Avada Images & Page Speed Up
Speed Up

🚀 Speed up

What is Speed up?

Speed up turns on the optimizations your store needs — like faster images, smarter loading, and lighter code — without you touching any code.

You have two ways to do it:

  • Do it yourself — flip on the optimizations you want. Available on Pro and Expert.
  • Speed up expert — let our specialist do it for you. Available on Expert only. See Speed up expert.

Why use Speed up?

  • Faster load times — quicker pages mean lower bounce rates and better conversions.
  • No code required — turn optimizations on with a toggle; the app handles the rest.
  • Pick what you need — enable individual optimizations à la carte, mobile and desktop.
  • Safe to apply — work on a theme duplicate and publish only when you're happy.
  • Two ways to optimize — do it yourself, or hand it to a specialist on the Expert plan.

⚙️ How to use Speed up

Step 1: Open Speed up

Go to Speed up.

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Step 2: Check your speed score

Check your current speed score on the left. Switch between Mobile and Desktop to see how your store performs on each.

Step 3: Choose the optimizations to enable

Turn on the features you want. Locked features show an Upgrade link.

Available on Pro and Expert:

  • Lazy load — loads images, videos, and embeds only when customers scroll to them, deferring heavy elements like YouTube and Maps.
  • Instant page — pre-loads pages the moment someone hovers a link.
  • Asset image optimization — shrinks the images in your theme.
  • Preconnect — gets a head start on external resources.
  • Font swap — shows text right away instead of waiting for fonts to load.
  • Page loader — keeps your layout steady while the page loads.

Available on Expert only:

  • Minify CSS and JS — strips junk from your code.
  • JS deferral — holds back non-essential scripts until customers interact.
  • Critical CSS — loads only what's needed to show your page first.
  • HyperSpeed — pushes hidden scripts to the back of the line.

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Step 4: Apply to your theme

Click Speed up now and pick how to apply the optimizations:

  • Duplicate current theme (recommended) — works on a copy. Your live store stays safe.
  • Select theme from library — applies straight to a chosen theme.

Step 5: Let it run

Wait while the app works through each task. If anything fails, click Refresh to try again.

Step 6: Preview and publish

Preview the duplicate to make sure it looks right. When you're happy, publish it.

📌 Merchant Notes

  • Edited your theme later (new pages, templates, or apps)? Just click Speed up now again to re-apply.
  • Duplicate current theme is the recommended option — it keeps your live store safe until you publish.
  • Locked features show an Upgrade link; some optimizations are Expert-only (Minify CSS/JS, JS deferral, Critical CSS, HyperSpeed).
  • If a task fails during processing, click Refresh to retry it.
  • Prefer hands-off? See Speed up expert to have a specialist do the work for you.

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