Speed up category pages?

[EvanGR]

VM 3.6.2/ 40k products with multiple custom fields used.

Category pages are slower than we'd like (6+ seconds), and we are trying to optimize them.
Perhaps we can do without the custom fields for category product results.
Is there a way to remove custom field SQL queries for category results? If so, which are the query files we can experiment with?

Thanks

[Studio 42]

Have you checked the config? You have an option to not render customfields in category view

[EvanGR]

Thanks. I cannot seem to find that option... Where do I need to look?

[GJC Web Design]

vm config-> config->shop front-> Show product customfields in browse views

[EvanGR]

Thanks, does this also remove the processing (db queries) for the custom fields for the category pages?

[PRO]

Thanks, does this also remove the processing (db queries) for the custom fields for the category pages?

YES, the checkbox just makes them "available" , in other words the queries.