Performance Optimization
Slow pages affect user experience, conversion rates and search rankings. Drupalify assesses the full delivery path — from Drupal application behaviour and database queries to caching configuration, front-end assets and hosting infrastructure — to identify practical improvements with measurable results. We work from data, not guesswork: every engagement starts with baseline measurement and ends with a documented before-and-after comparison.
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What This Service Can Include
Baseline performance measurement
Page load times, Time to First Byte and Core Web Vitals recorded before any work begins — improvements measured against a confirmed baseline, not an estimate.
Application profiling
Slow PHP code paths, inefficient hooks and uncached queries identified using profiling tools — not guessed from symptom reports.
Database query analysis
Slow and redundant queries identified, indexed and optimised — particularly in Views and custom modules where query inefficiency is most common.
Drupal cache strategy review
Page cache, dynamic page cache, views cache and block cache reviewed and configured correctly — misconfigured caching is the most common cause of Drupal performance problems.
CDN configuration and asset delivery
CDN setup reviewed and optimised for static asset delivery — images, CSS, JS and fonts served from the edge rather than the origin server.
Image and media optimisation
Image formats, compression, responsive sizes and lazy loading reviewed and implemented — often the highest-impact front-end change on content-heavy sites.
Front-end asset optimisation
CSS/JS aggregation, critical CSS extraction and render-blocking resource elimination — pages start rendering sooner on first load.
Infrastructure and hosting review
Server configuration, PHP settings, memory limits and PHP-FPM settings reviewed for the specific demands of a Drupal platform.
Regression testing after changes
Performance improvements confirmed without introducing new errors — changes tested in staging, not deployed blind to production.
Before-and-after performance report
Documented comparison of scores and load times before and after the engagement — measurable results, not just activity.
Frequently Asked Questions
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We record Core Web Vitals scores (LCP, CLS, INP) and server response times (TTFB) using tools such as Google PageSpeed Insights, Lighthouse and New Relic or Datadog where available. This gives us a documented baseline to compare against.
Caching configuration is usually the highest-impact change on a Drupal site. A misconfigured or disabled cache can make a site 10 to 50 times slower than it should be. Database queries and image delivery are the next most common bottlenecks.
No. Performance changes are tested on a staging environment and deployed during low-traffic windows. We do not make changes directly on the live site.
Yes. We work within the constraints of managed hosting platforms and know how to configure Drupal caching and front-end delivery effectively within those environments.
An initial assessment and first round of improvements typically takes 2 to 4 weeks. Larger optimisation projects with infrastructure changes may take 4 to 8 weeks.
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Our senior Drupal architects will evaluate your site's performance, security, and migration readiness at zero cost.
