Slow server response times are a common problem for WooCommerce stores because of their dynamic nature. High time to first byte (TTFB) can affect SEO, user experience, and conversions, but it’s not always easy to identify the cause of poor performance.
In this guide, we’ll cover the most effective ways to reduce server response times (TTFB) in WooCommerce, starting with the changes that usually make the biggest difference.
In this WooCommerce hosting review, we test Cloudways’ entry level managed plan, which starts at $11 per month on DigitalOcean, to see how a real WooCommerce store performs. Cloudways bills pay as you go, so you only pay for the resources you use and can scale up at any time.
Cloudways, now part of DigitalOcean, is a managed cloud hosting provider that suits WooCommerce powered websites. It offers a performance tuned hosting stack, free Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates, and an optional Cloudflare Enterprise CDN for stores that sell globally.
