Despite using Cloudflare, my website is loading slowly. What could be the reasons, and how can I optimize it?

While Cloudflare generally improves performance, several factors can still lead to a slow website: 1) Slow origin server response time: Cloudflare only caches what it can; if the first byte takes ages, it'll still be slow. 2) Large, unoptimized images or media files. 3) Too many unoptimized third-party scripts. 4) Incorrect Cloudflare settings: features like Rocket Loader, Auto Minify, or Polish might sometimes cause conflicts or not be configured optimally for your specific site. 5) Uncached content: pages or assets not being cached by Cloudflare. To optimize, ensure your origin server is fast, compress images, defer non-critical JavaScript, analyze your site with speed testing tools (e.g., Google PageSpeed Insights), and review your Cloudflare Caching and Speed settings, testing changes incrementally.