> How to speed up a Wix website, in the order that matters: measure, clear the top of the page, cut video, animation, fonts and apps, then measure again. - Canonical: https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-speed-up-a-wix-website/ --- # How to speed up a Wix website A Wix website gets faster when less is loaded at the top of the page and fewer outside services are called. The nine steps below follow Wix's own performance guidance, in the order that usually pays most, with a measurement before and after so that each change is judged by its result. Updated 6 October 2026 ## 1. Measure first Run the home page through Google’s PageSpeed Insights on the mobile tab, and write down the result. Do the same for your busiest landing page. Without a starting figure, no later change can be judged. Our guide to [reading the Wix Site Speed dashboard](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/wix-site-speed-dashboard/) explains which numbers to trust. ## 2. Clear the top of the page The top of a page loads first, so what sits there decides how fast the page feels. Wix advises using plain elements in that space: text, shapes and buttons. Replace a slideshow or a full-screen photograph with one modest image and a heading. ## 3. Move video down, or out Wix advises keeping video below the top of the page. A background video in the first screen is the single heaviest thing most home pages carry. Replace it with a still image, and link to the video lower down. ## 4. Remove animations that run on load Entrance effects and transitions make the browser work before the visitor can read anything. Wix’s guidance is to limit them, most of all near the top of the page. ## 5. Cut the fonts Each font is a file to download. Wix advises no more than three or four on a site. Two is better: one for headings and one for text. ## 6. Move or remove third-party apps and embeds Wix says third-party apps and embedded content are delivered from other companies’ servers, and that it cannot optimise them. Its advice is to keep them off the home page and link to them from a button. Chat tools, social feeds, maps and booking widgets are the usual ones. ## 7. Limit lightboxes Pop-ups that open on arrival add to what loads first. Wix advises limiting them across the site. ## 8. Trim the mobile version Wix’s mobile editor can hide elements on phones without touching the desktop site. Hide what a phone visitor does not need, and shorten galleries and repeating lists to the items that matter. ## 9. Measure again Run the same tests and compare with the first figures. The simulated score changes at once. The real-visitor figures in Google’s test and in Wix’s dashboard are averages over about a month, so they follow more slowly. ## When the steps are done A site that passes after these steps needs nothing more. A site that is still slow has reached something the steps cannot move, and our guide to a [Wix site that is still slow](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/wix-site-still-slow/) shows how to find out what. ## Questions people ask ### How do I make my Wix site load faster? Clear heavy content from the top of the page, keep video and animation below it, cut the fonts to three or four at most, and remove third-party apps and embeds from the home page. Measure with PageSpeed Insights before and after. ### Do I need to compress images before uploading them to Wix? Wix says images under 25 MB are compressed automatically, so they need no preparation. Choosing fewer and smaller images for the top of the page still helps. ### How long before a speed change shows in Google's data? Google's real-visitor figures cover the previous 28 days, and Wix's dashboard averages 30, so a change takes about a month to show in full. The simulated test shows it at once. ## Free competitor gap report Faster than before is not the same as faster than the competition. Name up to three competitors and we run their pages and yours through the same speed tests, then send you where you stand once the fixes are in. 1. Speed and technical health, side by side 2. On-page SEO and site structure 3. The content they are found for and you are not 4. Who holds the searches that matter in your market 5. A prioritised list of what to fix first [Request your free report by email](mailto:contact@hadalmedusa.com?subject=Competitor%20gap%20report%3A%20Guide%3A%20How%20to%20speed%20up%20a%20Wix%20website&body=Website%3A%0D%0A%0D%0AWhere%20you%20compete%20(area%2C%20country%20or%20countries)%3A%0D%0A%0D%0ACompetitors%20to%20compare%20against%20(up%20to%20three)%3A%0D%0A%0D%0AAnything%20else%20we%20should%20know%3A%0D%0A%0D%0A) - **Address** — contact@hadalmedusa.com - **Include** — your site; up to three competitors; where you compete ## More in this series - [Why your Wix site is so slow, and what to do about it](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/why-is-my-wix-site-so-slow/) - [Can you move a Wix site to another host?](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/can-you-move-a-wix-site-to-another-host/) - [Why your Squarespace site is so slow, and what to do about it](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/why-is-my-squarespace-site-so-slow/) - [Is Wix bad for SEO?](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/is-wix-bad-for-seo/) - [Is Squarespace bad for SEO?](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/is-squarespace-bad-for-seo/) - [How to read the Wix Site Speed dashboard](https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/wix-site-speed-dashboard/) - [Wix site still slow after the fixes? 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