{"id":828,"date":"2022-08-22T11:03:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T11:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2022\/08\/22\/6491807-hostinger-website-builder-website-speed\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:12:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:12:06","slug":"6491807-hostinger-website-builder-website-speed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6491807-hostinger-website-builder-website-speed\/","title":{"rendered":"Hostinger Website Builder: Website Speed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">All websites created with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/website-builder\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Hostinger Website Builder<\/a> are optimized by default:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">All website assets &mdash; images, videos, and other files &mdash; are automatically served via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudflare.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Cloudflare<\/a> content delivery network. Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/what-is-cdn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">What is CDN?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">The builder automatically optimizes all the visuals you upload to your website, except for GIFs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">That&rsquo;s what you can do additionally:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Limit the use of GIFs<\/b>, as the builder isn&rsquo;t capable of optimizing them for you; therefore, GIFs can slow down your page.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Limit the use of integrations<\/b> and leave only the most necessary ones; any additional piece of code added to your website must be loaded, and it naturally takes some time.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_f484dca02f\">How to check the Page Speed<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">It&rsquo;s recommended to use <a href=\"https:\/\/pagespeed.web.dev\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">PageSpeed Insights<b>,<\/b><\/a>&nbsp;which was developed by Google and is one of the most trustworthy sources. Insert the URL of your page and click on <b>Analyze<\/b>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">There, you can check both <b>mobile<\/b> and <b>desktop<\/b> versions. <\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">It is completely normal for the mobile version to be slower compared to the desktop version due to the following reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Mobile devices have slower processors.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">PageSpeed Insights stimulates the cell network at a slower speed.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Mobile devices have specific CSS rules (e.g., for resizing images).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">Other similar tools that measure <a href=\"https:\/\/web.dev\/vitals\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">web vitals<\/a> usually use <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/web\/tools\/lighthouse\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Lighthouse<\/a> in the background. However, the use of&nbsp;<b>Lighthouse<\/b>&nbsp;may be complicated and not entirely trustworthy because it shows results depending on the particular user&rsquo;s location. For instance, if the internet connection is excellent in your area, you will get better results than the&nbsp;average.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_f4b3cd3311\">The most common metrics<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">There are many metrics available in page speed tools, but the ones listed below are the most common &#128071; <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<details>\n<summary>\n<h3>Initial Server Response Time<\/h3>\n<\/summary>\n<div class=\"collapsible-section-content\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.dev\/time-to-first-byte\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Initial Server Response Time<\/a> is the browser&rsquo;s time to receive the first byte responding to the browser request. The ideal response time should be between<b> 30 <\/b>and<b> 100 ms<\/b>:<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/pt\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2023\/01\/c25127dc-b477-4d98-86c0-424a95b47fd9.jpg\" alt=\"PageSpeed Insights tool\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">When this metric is low, it automatically reduces other metrics, e.g., <a href=\"https:\/\/web.dev\/lcp\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">LCP<\/a> (Largest Contentful Paint). Note that you may get poorer results because, while checking your website performance, your website is <b>not cached <\/b>on the page speed tool. This means that your site is always tested as if it&rsquo;s being accessed for the first time. The page will actually load slightly faster for real users.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>\n<h3>Unused JavaScript<\/h3>\n<\/summary>\n<div class=\"collapsible-section-content\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.dev\/unused-javascript\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Unused JavaScript<\/a> code may either be not required anymore (but present) while loading the page or may contain remnants imported from other modules that aren&rsquo;t referenced anymore. It is usually caused by <b>third-party<\/b> <b>integrations<\/b> that are added to a website:<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/pt\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2023\/01\/0eb375c8-b36a-4c59-b476-4964777a848b.jpg\" alt=\"PageSpeed Insights tool\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>\n<h3>Properly Sized Images<\/h3>\n<\/summary>\n<div class=\"collapsible-section-content\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">All image files you upload to the website builder are optimized automatically. However, there are some <b>exceptions<\/b>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Visuals added using the<b> Embed code element<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Visuals that come from the <b>Instagram element<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>GIFs<\/b> <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/pt\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2023\/01\/24474284-7ae8-4a41-85b7-09ed84950352.jpg\" alt=\"PageSpeed Insights tool\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/web.dev\/uses-responsive-images\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Properly Sized Images<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>\n<h3>Critical Request Chains<\/h3>\n<\/summary>\n<div class=\"collapsible-section-content\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.dev\/critical-request-chains\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Critical Request Chains<\/a> are sequences of requests that depend on each other and are essential for page rendering. Long critical request chains can drastically slow down a page. However, websites made with Hostinger Website Builder do not have critical request chains &ndash; this could only occur due to third-party tools or integrations, the removal of which would definitely improve the page loading speed:<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/pt\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2023\/01\/92368f8b-64a7-498d-a22a-65c60df548ca.jpg\" alt=\"PageSpeed Insights tool\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>\n<h3>Content Delivery Network<\/h3>\n<\/summary>\n<div class=\"collapsible-section-content\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">It is always suggested to use a <a href=\"https:\/\/web.dev\/content-delivery-networks\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">CDN<\/a>. For this reason, the assets of sites created with our website builder are, by default, served via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudflare.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Cloudflare<\/a>, so if you receive such a suggestion, the issue is related to third-party party tools or integrations on your page. You may check what specific component causes the problem and remove it from your site:<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/pt\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2023\/01\/92d6623f-0cca-410e-bc07-f8d45cbe3993.jpg\" alt=\"PageSpeed Insights tool\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>\n<h3>Excessive DOM Size<\/h3>\n<\/summary>\n<div class=\"collapsible-section-content\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\"><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.chrome.com\/docs\/lighthouse\/performance\/dom-size\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Excessive DOM Size<\/a> is generally caused by image gallery elements, especially if there are many images added &ndash; there are simply a lot of images to render:<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/pt\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2023\/01\/e25f16eb-cf40-4bd4-98c3-eef9c8b115ef.jpg\" alt=\"PageSpeed Insights tool\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn about website speed in Hostinger Website Builder<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[283],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-seo-website-builder"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6491807-hostinger-website-builder-website-speed\/","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/6491807-hostinger-creador-de-sitios-web-velocidad-del-sitio-web\/","default":0},{"locale":"fr-FR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/fr\/support\/6491807-hostinger-createur-de-site-web-vitesse-du-site-web\/","default":0},{"locale":"lt-LT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/lt\/support\/6491807-hostinger-svetainiu-kurimo-irankis-svetaines-greitis\/","default":0},{"locale":"pt-PT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/br\/support\/6491807-hostinger-criador-de-sites-velocidade-do-site\/","default":0},{"locale":"uk-UA","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/ua\/support\/6491807-hostinger----\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=828"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3405,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828\/revisions\/3405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}