How One Little Switch in WoodMart Can Make Your WooCommerce Store a Rocket: My Experience & Tips for 25,000+ Products

Disabling AJAX in WoodMart theme boosts WooCommerce speed and SEO for large stores.

Hey there! If you’re like me, juggling WordPress, WooCommerce, and have chosen the powerful WoodMart theme for your online store, you’ve probably already appreciated its robust features. But once your catalog grows beyond a few thousand items, things start to slow down — page loads, filters, and especially SEO indexing. I’ve tested this on my own project SpeedWPPro, where we manage over 25,000 products — and one tiny switch completely changed the game.

What’s Up with Ajax and Why It Can Be a Problem

Ajax allows your site to update content dynamically — users filter products, and results appear instantly without reloading the page. Sounds great, right? But at scale, it becomes your hidden bottleneck.

Why Ajax Hurts Big WooCommerce Stores (25,000+ Products)

Server Overload: Every filter click triggers a database query. Hundreds of users filtering at once = thousands of requests = slow site.
Browser Lag: Ajax runs heavy JavaScript on each action. Old devices and slow networks choke on this workload.
Poor SEO: Ajax often doesn’t generate unique URLs for filtered results. Google sees one page instead of thousands of keyword-rich variants like “red Nike sneakers.”

My Fix: Disabling Ajax in WoodMart (Step-by-Step)

Login to your WordPress Admin.
Navigate to WoodMart → Theme Settings → Shop.
Locate all options mentioning “Ajax” such as Ajax Shop, Ajax Filters, or Ajax Pagination.
Switch them off (toggle to “OFF” or uncheck boxes).
Save your changes.

That’s it! After this, each filter or pagination will reload the page, but much faster and more SEO-friendly.

What Happens Next – Real Results

1. Speed Explosion: Page load times drop dramatically. Fewer Ajax requests mean your hosting server breathes easier and your visitors enjoy instant navigation.

2. SEO Boost: Now every filter generates a clean, indexable URL (e.g., /category/?color=red&size=m). Google can crawl and rank these pages, bringing tons of new organic traffic.

3. Scalability: Your WooCommerce store becomes stable and lightning-fast even with 25,000+ products.

For a complete walkthrough and real test results, check the full article on SpeedWPPro.com.

Final Thoughts

Disabling Ajax in WoodMart isn’t just a tweak — it’s a performance revolution. Your server will run cooler, Google will love your URLs, and users will enjoy instant page loads. Try it today and see how your WooCommerce store takes off like a rocket!