Performance Optimization Guide

Optimize for Speed

Shahi LegalFlowSuite is built for performance, but you can optimize further.

Banner Performance

1. Lazy Load Banner

The banner auto-loads deferred (non-blocking). Additional optimization:

1. Go to Consent Management → Settings
2. Set Display Delay to 2000ms (2 seconds)
3. Allows page to render first
4. Banner loads after content

2. Disable Animations


If animations slow things down:

5. Go to Consent Management → Appearance
6. Uncheck “Enable Animations”
7. Banner displays instantly
8. No transition effects
9. Faster perceived performance

3. Minimize Banner Size


10. Go to Consent Management → Settings
11. Change Banner Size to “Compact”
12. Reduces banner height
13. Less DOM to render
14. Improves CLS score

4. Simplify Banner Template


• Simple template fastest
• GDPR template more complex
• Use Simple if possible
• Advanced template slowest

Accessibility Scanner Performance


1. Reduce Scan Scope


• Go to Accessibility Scanner → Settings
• Max URLs to Scan – Set lower (e.g., 50 instead of 100)
• Deep Scan – Disable if not needed
• Scans complete faster

2. Disable Auto-Scan


• Go to Settings → Scanning Schedule
• Uncheck “Enable Scheduled Scans”
• Run scans manually during low-traffic
• Prevents peak-hour slowdown

3. Scan During Off-Hours


• If keeping scheduled scans enabled:
• Set Scan Time to 2:00 AM
• Runs when site has least traffic
• Minimal performance impact

4. Limit Fixer Concurrency


• Go to Accessibility Scanner → Advanced
• Max Concurrent Fixers – Lower number
• Default: 5, Set to 2-3
• Less resource intensive
• Scans take longer but use less CPU

Database Optimization


1. Enable Query Caching


• Go to SLOS → Settings → Advanced
• Check “Enable Query Caching”
• Caches frequent queries
• Reduces database load
• Improves response time

2. Optimize Database Tables


• Go to SLOS → Settings → Advanced
• Click “Optimize Database”
• Runs on next admin page load
• Defragments tables
• Improves query speed

3. Archive Old Records


• Go to SLOS → Settings → Data Management
• Auto-Archive Records – Enable
• Archive After (days) – Set to 365
• Keeps database lean
• Maintains history in archive

4. Purge Logs Periodically


• Go to SLOS → Settings → Logging
• Log Retention (days) – Set to 90
• Old logs automatically deleted
• Reduces database size
• Improves query performance

Consent Data Optimization


1. Batch Process Requests


DSR and consent processing:

• Go to SLOS → Settings → Processing
• Batch Size – Set to 50
• Batch Delay – Set to 100ms
• Processes without overwhelming server
• Better stability on shared hosting

2. Limit Audit Log Detail


• Go to SLOS → Settings → Audit Logging
• Log Level – Set to “Important Events”
• Vs. “All Events” (verbose)
• Reduces log size
• Improves performance

3. Compress Old Data


• Go to SLOS → Settings → Data Management
• Check “Compress Old Data”
• Older records compressed
• Saves database space
• Minimal speed impact

Frontend Asset Optimization


1. Minify & Combine CSS/JS


Enable from Settings → Performance:

• Check “Minify CSS”
• Check “Minify JavaScript”
• CSS from 45KB → 12KB
• JS from 78KB → 22KB
• Reduces bandwidth

2. Enable Asset Caching


• Go to Settings → Performance
• Check “Asset Caching”
• Sets browser cache headers
• Assets cached 30 days
• Faster repeat visits

3. Defer Non-Critical CSS


• Go to Settings → Performance
• Check “Defer Non-Critical CSS”
• Moves non-essential CSS
• Improves First Contentful Paint
• Better performance metrics

4. Defer JavaScript


Already enabled by default:

• Consent banner JS deferred
• Doesn’t block page rendering
• Loads after DOM ready
• No render blocking

Server Configuration


Increase PHP Limits


In wp-config.php:

`php
// Increase memory for scanning/generation
define(‘WPMEMORYLIMIT’, ‘512M’);
define(‘WPMAXMEMORY_LIMIT’, ‘1024M’);

// Increase execution time for long operations
settimelimit(600); // 10 minutes

// Increase upload size for PDF exports
iniset(‘uploadmax_filesize’, ‘100M’);
iniset(‘postmax_size’, ‘100M’);
`

Optimize MySQL/MariaDB


Ask your hosting provider to configure:

`sql
— Increase query cache
querycachesize = 128M

— Optimize join buffer
joinbuffersize = 4M

— Optimize sort buffer
sortbuffersize = 4M
`

Enable OPcache


If available (usually is):

`php
// Php.ini configuration
opcache.enable=1
opcache.memory_consumption=128
opcache.internedstringsbuffer=8
opcache.maxacceleratedfiles=4000
`

Caching Strategy


1. Page Caching


Compatible with:

• WP Super Cache
• W3 Total Cache
• WP Rocket
• LiteSpeed Cache

Note: Exclude SLOS admin pages from cache

2. Database Query Caching


Built-in query cache:

• Go to Settings → Caching
• Check “Query Caching”
• Default: 1 hour TTL
• Adjust TTL as needed

3. Object Caching


If available:

• Redis: Recommended
• Memcached: Good alternative
• WP Rocket: Handles automatically

4. Asset Caching


Browser cache headers:
`
CSS: 30 days
JavaScript: 30 days
Images: 60 days
`

CDN Optimization


Using CloudFlare or similar:

• Cache Everything – CDN caches HTML, CSS, JS
• Browser Cache TTL – Set to 1 month
• Page Rules:

– SLOS admin: Don’t cache
– /wp-admin/: Don’t cache
– Other pages: Cache everything

• Minify – Enable CloudFlare minification

Monitor Performance


Check Site Speed


Use free tools:

• Google PageSpeed Insights – pagespeed.web.dev
• GTmetrix – gtmetrix.com
• WebPageTest – webpagetest.org

Key Metrics


Monitor:

• CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift) – Target: <0.1
• LCP (Largest Contentful Paint) – Target: <2.5s
• FID (First Input Delay) – Target: <100ms

Shahi Performance Targets


• Banner adds <50ms to load time
• Scanner doesn’t block page rendering
• Zero blocking JavaScript
• Total overhead: <100KB assets

Common Performance Mistakes


DON’T:


• ❌ Leave all modules enabled if not using them
• ❌ Run accessibility scans during peak traffic
• ❌ Keep debug logging enabled on production
• ❌ Use Advanced template if Simple works
• ❌ Skip asset minification
• ❌ Ignore database optimization

DO:


• ✓ Enable only needed modules
• ✓ Schedule scans for off-hours
• ✓ Disable debug in production
• ✓ Use appropriate template complexity
• ✓ Enable minification
• ✓ Optimize database quarterly

Performance Checklist


• ☐ Minify CSS/JavaScript enabled
• ☐ Asset caching enabled
• ☐ Query caching enabled
• ☐ Debug logging disabled
• ☐ Scheduled scans during off-hours
• ☐ Banner animations enabled (unless slow)
• ☐ Unnecessary modules disabled
• ☐ Database optimized
• ☐ PHP memory increased to 512M
• ☐ Execution time increased to 600s
• ☐ CloudFlare/CDN configured

Benchmarks


Typical Performance


| Operation | Time | Resource |
|———–|——|———-|
| Banner render | 50-100ms | <2MB | | Single page scan | 30-60s | 50-100MB | | Full site scan | 5-15 min | 100-500MB | | Document generation | 5-30s | 20-50MB | | DSR export | 10-60s | 50-200MB |

On Shared Hosting


May be 2-3x slower. Solutions:

• Upgrade to VPS/Cloud hosting
• Reduce scan scope
• Run scans during off-hours
• Enable caching
• Optimize database

When to Contact Support


If after optimization:

• Banner still slow
• Scans timing out
• Site performance worse
• Database growing rapidly

Provide:

• Performance metrics
• Server specifications
• Plugin list
• SLOS settings
• Optimization steps taken

Next Steps


• Review Performance section in Settings
• Enable all applicable optimizations
• Monitor site speed with PageSpeed Insights
• Adjust based on results
• Re-check quarterly

Related


• Settings Guide
• Troubleshooting Guide