Your website might be slowing down due to a sluggish server or heavy traffic. You can easily find out by using a web speed test or bandwidth monitor. If neither of these tools detect any issues, try downloading and installing the Google Page Speed Plugin to view your site’s optimization score. If you’re using a CDN (Content Delivery Network), make sure to use the CDN link located at the bottom of your page.
Does WordPress slow down my website?
Yes, the installation of the default theme will slow down your site. If you are using a custom or premium theme, it will have minimal or no effect on your website’s speed. Some of the most popular plugins to optimize your WordPress site are: WP Super Cache, W3 Total Cache, WP Fastest, Kinsta Accelerated, and W3 Total Cache Pro. Another reason your site might seem slow is that it’s using a deprecated PHP version. These days, only the most outdated and low-quality WordPress themes and plugins support old versions of PHP.
For the best experience on your website, ensure that you are using the latest version of WordPress. Downloading and installing the plugin WP Fastest allows you to check your site’s PHP version. If you are using an old version of PHP, this plugin will let you know so that you can update your site.
What is a good load time for a website?
A website’s load time is how long it takes for the site to load. A good load time for a website should be around 3 seconds. If a site takes too long to load, users will abandon the site and go to a faster loading one. This affects your website’s ranking in Google, and can even cause the user to close the browser window and search for your site on another one. Here are some tips for improving your site’s load time:
Use Google Webmaster Tools to check if the issue is due to any crawler errors. Use the Google PageSpeed Insights tool to improve your site’s page speed. Make sure that your site is fully cached in Google’s cache. You can enable Google’s AJAX Page Cache for this. If you have a static site, use the Expires header to tell the browser when to remove the stale cached copy from the cache. Use the HTTP/2 protocol. Google takes it into consideration when serving your site’s pages. Minify your JavaScript and CSS files to reduce the size of each file.