Disable Adobe Commerce Banner output to improve site performance

This article provides a fix for low site performance. Low site performance can be caused by the Magento_Banner module being enabled but not used. Disabling the module output can improve site performance. Review this article for resolution steps.

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Environment

Cause

The Magento_Banner module is enabled, but not used.

To check if this is the case:

For Adobe Commerce on cloud infrastructure 2.2.x:

If you do not see the Banners option under Content > Elements, it means that you have already applied the recommendations from this article.

For Adobe Commerce on cloud infrastructure 2.3.x and newer (the functionality was renamed in v 2.3.x):

If you do not see the Dynamic Blocks option under Content > Elements, it means that you have already applied the recommendation from this article. To see the banners option again, reverse the process.

Cause

When the Magento_Banner module is enabled, Adobe Commerce sends Ajax requests from the storefront to the server to get the banner information. These Ajax requests have a performance impact, especially in high-load (high-volume and high-traffic) conditions. If the functionality is not used, it is recommended that you disable the module output. It is not recommended to disable the module, because of the dependency issues.

Resolution resolution

Warning: We strongly recommend testing changes on Staging/Integration environment first, before applying it to Production. We also recommend having a recent backup before any manipulations.