Google PageSpeed Mobile vs Desktop

  • Tim Burkart

    (@bigmoxy)


    3 years, 1 month ago

    I am trying to improve mobile PageSpeed scores for a site that has a desktop score of 90+

    The mobile score varies from the 40s to 70s and I don’t understand. The site loads quickly on my phone but PageSpeed thinks otherwise.

    I am using W3 Total Cache.

    Can someone shed some light on this?

    Thank you!

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • Zack Krida

    (@zackkrida)

    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hi @bigmoxy it looks like the largest hinderance to the performance score on mobile is the loading of the JavaScript file for Google Tag Manager, which you are likely using for other Analytics and tracking scripts.

    Because you are using a premium theme built on the Genesis Framework, there’s not much specific help we can give as we don’t have access to paid 3rd-party themes. However, it does appear that they have a support area on their site; you could try inquiring there:

    https://my.studiopress.com/support/

    Thread Starter Tim Burkart

    (@bigmoxy)

    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hi @zackkrida Thank you for your response. The Google Tag Manager code block is from the Google Analytics Dashboard for WP plugin from ExactMetrics which the client installed so they can view Google reports from their WP Dashboard.

    Why is the code a hinderance for mobile but not desktop?

    Zack Krida

    (@zackkrida)

    3 years ago

    Why is the code a hinderance for mobile but not desktop?

    Great question. Mobile devices generally have poorer connections and weaker processors for executing code. Performance testing for mobile devices is therefore stricter than desktop. It’s not that tag manager behaves differently mobile vs. desktop, but it is effects on performance have a greater impact on mobile devices.

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