Case study

Group Homes

How an innovative aged care provider went from the slowest to the fastest website among competitors, improving page load times by 3 seconds and reducing page size by 25%.

Group Homes
#1 Fastest Among Competitors
3s Improvement in Load Times
25% Reduction in Page Size

Technical review

What changed in production

Each study is structured around the operating problem, the Peakhour control path, and the measurable outcome.

Challenge

The Challenge

  • Balancing an attractive website design with third-party integrations without sacrificing performance.
  • Existing WordPress caching plugin was not delivering desired speed improvements.
  • Needed to protect their WordPress site from attacks at the edge with a Cloud WAF.

Solution

Peakhour's Solution

  • A thorough website review provided key recommendations to the marketing team.
  • Optimisations included removing unnecessary third-party libraries and changing JavaScript animations.
  • The Peakhour WordPress plugin was installed for seamless integration with the performance and security service.

Results

The Results

  • Became the fastest loading site among direct competitors.
  • Page load time improved by 3 seconds.
  • Page size was reduced by 25%.
  • Increased user engagement and higher satisfaction levels among visitors.

Customer quote

"I really appreciated the personal attention and assistance with the Peakhour setup. This platform, along with the recommendations has allowed us to greatly improve the speed of our website and impressed our executive stakeholders."
Shawn Powrie

Shawn Powrie

Marketing Manager, Group Homes

Peakhour controls used

Solution stack

The controls below are the relevant parts of the Peakhour request path for this customer outcome.

PERFORMANCE MODULE

Web Performance Optimisation

Transformed the website from the slowest to the fastest among competitors with a 3-second improvement in load times.

Explore control

SECURITY MODULE

Web Application Firewall

Provided essential edge security with a Cloud WAF to protect the WordPress site from attacks.

Explore control

PLATFORM MODULE

WordPress Platform

Seamless integration via the Peakhour WordPress plugin to bypass ineffective caching plugins and achieve superior performance.

Explore control

SERVICE MODULE

Professional Services

A thorough website review and personalised recommendations to help the marketing team optimise third-party libraries and scripts.

Explore control

Review your own edge security and performance path

Bring the current CDN, WAF, bot, API, cache, and logging setup. Peakhour will map where the platform can simplify the path.

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