{"id":505149,"date":"2025-09-24T06:59:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T06:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webkul.com\/blog\/?p=505149"},"modified":"2025-09-25T11:28:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T11:28:22","slug":"prestashop-smart-speculations-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webkul.com\/blog\/prestashop-smart-speculations-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"User Guide of PrestaShop Smart Speculation Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/store.webkul.com\/prestashop-smart-speculation-rules.html\">PrestaShop Smart Speculation Rules Module<\/a><\/strong> utilizes the Speculation Rules API to implement speculative loading technology, enhancing overall site performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means that when a customer hovers or is likely to click a link, the module preloads the target page in the background, making it ready in advance for near-instant loading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This module is beneficial for merchants who aim to reduce bounce rates and increase customer engagement by providing a faster, smoother, and more seamless browsing experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOTE:\u00a0PrestaShop Smart Speculation Rules is compatible with the PrestaShop Multi-store feature.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wk-index-wrap\"><div class=\"block-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading index-title\">Features of <strong>PrestaShop Smart Speculation Rules<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Uses Speculation Rules API to predict customer navigation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enhances website performance by reducing page load times through speculative loading.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supports both Prefetch and Prerender methods to preload resources or render entire pages in the background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose to trigger speculative loading when a customer hovers over a link.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose to trigger speculative loading as soon as the page opens.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Configure the eagerness level of speculative loading to immediate or moderate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Define maximum URLs to prefetch per interval.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set the delay time to specify how long the system should wait before initiating speculative loading after a trigger event.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exclude speculative loading from specific pages based on their URLs, keywords, and Selectors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wk-index-wrap\"><div class=\"block-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading index-title\">How to Install <strong>PrestaShop Smart Speculation Rules <\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Firstly, go to the module manager in the back office and click on \u2018upload a module\u2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After that, drag and drop the module file or select the file from the system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In this way, the module installation will be successful.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/prestashop-preorder-installation.webp\" alt=\"preorder installation\" class=\"wp-image-490140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/prestashop-preorder-installation.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/prestashop-preorder-installation-300x104.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/prestashop-preorder-installation-250x86.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/prestashop-preorder-installation-768x265.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/module-installation-2.webp\" alt=\"preorder installation\" class=\"wp-image-490141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/module-installation-2.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/module-installation-2-300x138.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/module-installation-2-250x115.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/module-installation-2-768x353.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/installation-successful.webp\" alt=\"installation successful\" class=\"wp-image-490670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/installation-successful.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/installation-successful-300x136.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/installation-successful-250x113.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/installation-successful-768x348.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After the successful installation of the module, a new tab &#8220;Smart Speculation Rules&#8221; gets available in the PrestaShop back office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From this tab, the admin can configure the General Settings and the Rule Out Settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/newtabadded-1200x606.webp\" alt=\"New Tab added in the back office\" class=\"wp-image-506318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/newtabadded-1200x606.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/newtabadded-300x152.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/newtabadded-250x126.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/newtabadded-768x388.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/newtabadded.webp 1281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wk-index-wrap\"><div class=\"block-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading index-title\">General Settings<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the general settings, the admin has to configure how speculative loading should be applied on the website. Under general settings, the admin can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select the Speculative Action<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the Speculation Trigger Type<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Specify the Delay Time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/prefetchonhover-1-1200x663.webp\" alt=\"Prefetch On-Hover\" class=\"wp-image-506643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/prefetchonhover-1-1200x663.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/prefetchonhover-1-300x166.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/prefetchonhover-1-250x138.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/prefetchonhover-1-768x424.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/prefetchonhover-1.webp 1293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Speculation Action<\/strong>: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Speculation Action<\/strong> setting determines the type of speculative loading to perform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>i) Prefetch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prefetch feature downloads resources such as HTML, scripts, images, and stylesheets in the background so that they are cached and ready when the user navigates to the page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This method is lightweight and resource-friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> To check the browser compatibility for the <strong>Prefetch<\/strong> feature, please <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en-US\/docs\/Web\/HTML\/Reference\/Attributes\/rel\/prefetch#browser_compatibility\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ii) Prerender<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prerender feature loads and renders the entire page in the background, making navigation nearly instant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This approach requires significantly more server resources and can be used for high-priority navigation paths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> To check the browser compatibility for the <strong>Prerender<\/strong> feature, please <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en-US\/docs\/Web\/HTML\/Reference\/Elements\/script\/type\/speculationrules#browser_compatibility\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/prerender-1200x574.webp\" alt=\"Prerender feature\" class=\"wp-image-506650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/prerender-1200x574.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/prerender-300x143.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/prerender-250x119.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/prerender-768x367.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/prerender.webp 1293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Speculation Trigger Type<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Speculation Trigger Type<\/strong> defines when speculative loading is initiated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>i) On-Hover<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The On-Hover feature begins preloading only when a user hovers over a link. This conserves resources by focusing on the links the customer is most likely to click.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ii) All required links on the page<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This feature initiates speculative loading as soon as the page itself loads, preloading all detected links that meet the criteria. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While this maximizes responsiveness, it may increase bandwidth usage and server load.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"863\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/allrequiredlinksonthepage-1200x863.webp\" alt=\"All required links on the page\" class=\"wp-image-506747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/allrequiredlinksonthepage-1200x863.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/allrequiredlinksonthepage-300x216.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/allrequiredlinksonthepage-250x180.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/allrequiredlinksonthepage-768x552.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/allrequiredlinksonthepage.webp 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to use the <strong><strong>All required links on the page<\/strong><\/strong> feature, you will have to set the Eagerness level and the Maximum URLs to prefetch per interval as well :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eagerness Level:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This setting controls how aggressively the browser performs speculation. You can choose any one from the following options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>i) Immediate<\/strong>: The browser starts loading resources as soon as it predicts they may be needed. This provides faster performance but consumes more memory and data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ii) Moderate<\/strong>: The browser waits or skips loading unless it is highly likely that the resource will be required. This conserves memory and data but may reduce responsiveness slightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"936\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/moderateeagrnesslevel-1200x936.webp\" alt=\"Moderate Eagerness Level\" class=\"wp-image-506737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/moderateeagrnesslevel-1200x936.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/moderateeagrnesslevel-300x234.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/moderateeagrnesslevel-250x195.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/moderateeagrnesslevel-768x599.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/moderateeagrnesslevel.webp 1294w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Max URLs to prefetch per interval:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The admin can define the maximum number of links to speculate on within a given time frame from these settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong>For Prerender, this field is predefined by the Chrome limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Eagreness Level<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Prerender<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Immediate<\/strong><\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Moderate<\/strong><\/td><td>2 (FIFO)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/prerenderallrequiredlinksonthepage-1200x808.webp\" alt=\"Prerender, All required links on the page\" class=\"wp-image-506726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/prerenderallrequiredlinksonthepage-1200x808.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/prerenderallrequiredlinksonthepage-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/prerenderallrequiredlinksonthepage-250x168.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/prerenderallrequiredlinksonthepage-768x517.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/prerenderallrequiredlinksonthepage.webp 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delay Time:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Delay Time<\/strong> option specifies how long the system should wait before starting speculative loading after a trigger event. The value is defined in milliseconds (ms).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/delay-1200x653.webp\" alt=\"Delay Configuration\" class=\"wp-image-506645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/delay-1200x653.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/delay-300x163.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/delay-250x136.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/delay-768x418.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/delay.webp 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wk-index-wrap\"><div class=\"block-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading index-title\">Rule Out Settings<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rule Out settings allow the admin to define specific conditions where speculative loading should not be applied. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This ensures that unnecessary resources are not preloaded for unwanted or irrelevant pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ruleout-1-1200x767.webp\" alt=\"Rule Out Settings\" class=\"wp-image-506853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ruleout-1-1200x767.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ruleout-1-300x192.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ruleout-1-250x160.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ruleout-1-768x491.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ruleout-1.webp 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can exclude speculative loading from specific pages using the following options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Blacklist \/ Ignored URLs: <\/strong>This option allows the admin to specify exact URL paths that should be excluded from speculative loading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keywords excluded URLs<\/strong>: This option allows the admin to define keywords that, when present in a URL, will exclude the corresponding pages from speculative loading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Exclude selector matches:<\/strong> This option allows the admin to exclude specific elements on a page from being processed for speculative loading, using CSS selectors or patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wk-index-wrap\"><div class=\"block-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading index-title\">Debug&nbsp;Prefetch&nbsp;speculation rules &#8211; Front View<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Prefetches triggered by speculation rules can be seen in the&nbsp;<strong>Network<\/strong>&nbsp;panel in the same way as other fetches:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1099\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/frontone-1.webp\" alt=\"Debug\u00a0prefetch\u00a0speculation rules\" class=\"wp-image-506855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/frontone-1.webp 1099w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/frontone-1-300x152.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/frontone-1-250x126.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/frontone-1-768x389.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1099px) 100vw, 1099px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Clicking on one of the rows also shows the&nbsp;<code>Sec-Purpose: prefetch<\/code>&nbsp;HTTP header, which is how these requests can be identified on the server side:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1099\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fronttwo.webp\" alt=\"Debug\u00a0prefetch\u00a0speculation rules\" class=\"wp-image-506857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fronttwo.webp 1099w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fronttwo-300x152.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fronttwo-250x127.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fronttwo-768x389.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1099px) 100vw, 1099px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wk-index-wrap\"><div class=\"block-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading index-title\">Debug&nbsp;Prerender&nbsp;with the Speculative load tabs &#8211; Front View<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A new&nbsp;<strong>Speculative loads<\/strong>&nbsp;section has been added in the&nbsp;<strong>Application<\/strong>&nbsp;panel of Chrome DevTools, under the&nbsp;<strong>Background services<\/strong>&nbsp;section, to help aid in debugging speculation rules:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1102\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/frontthree.webp\" alt=\"Debug\u00a0prerender\u00a0with the Speculative load tabs\" class=\"wp-image-506858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/frontthree.webp 1102w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/frontthree-300x151.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/frontthree-250x126.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/frontthree-768x387.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1102px) 100vw, 1102px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three tabs available in this section:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Speculative loads<\/strong>&nbsp;which lists the prerendered status of the current page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rules<\/strong>&nbsp;which lists all the rule sets found on the current page, designated as URLs or&nbsp;rule tags, if any.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Speculations<\/strong>&nbsp;which lists all the prefetched and prerendered URLs from the rule sets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Speculations<\/strong>&nbsp;tab lists all the target URLs, along with the action (prefetch or prerender), which rule set they came from (as there may be multiple on a page), and the status of each speculation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1098\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/frontfour.webp\" alt=\"Debug\u00a0prerender\u00a0with the Speculative load tabs\" class=\"wp-image-506859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/frontfour.webp 1098w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/frontfour-300x152.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/frontfour-250x126.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/frontfour-768x388.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1098px) 100vw, 1098px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This was all about the PrestaShop Smart Speculation Rules Module. 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