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  • Hi, usually installing a plugin already helps out a lot.
    I recommend using a optimization plugin that includes a function for html cache.

    Excessive DOM size can be due to the size of the page (i.e. the amount of content), or the theme/pagebuilder used to build the page/site (Divi in your case). For example, if I check the “Join Us” page that has less content, the GTMetrix score is much better (link).

    I would say that you have three options:
    1. Upgrade your hosting to a better plan or a faster host to dedicate more resources (CPU and RAM) to the site.
    2. Try some optimising services such as a caching plugin (e.g. Litespeed (free) or Rocket Cache (paid)) or a script optimising strategy such as Autoptimize (free plugin or paid service).
    3. Rebuild the site using a block-based theme and plugins which are more more performant and will negate that DOM issue, especially on mobile load (a ranking factor for Google).

    Whatever option you choose, the footer layout needs some attention in terms of how the images are positioned, and there are 7 console errors that need fixing.

    Thread Starter helenowen

    (@helenowen)

    Thanks for the info.

    Weve got cache and optimisation installed and hosting company says that the hosting is fine for it.

    Thread Starter helenowen

    (@helenowen)

    It looks like the footer has conflicted with a cache plugin as it was fine. What are the 7 console errors?

    There are now 12 console errors:
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    If you use Google Chrome with Windows, the shortcut “Control + Shift + C” will open the inspector and show the errors under the Console tab.

    Ideally, as this is a live site, you should create a staging site to make changes and test them, before pushing these to the main site. To address those errors, I would start by disabling all plugins and activating a WordPress Twenty* theme. Then, enable a plugin or theme one by one, clear the cache and check the console to see what plugin(s)/theme is responsible for the errors.

    As far as the site load performance, you may have cache and optimisation, but delaying scripts from loading until they are needed could be helpful (this is what Autoptimize does).

    Is the site hosted on shared hosting?

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