I visited numerous websites, and all of the https sites were significantly slower to load than the non-ssl (http) sites. Why does a https website load slowly? If I switch my site to https, how can I make this better? I would appreciate any feedback.
not2easy
1:00 pm on Jul 5, 2022 (gmt 0)
If I switch my site to https
IF? If you have not yet switched your site to https by now, you may notice it is not doing well in any serps. It is more than the request protocol that speeds or slows a site.
lucy24
4:07 pm on Jul 5, 2022 (gmt 0)
Go back and visit those same sites again. Do they still load slowly? My hunch is they won't, in the same way that any site you've never visited before takes longer the first time.
Dimitri
5:42 pm on Jul 5, 2022 (gmt 0)
What causes https sites to load slowly?
The "s" .
how can I make this better?
Be sure to use HTTP/2 (or HTTP/3).
If the CPU doesn't have AES instructions, then prefer the CHACHA20 cipher.
With this, all should be all right, and your site should load even faster than the non secure version.
edit: you can also use ECC for your TLS certificate instead of RSA.
Indeed, well configured, HTTPS is faster than HTTP.
tangor
1:49 am on Jul 9, 2022 (gmt 0)
I, too, noticed speed increase when fully converted to HTTPS. :)
Also noted the bots were even quicker. :(
Kuzmenko Vlad
3:38 pm on Aug 1, 2022 (gmt 0)
In general, HTTP is faster than HTTPS due to its simplicity. In HTTPS, we have an additional step of SSL handshake unlike in HTTP. This additional step slightly delays the page load speed of the website. But this difference is in milliseconds; if your site has become slower to load, then most likely the problem is not HTTPS, maybe some requests go through HTTP, but it’s also debatable.
