Weebly is a popular hosting solution (#5 in the US), but also a versatile tool for website owners who use their website builder for design and visuals. It’s also good for e-commerce and has drag-and-drop visualizations. Any other interesting features you could use are described in detail in our Weebly review.
It can be used on PCs and mobile devices, but sometimes Weebly gets very slow (in some specific cases it doesn’t release at all), and we’ll take a look at the causes and fixes that might help you get it running faster.
Causes why Weebly runs slow
There are several possible reasons why Weebly is slow. Here’s a breakdown of the most common ones:
- Overloaded with too many users: Weebly may be overloaded with too many users and not enough resources to handle the traffic.
- Technical difficulties: Weebly may be experiencing technical issues that are causing the website to run slowly.
- A large number of images and videos: Weebly has to load a lot of images and videos, which can slow down the website.
- Use of apps: Having too many apps installed on your Weebly website can cause the editor to slow down.
- Browser cache and data: Your computer stores certain information while you use Weebly, and sometimes this can cause unexpected problems. Clearing your browser cache can fix most problems.
How to fix Weebly when it’s running slow?
General corrections
- A workaround to speed up your Weebly website loading is to integrate it with a content delivery network (CDN). CDNs cache your website on their servers, which allows them to serve your website’s data, which in turn gives you faster loading time.
- You can also try to spare the Weebly apps by doing the following actions:
– Clear your browser cache and data
– Using incognito mode
– Selection of fast loading templates/themes
– Format and optimize images correctly
– Keep your HTML and CSS clean and organized
– Minimize the use of images and multimedia
– Using CSS effects for headers, backgrounds and menus instead of using full-size images. - Check if there is an outage on the Weebly servers https://weebly.statuspage.io/.
Is Weebly slow on Chrome?
If you’re managing your Weebly site through Chrome and it’s running slowly, here’s how to fix the issue:
Clear your browser cache and data: – Click on the three dots in the top right corner of the browser– Select “More tools” and then “Clear browsing data”– In the “Clear browsing data” field, select “Cached images and files.”– Click on “Delete data”.
– Click on the three dots in the top right corner of the Chrome browser
– Select “New Incognito Window”.
Here’s what you can try to fix the problem in Chrome. But what about iPhone users? Let us share the solutions below.
Weebly not loading on iPhone?
- Close other apps: Make sure to close any other apps running in the background as they may be consuming resources and slowing down your device.
- Clear Safari cache and data: If you use Safari to access Weebly, try clearing the cache and data. To do this, go to Settings > Safari > Clear History and Website Data.
- Restart your iPhone: Sometimes simply restarting your iPhone can help fix issues that could be causing slow loading times.
Wrap up
Regardless of whether you use Weebly services from your PC or mobile devices, if things are running slowly, the solutions are very similar. Whether you clear your browser’s data or try to close other apps or go into incognito mode, there’s nothing you can do about it.
However, if the problem persists, you should think about another solution, such as migrating Weebly to another popular CMS.