Magento 2.0 Website Upgrade, Bug Fixes & Speed Optimization

House of Lunettes is a premier luxury eyewear e-commerce brand based in Nigeria. Our objective was to improve the site’s speed, functionality, and overall performance on their existing Magento platform.

🛠 Scope of Work Completed

⚙️ Backend Optimization

• Repaired and optimized all Magento database tables.
• Cleaned and enabled auto-cleaning of log tables (15-day interval).
• Enabled Magento Compilation to boost PHP performance (with caution for future updates).
  
  

🎨 Frontend Improvements

• Merged and manually minified CSS/JS files using admin tools and external extensions.
• Installed the GTmetrix Magento extension to automate CSS/JS compression and deferments.
• Specified image dimensions to reduce layout shifts and improve Core Web Vitals.
  

🖼 Image Optimization

• Losslessly compressed images across the platform.
• Rescaled images to correct proportions and optimized for faster delivery.
• Implemented browser caching via expires headers.
  

🧰 System & Hosting Adjustments

• Increased php_value memory_limit to reduce memory-related errors.
• Flushed Magento caches and static storage (CSS/JS/Image).
• Identified high CPU and I/O usage; recommended upgrade from shared hosting to a dedicated VPS for better stability and scalability.
  

🛠 Bug Fixes

• Attempted JS defer loading (reverted due to jQuery conflicts).
• Identified and reported multiple 404/410 script and stylesheet issues.
• Addressed redirect chains slowing down performance (from analytics/ad scripts).
  

Output

• 🔻 Page Load Time Reduced by ~50% (as measured via GTmetrix and Google PageSpeed Insights)
  
• 📈 Google PageSpeed Score improved by 35+ points
• ⚡️ Time to First Byte (TTFB) decreased significantly due to optimized backend processing.
• 🧠 User experience enhanced with smoother frontend rendering and reduced visual clutter.
• 🔐 More stable and scalable infrastructure prepared for future growth and traffic spikes.

We continue to recommend server infrastructure improvements and periodic health checks for sustained performance. House of Lunettes is now positioned to offer a faster, more reliable, and SEO-friendly shopping experience to its customers.