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Make the page smaller

Keep the page under 2 MB so bots can read all of it.

Worth

5

points of 100

4 steps, about 15 minutes

0 of 4 done

  1. Look for images pasted into the page

    The most common cause is an image stored inside the HTML as a long block of text (it starts with data:image). Upload the image as a normal file instead, and the page links to it. In most site builders, deleting the image and adding it again with the image tool does this.

  2. Move large code out of the page

    Big blocks of script or style written into the page can usually move to separate files. Ask your developer if you are not sure.

  3. Split very long pages

    A page with hundreds of products or posts on one screen can be split into several pages.

  4. Check it worked

    Run the checker again. It shows the page size, for example “About 350 KB”.

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Why this matters and our sources

That the address is a normal web page, and that its HTML is under 2 MB. We read at most the first 2 MB of a page.

Very large pages may be cut off before the important text is read. AthenaHQ checks page size too but does not publish a limit, so the 2 MB line is our own choice.

EvidenceStrongWhat the labels mean

Source, checked 26 Oct 2026

Every copy-paste fix on this page was put on a test page and passed our own checker before it was published.