Sylvania Indian Restaurant
Description
The WordPress Website Speed Optimization project for Sylvania Indian Restaurant Australia focused on significantly improving page load speed, Core Web Vitals, and overall user experience. The website includes menus, reservation forms, and interactive sections that required seamless performance without compromising design or functionality.
Brand Identity
Color Palette
Typography
Process
- Full Performance Audit: Used Lighthouse, GTmetrix, and PageSpeed Insights to identify issues like large scripts, unoptimized images, and render-blocking resources.
- Caching Optimization: Configured server-side and browser caching to speed up content loading.
- CDN Integration: Introduced a global Content Delivery Network (CDN) to reduce latency and deliver assets faster.
- Database Optimization: Cleaned unnecessary tables, optimized queries, and improved database efficiency for faster backend responses.
- Front-End Improvements:
- Minified CSS, JS, and HTML
- Combined and deferred non-essential scripts
- Reduced DOM size and fixed layout shift issues
- Minified CSS, JS, and HTML
- Interactive Elements Optimization: Ensured restaurant menus, booking forms, galleries, and pop-ups load smoothly without blocking rendering.
Challenges
Image Load Impact
High-resolution food images affecting load speed.
Third-Party Slowdown
Multiple third-party plugins causing render-blocking scripts.
Visual Performance Balance
Balancing rich visuals with strong performance.
Uninterrupted Functionality
Ensuring menu and reservation functionality remains unaffected.
Results & Benefits
Load Time Reduction
Improved load time from ~5–6 seconds to ~2 seconds.
Strong Core Web Vitals
Achieved better LCP, CLS, and TBT scores across desktop and mobile.
Better UX
Faster browsing, smoother animations, and improved mobile responsivenes
Higher Engagement
Faster menu browsing and easier reservation flow.
SEO Improvements
:Better rankings due to enhanced page performance.
Tools Used
MySQL