Hello, @Kyle,
Sound’s Good!! that you found the cause of the issue, and for the site speed, you can try with the WP Rocket plugin, It is compatible with our theme, here is the doc: https://xstore.helpscoutdocs.com/article/128-how-to-improve-wp-rocket-settings-with-xstore
And here is the article on how to speed up your site: https://xstore.helpscoutdocs.com/article/100-how-to-speed-up-my-website
Hope this helps.
And you can contact us again any time with a fresh new topic.
Thanks for contacting us. Have a nice day.
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