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No Response Compression on Shopify

Server is not using gzip or Brotli. Enabling compression reduces transfer size 60-80%.

Issue ID: PERF-COMPRESS-001Severity: minorEffort: S

Why this matters

Server is not using gzip or Brotli. Enabling compression reduces transfer size 60-80%. This affects load speed, Core Web Vitals, and how many visitors stay long enough to convert.

Shopify fix path

How to fix this on Shopify

Optimize theme and app load.

  1. 1Compress product and hero imagery.
  2. 2Remove non-essential Shopify apps or scripts.
  3. 3Review theme sections that add render-blocking assets.

After you fix it

  • Check response headers for Content-Encoding: gzip or br

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