Make your WordPress site load faster
Practical steps: caching, image sizes, a lean plugin list and a current PHP version.
Speed helps visitors and search rankings. Most gains come from a few simple habits.
Do these first
- Use a recent PHP version, see the PHP guide in this library.
- Install one caching plugin and enable page cache.
- Compress images before uploading and use the WebP format.
- Delete themes and plugins you do not use.
- Load a lightweight theme.
Measure
Test a page before and after with a public speed test and compare the time to first byte and the total page size.
Important: Never run two caching plugins together, they conflict.
