Are you experiencing a delay when loading your SharePoint page? If so, it’s time to optimize your page performance! Optimizing page performance is essential for providing a positive user experience. Your SharePoint site viewers are more likely to stay and engage with your page’s content if it loads quickly. In contrast, slow loading time can frustrate and discourage them from using your page.

If you’re looking for ways to improve your page’s loading time, we got you covered! ShortPoint provides its users with 4 easy ways to optimize their pages:

Enable Lazy Render / Lazy Loading Options
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ShortPoint has two features that improve loading time exponentially. The first one is called Lazy Render. This feature delays the loading of Sections that are not yet visible on the screen, reducing the amount of rendering time that the ShortPoint engine has to do. The second one is called Lazy Loading Options. This feature delays the loading of images that users aren’t currently interacting with. The images will only load once a user starts engaging with them.
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Learn how to enable these features by checking out Enable Lazy Render / Lazy Loading Options on ShortPoint Elements.

Enable Caching on Connected ShortPoint Design Elements

If you have a connected Design Element on your page, ShortPoint will read the information from the connected source every time you load the page, which will affect your page loading time. Enabling caching for connected Design Elements will reduce your page load time. Good thing that ShortPoint has two cache options that you can use:

• (a) Smart Cache+ (Recommended) - this will allow the element to load quickly from the cache. Then, after the page finishes loading, it will retrieve the latest data in the background and show it.
• (b) Cache for a Set Period of Time - this will allow you to set the period to clear the cache. Data from the cache will be shown for the selected time, then the latest data will be retrieved after that set period expires.
  

Slideshows serve as versatile tools for showcasing information, updates, news, or announcements on your pages in an engaging and organized manner. It attracts viewers' attention and invites them to explore site pages further.

With ShortPoint, you can upgrade the look and feel of your Slideshows using Custom CSS. Check out some of the most notable ones below:

Create Rounded Corners

‍Tired of your Slideshow’s boring square corners? We have just the solution for you! With this Custom CSS, you can add a dash of creativity to your Slideshow by turning your boring Slideshow corners into rounded ones. Learn how to do it in  How to Make Rounded Corners for the ShortPoint Slideshows Design Element.

‍Add Play/Pause Functionality

‍Need more time to browse through your Slideshow? Just add a play/pause button! With this Custom CSS, you can read the content of each slide on your Slideshow at your own pace—no need to rush anymore! Find out how you can accomplish this in How to Add Play/Pause Functionality to the Slideshows Design Element.

Apply Continuous Loop

‍Just want your Slideshow to continue looping? This is easily achievable! By adding this Custom CSS on your page, your Slideshow will continue to play even when your site viewers hover over it. Check out How To Apply Continuous Loop for ShortPoint Slideshows Design Element Using Custom CSS to learn how you can do it on your pages.

There are so many other ways to customize the Slideshow Design Element. Check out our Knowledge Base to find more information or go to How to Customize the Slideshow Design Element to find more ways to level up your Slideshow designs using ShortPoint’s OOTB options.