How To Speed Up & Optimize WooCommerce Database

In This Video We're Going To Walk Through WooCommerce Database Optimization & Show You Exactly How To Speed Up Your WooCommerce Database

Note that most people when looking at WooCommerce Database Optimization want to speed up their cart, checkout or Woocommerce admin backend. We have detailed videos on those on our channel, here's the link:
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Before getting into this it'd be useful to see how you're Core Web Vitals are looking.
👉 Get your free Core Web Vitals report:
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*1. Core Basics First*

Before touching the database, make sure your hosting and setup are solid.

Use good hosting with full HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 support
https://cways.net

https://wpalpha.com

Add a CDN like Cloudflare (APO is only $5/mo) — even the free plan helps

Enable HSTS for faster secure connections

Block aggressive crawlers:

Use robots.txt to limit legit bots
https://www.wpspeedfix.com/woocommerc...

Use Cloudflare Firewall Rules to block bad ones
https://www.wpspeedfix.com/cloudflare...

Use proper caching, even for logged-in users
https://wprocketplugin.com
or
https://flyingpress.net

*2. Big & Easy Database Wins*

These changes move the needle the most:

Use InnoDB tables and ensure proper indexing
https://www.wpspeedfix.com/speed-up-w...

Enable HPOS (High Performance Order Storage)
https://woocommerce.com/document/high...

Clear transients and clean expired data
https://woocommerce.com/document/unde...

Upgrade to newer MySQL or MariaDB versions — usually available on VPS setups like Cloudways
https://cways.net

Review and reduce autoloaded elements

Use Query Monitor for deeper analysis
https://en-au.wordpress.org/plugins/q...

*3. Secondary Optimizations*

These help further but aren’t always game-changers:

Run the highest PHP version your site supports

Enable Redis object caching

Keep plugins updated to the latest versions


*4. What NOT to Waste Time On*

Minifying CSS/JS

“Cleaning” your database with random tools

Disabling the WordPress heartbeat


✅ For more guides and performance tutorials:
https://www.wpspeedfix.com