{"id":36671,"date":"2020-11-17T11:59:40","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T09:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=36671"},"modified":"2023-11-17T14:55:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T14:55:00","slug":"wordpress-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Improve WordPress Performance: 20 Common Problems Solved"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Having a slow-loading site can be frustrating for both you and your visitors. Not to mention, it’s bad for your search engine optimization and it can even hurt your conversion rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thankfully, you can fix it! In this post, we’ll take you through 20 common problems with WordPress performance<\/strong> and tell you how to fix each one. By the end, you should know exactly what’s going wrong and be able to speed up your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s get started…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20 common WordPress performance issues and how to fix them<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now that we’ve discussed why a slow-loading site is bad, let’s look at 20 possible solutions. The best solution will depend on your particular setup, but all of them can help improve site performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Slow hosting<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Page caching<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Large images<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Use a CDN<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Old version of PHP<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Bloated theme<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Unoptimized plugins<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Loading media first<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Browser caching<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. File size<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Unoptimized database<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Too many HTTP requests<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Self-hosting audio\/video<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. You’re loading Gravatar images<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Slow DNS<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Your code is blocking<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Your code isn’t minified<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. Too many code files<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    9. Other sites hotlinking your images<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    10. Loading unnecessary scripts<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t
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      1. You’re using slow hosting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Ok, I’m sorry for putting this first because I know that it sounds like a sales pitch. But the fact remains that slow hosting is usually one of the biggest problems with WordPress performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      So – you can skip this one for now and fix all the other performance problems first to see if that gets you the load times you want. But if you’re still unhappy by the end of this post, that probably just means your hosting isn’t very good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The fix? Switch to a host from our collection of the fastest WordPress hosting providers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

      <\/span>If you're in a hurry, here's the summary table from that post:<\/strong> <\/div>
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      Host<\/th>Uptime<\/th>Speed US<\/th>Speed EU<\/th>Speed Asia<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
      Kinsta<\/a><\/td>100%<\/td>0.64s<\/td>1.08s<\/td>2.07s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Flywheel<\/a><\/td>100%<\/td>1.08s<\/td>0.95s<\/td>0.25s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      WP Engine<\/a><\/td>99.98%<\/td>0.72s<\/td>1.31s<\/td>1.99s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      SiteGround<\/a><\/td>100%<\/td>1.11s<\/td>0.32s<\/td>1.68s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      DreamHost<\/a><\/td>99.92%<\/td>2.64s<\/td>2.32s<\/td>3.29s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      InMotion Hosting<\/a><\/td>100%<\/td>0.5s<\/td>0.9s<\/td>1.94s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Bluehost<\/a><\/td>100%<\/td>0.49s<\/td>0.63s<\/td>0.27s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

      2. You’re not using page caching<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Page caching is one of the most important tactics for WordPress performance. It speeds up load times and reduces server processing by storing the finished HTML of your page in the cache and then delivering it to visitors when needed (learn more about how it works<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Some performance-optimized WordPress hosts implement caching for you. Otherwise, you use a dedicated caching plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n