Hello, it's Mattsun, a freelancer who writes codes for various projects including Laravel.

We have been developing and operating Laravel products, and initially, we faced significant speed issues.

In this context, I will discuss the tasks carried out to improve the speed of Laravel which are simple yet highly effective.

People who might find this article useful

• Those who have released projects using Laravel
• Those who lack manpower for tuning due to fewer resources
• Those releasing a service for the first time
• Those creating a portfolio

How to Identify the Root Causes of Low Performance

The quickest way to investigate the causes of low speed is by using tools like Google's LightHouse or Google PageSpeed Insights.

If the numbers are high, it may seem good, but I believe it is more important to focus on the suggestions for performance improvement provided by these tools rather than just the numbers themselves.

The content of this article is based on tried and tested methods from PageSpeed Insights that have proven to be effective.

By the way, my blog is lightning fast because it is built using React framework Gatsby (laughs).

Compress with gzip

I won't explain gzip here, But after compressing on the server for faster readability, it is passed on to the user.

Lazy Load Images

Images loading should generally be delayed.

Follow the steps mentioned to implement lazy loading for images.

Compress Images to Keep Them as Small as Possible

Reducing the file size of the images is also very effective in improving performance.

One of the file formats available is WebP.

Cache Search Results

With Laravel, caching search results from databases is very simple to do.

Compress and Lazy Load JavaScript and CSS

Using Laravel-mix, compressing JavaScript and CSS files is recommended.

This was a summary of several practices that can drastically improve the speed of your Laravel project.

Feel free to contact for further assistance or consultation!