{"id":163864,"date":"2026-02-23T15:11:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=163864"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:13:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:13:59","slug":"how-to-speed-up-a-slow-elementor-website-on-elementor-hosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/how-to-speed-up-a-slow-elementor-website-on-elementor-hosting\/","title":{"rendered":"How to speed up a slow Elementor website on Elementor Hosting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A slow website doesn’t just frustrate users; it can actively hurt your search rankings and conversion rates<\/sup>. If you are using Elementor Hosting, you have several built-in tools at your disposal to streamline performance<\/sup>.+1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is how you can optimize your site’s speed, from server-level tweaks to media management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upgrade your PHP version<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Your hosting environment plays an important role in performance. Newer PHP versions are more efficient and can execute website scripts faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To update your PHP version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Go to your My Elementor dashboard<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Select the website you want to manage.
    \"Select<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Scroll down to the Hosting information<\/strong> section on the right.<\/strong>
    \"The<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Click the pencil icon next to PHP version<\/strong>.
    \"The<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Select the latest available PHP version.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Click Save<\/strong>.
    \"Saving
    Your site will briefly enter maintenance mode while the update is applied.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Optimize your media<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Large or uncompressed images are one of the most common causes of slow load times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    To improve media performance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n