Speed audit

What is Speed audit?

Different from Analytics (opens in a new tab) (which keeps a continuous tab on your real visitor data), Speed audit is a deep on-demand scan. You click Run audit, and the app analyzes your store using Google's PageSpeed engine plus your Shopify Analytics data.

The result is a complete diagnostic: where the slowdowns are, how much faster you could be, and a direct link to the feature (or service) that fixes each issue.

It's the best way to find specific problems and know exactly what to do next.

Why use Speed audit?

• Pinpoints exact problems — not just a score, but the specific issues dragging your store down.
• Shows the cost of slowness — each issue tells you what it's costing you and how much you'd save by fixing it.
• Links fixes directly to the solution — every issue points to the feature (or specialist) that resolves it.
• Combines real and simulated data — see both how customers actually experience your store and how a browser test rates it.
• On-demand, whenever you need it — run a fresh diagnostic right after making changes.

⚙️ How to run a Speed audit

Step 1: Run the audit

Go to Speed audit in the Avada Speed menu and click Run audit.

Step 2: Wait for the scan

Wait while the scan runs (about 45 seconds). You'll see each step happening in real time.

Step 3: Review your Audit summary

Once it's done, you'll see your Audit summary at the top:

• Overall score (0–100) — your speed grade.
• Estimated savings — how much faster your store could be.
• Issues found — total problems detected.

Step 4: See how visitors experience your store

How visitors experience your store shows two views:

• Real visitor data — how your actual customers experience your store (page load speed, click responsiveness, layout stability).
• Simulated test — how a browser test sees your store right now.

Step 5: Check Performance by page

Performance by page breaks down the speed by page type (Product, Collection, Home, etc.) so you can spot where the problem really lives.

Step 6: Review what's slowing your store down

What's slowing your store down lists every issue, grouped by what's causing it:

• Pages start slowly
• Images weigh too much
• Code is doing too much work
• Fonts and externals

Each issue tells you the problem in plain language, why it matters, what it's costing your store, and how much you could save by fixing it.

Step 7: Choose how to fix it

How to fix this gives you two ways forward:

• Done-for-you — let our Expert specialist handle the trickier fixes.
• Do it yourself — turn on the right Self-optimize features. Each issue links straight to the feature that fixes it (or to an upgrade if the fix needs a higher plan).

Step 8: Take action

Use the Next steps buttons at the bottom to take action — apply DIY fixes right away or upgrade to Expert to get hands-on help.