense.com\/blog\/8-ways-fine-tune-sql-queries-production-databases\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Supercharge Your SQL Queries for Production Databases<\/a> <\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding Performance and Structure sections inside the report about your 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