nathansalt0321

Hi Dori,

From what you described, this is probably not a Neve theme issue by itself. A transferred HTML size of over 1 MB usually points more toward page-builder output, excessive plugins, dynamic content, or too many scripts/styles being injected into the page.

A few things I’d check first:

1. View the page source and see how large the actual HTML document is before images/scripts. Sometimes page builders, sliders, popup plugins, tracking scripts, or WooCommerce-related plugins generate huge DOM output.
2. Temporarily disable plugins one by one (especially optimization, slider, popup, analytics, or page-builder plugins) and test the HTML transfer size again. Plugin conflicts are very common in this area.
3. Since you mentioned Optimole + Cloudflare, there’s definitely a possibility of overlap/conflict. Both can handle image delivery/CDN behavior, and sometimes double optimization or caching creates inconsistent image loading/blurring. I’d try:

• clearing all caches completely
• temporarily disabling Cloudflare image optimization features (if enabled)
• testing Optimole alone for a while

4. Check whether GZIP or Brotli compression is enabled on the server. If compression is missing or misconfigured, the transferred HTML size can appear much larger than necessary.
5. Use Chrome DevTools → Network tab and sort by size. That usually reveals very quickly whether the issue is:

• HTML output
• scripts/styles
• fonts
• third-party requests
• or images

If the HTML itself is truly over 1 MB, I’d strongly suspect either:

• a page builder generating excessive markup
• too many plugins injecting code
• large inline CSS/JS
• or database-generated dynamic content

The inconsistent image behavior sounds more like a caching/CDN optimization conflict than a theme problem.

Neve itself is generally lightweight, so I’d investigate the plugin stack and optimization layers first before changing themes or hosting.

Hope this helps point you in the right direction.