How Magento extensions Work?<\/strong><\/p>\n Magento extensions are like apps for your Magento site. You can install them to add more features to your website like sticky add to cart, promotion bar, contact manager, etc.<\/p>\n When someone visits your website, Magento first loads its core files and then loads all your active extensions.<\/p>\n How Can Extensions Affect Site Load Time?<\/strong><\/p>\n Each Magento extension offers different functionality and features. To do that, some extensions make database calls on the backend while others load assets on the front-end such as CSS stylesheets, JavaScript files, images, etc.<\/p>\n Making database queries and loading assets adds up to your site\u2019s load time. Most extensions make an HTTP request to load assets like scripts, CSS, and images. Each request increases your site\u2019s page load time.<\/p>\n When done properly, the performance impact is often not too noticeable.<\/p>\n However, if you are using multiple extensions that are making too many http requests to load files and assets, then it will affect your site\u2019s performance and user experience.<\/p>\n How to Check Files Loaded by Magento extensions?<\/strong><\/p>\n To see how extensions are affecting your page load time, you need to check the files loaded by Magento extensions.<\/p>\n There are plenty of tools that you can use to figure this out.<\/p>\n You can use your browser\u2019s developer tools (Inspect in Google Chrome and Inspect Element in Firefox).<\/p>\n Simply visit your website and right click to select Inspect. This will open the developer tools panel.<\/p>\n You need to click on the \u2018Network\u2019 tab and then reload your website. As the page reloads, you will be able to see how your browser loads each file.<\/p>\n How to Keep extensions in Control?<\/strong><\/p>\n The most important thing you can do on your Magento site is to only use extensions that are well coded, have good reviews, and are recommended by trusted sources.<\/p>\n If you find that a Magento extensions is affecting your site\u2019s load, then look for a better extension that does the same job but better.<\/p>\n Next, you need to start using caching and CDN to further improve your site\u2019s performance and speed.<\/p>\n Another factor you should consider is your Magento hosting<\/a>. If your hosting servers are not properly optimized, then it will increase your site\u2019s response time.<\/p>\n![\"How](\"https:\/\/www.hiddentechies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/how-magento-extensions-work.png\")
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