🚀 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 options:

• Self-optimize — 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.

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: Review your Audit summary

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

Available on Pro and Expert:

• Lazy load (images) — loads images only when customers scroll to them.
• Instant page — pre-loads pages the moment someone hovers a link.
• Asset image optimization — shrinks the images in your theme.
• Lazy load (iframes and videos) — defers heavy embeds like YouTube and Maps.
• 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.

Step 4: Apply your changes

Click Speed up now and pick how to apply changes:

• 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.

Contact us in live chat if you have any problems.