On shared hosting you can got your Joomla! website suspended if its popular and not optimized . Joomla! CMS uses many components and extensions that can cause an overloading of shared server .
So, here are some tips on how you can optimize your Joomla! website for better performance :
– Reduce the number of articles which appear on your front page.
– Enable caching for your Joomla.
– Disable/remove all components/modules/plugins you are not using.
– Install an additional database optimization component such as this one.
– Enable debugging from the Joomla admin area > Global Configuration and check the number of queries executed. The higher the number, the slower your application will run. If the number of queries exceeds 50, you may consider disabling the extension which is making the most queries.
– Check your website using this online tool. It will give you valuable information on what modifications can be made in order to improve its performance.
– Decrease the number of external and internal links on your pages. Leave only the most important ones.