Theme + imag.skip-lazy

Hi there!

By defualt there is not setting in storefront theme which add that class for the images in slider. It seems like you are using custom plugin or custom coding to add that class. By defualt WordPress automatically adds the loading="lazy" attribute to all <img> tags for images. This attribute tells the browser to delay the loading of images that are outside the viewport (visible area) until the user scrolls down to them. This can improve page load times and overall performance, especially for pages with many images.

I also noticed that you’re using a third-party plugin to add the sliders. I recommend reaching out to the plugin provider for assistance in resolving this issue.

Pleae note that we do not provude support ofr cusotmization, If you need more in-depth support or want to consider professional assistance for customization, I can recommend?WooExperts?and?Codeable.io?as options for getting professional help. Alternatively, you can also ask your development questions in the??WooCommerce Community Slack?as custom code falls outside our usual?scope of support.

Thank you

Hi @shahzeenfarooq

Thank you very much for getting back to me so quickly. I had a feeling it was going to be that plugin. This is the first time I noticed the skip lazy load class since I last asked them for support.

For anyone else wondering, the plugin is calls “Smart Slider By Nextend” It’s a great plugin. I have just used it a bit too much on my home page and this feature they have regarding lazy loading isn’t helping my performance very much.

@shahzeenfarooq Thanks for the support suggestions at the bottom.

One last Q for you regarding this. Are there any options you would recommend regarding reducing CSS and Java? or is there a premium version of the theme that’s also faster etc?

Hi @mmk175,

One last Q for you regarding this. Are there any options you would recommend regarding reducing CSS and Java? or is there a premium version of the theme that’s also faster etc?

To reduce CSS and JavaScript, you can use third-party plugins like this one or this one, which help in optimizing your website’s performance. These plugins minify and compress your site’s CSS and JavaScript files, thus reducing the load time.

Regarding a premium version of the theme, I’d like to clarify that there is no premium version at the moment. Speed depends on many factors including your hosting environment, configuration, and how you’ve set up your site.

I hope this helps.

Hi @ckadenge

Thanks for this. I will consider the matter solved.

To anyone else having this issue with the aforementioned plugin, they have their own optimisation features within each sliders settings so check them out and switch them on and you’ll be grand.