{"id":1932,"date":"2020-12-19T06:58:02","date_gmt":"2020-12-19T06:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/?p=1932"},"modified":"2021-08-17T13:29:34","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T13:29:34","slug":"speed-up-wordpress-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/speed-up-wordpress-website\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Important Things to Speed Up your WordPress Website"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/speed-up-wordpress-website\/#How_to_increase_WordPress_load_time\" >How to increase WordPress load time?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/speed-up-wordpress-website\/#1_Get_VPS_hosting\" >1.\u00a0\u00a0 Get VPS hosting<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/speed-up-wordpress-website\/#Advantages_of_VPS_hosting_include\" >Advantages of VPS hosting include:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/speed-up-wordpress-website\/#2_Reduce_the_number_of_plugins_and_3rd_party_scripts\" >2.\u00a0\u00a0 Reduce the number of plugins and 3rd party scripts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/speed-up-wordpress-website\/#3_Install_a_WordPress_performance_plugin\" >3.\u00a0\u00a0 Install a WordPress performance plugin<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/speed-up-wordpress-website\/#Page_and_opcode_caching\" >Page and opcode caching<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/speed-up-wordpress-website\/#Leverage_browser_caching\" >Leverage browser caching<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/speed-up-wordpress-website\/#Minify_code\" >Minify code<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/speed-up-wordpress-website\/#Lazy_loading\" >Lazy loading<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/speed-up-wordpress-website\/#Defer_parsing_of_JavaScript\" >Defer parsing of JavaScript<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/speed-up-wordpress-website\/#Integrate_with_CDN\" >Integrate with CDN<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/speed-up-wordpress-website\/#Wrapping_up\" >Wrapping up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>In the online space characterized by snap judgments and instantaneous decision making, page loading speed matters greatly.<\/p>\n<p>The surest way to lose readers is if your blog pages take more than 3 seconds to load.<\/p>\n<p>Lucky for us, there are ways to speed up a blog and if you ever stumbled upon website issue, you could solve it by following this article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/502-bad-gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">502 website errors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a look at<strong> how you can boost your WordPress website speed<\/strong> for a better user experience and good traffic numbers.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re going to focus on the <strong>3 most important aspects of making WordPress faster<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1934 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Speed-Up-your-WordPress-Website.jpg\" alt=\"Speed Up your WordPress Website\" width=\"556\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Speed-Up-your-WordPress-Website.jpg 556w, https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Speed-Up-your-WordPress-Website-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_increase_WordPress_load_time\"><\/span><strong>How to increase WordPress load time?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Since hitting the internet scene in 2003, WordPress has evolved from a basic blogging platform to the best content management system around.<\/p>\n<p>WordPress offers plenty of themes and plugins to create responsive websites. WordPress websites usually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/dwell-time-impacts-rankings-on-serp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rank higher on search engine<\/a> results because of consistent updates.<\/p>\n<p>But depending on how you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/plugins-for-students-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">use the plugins<\/a> and themes (and how many of them!), your website can load lightning fast or slow.<\/p>\n<p>You can use tools such as Pingdom\u2019s speed test to <strong>check your website speed<\/strong>. Your pages shouldn&#8217;t take more than 3 seconds to load.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If your website is slow, the following could be to blame:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improperly configured hosting servers<\/li>\n<li>Hosting with not enough memory and CPU resources<\/li>\n<li>Too many plugins and 3<sup>rd<\/sup> party scripts<\/li>\n<li>Too many images making your pages heavy<\/li>\n<li>You have not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/page-speed-optimization-for-a-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">optimized WordPress for speed<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now that you are familiar with what makes websites slow, here is how you can speed up your WordPress website.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Get_VPS_hosting\"><\/span>1.\u00a0\u00a0 Get VPS hosting<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>VPS stands for Virtual Private Server. It is where one physical server is partitioned into different \u201cslots\u201d, which are then assigned to different users to install their OS and other software. This concept of partitioning and privatizing a server across different users is called virtualization.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, a website outgrows the capacity provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/wordpress-hosting-vs-web-hosting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared hosting<\/a> and starts to slow down due to traffic spikes. VPS hosting is the optimum option if you have medium traffic but do not need a dedicated server&#8217;s resources.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Advantages_of_VPS_hosting_include\"><\/span>Advantages of VPS hosting include:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>VPS hosting plans provide dedicated resources, including memory, disk space, and CPU cores.<\/p>\n<p>VPS hosting is a stable and secure hosting solution because resources are guaranteed, and individual servers on the machine are isolated. This also means issues and traffic spikes of other clients won&#8217;t affect you.<\/p>\n<p>VPS hosting is scalable. When your website outgrows the dedicated resources but is still small for dedicated servers, you can upgrade to more RAM, bandwidth, and disk space.<\/p>\n<p>VPS hosting decreases time to first byte (TTFB). TTFB refers to how long a browser has to wait for the first byte from a server. A longer TTFB means the page takes long to load and is caused by many factors, including insufficient input\/output memory.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1935 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/3-Important-Things-to-Speed-Up-your-WordPress-Website.jpg\" alt=\"3 Important Things to Speed Up your WordPress Website\" width=\"552\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/3-Important-Things-to-Speed-Up-your-WordPress-Website.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/3-Important-Things-to-Speed-Up-your-WordPress-Website-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to VPS hosting dedicated resources and scalability, you can reduce TTFB on your site and increase page loading speed.<\/p>\n<p>Root level access to the server is possible with VPS hosting plans. This means you can install virtually any software compatible with the OS but at a cheaper cost than a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/wordpress-hosting-vs-web-hosting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dedicated hosting plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>VPS hosting guarantees better security as individual servers on the machine are isolated. Also, you won&#8217;t be affected by traffic surges and issues from other users on the machine.<\/p>\n<p>Hosting companies offer various VPS hosting plans to suit the needs of different businesses. All you need to do is select a suitable plan for you and launch your website.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1940 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/WordPress-Website.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress Website\" width=\"558\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/WordPress-Website.jpg 558w, https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/WordPress-Website-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Reduce_the_number_of_plugins_and_3rd_party_scripts\"><\/span>2.\u00a0\u00a0 Reduce the number of plugins and 3<sup>rd<\/sup> party scripts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s always good to keep your website updated; after all, that&#8217;s the advantage of it being open-source. Search engines reward frequently updated websites.<\/p>\n<p>However, some updates can do <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/how-to-build-a-website-in-fast-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">your WordPress website<\/a> more harm than good. These include poorly coded plugins, themes, and excess 3<sup>Rd<\/sup> party scripts. These increase both server response time and the actual size of the page and the time it takes to render.<\/p>\n<p>While a theme may be eye-catching it might not optimized for speed. Avoid themes that have flashy animations and complex layouts. A simple, well-coded theme will just do fine.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to plugins, go for user experience, ease of use, and performance. There are reviews of the best WordPress themes and plugins online. You can also do a speed test yourself. Sometimes deactivating all plugins and reinstalling them one by one while checking speed can help determine bad plugins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples of slow WordPress plugins include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yoast<\/li>\n<li>WPML<\/li>\n<li>AddThis<\/li>\n<li>All-In-One Event Calendar<\/li>\n<li>Broken Link Checker<\/li>\n<li>Elementor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Example of scripts that are slow include<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Disqus comments<\/li>\n<li>Most ad scripts<\/li>\n<li>Sumo popups<\/li>\n<li>Google AdSense<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Install_a_WordPress_performance_plugin\"><\/span>3.\u00a0\u00a0 Install a WordPress performance plugin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Because every second matter, after ensuring the the above best practices, you need to use performance plugins to fine-tune different aspects of your website. <strong>WP Rocket<\/strong> is a great option, and optimizes stuff including:<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Page_and_opcode_caching\"><\/span>Page and opcode caching<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Page and opcode cashing keep a server from overloading and slowing down or crushing. WordPress Caching helps reduce TTFB by reducing the time a server takes to process a request.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Leverage_browser_caching\"><\/span>Leverage browser caching<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>You can use plugins to instruct the user browser to store JavaScript files, images, and CSS downloaded from your website for a specific time, so the user browses faster for less on the next visit. Leveraging browser caching makes the website faster for the user. Check out this article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.collectiveray.com\/wp\/tips\/leverage-browser-caching-wordpress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">about how to leverage browser caching<\/a> without plugins.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1936 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Things-to-Speed-Up-your-WordPress-Website.jpg\" alt=\"Things to Speed Up your WordPress Website\" width=\"557\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Things-to-Speed-Up-your-WordPress-Website.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Things-to-Speed-Up-your-WordPress-Website-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Minify_code\"><\/span>Minify code<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Minifications is another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickdo.co.uk\/internet-marketing\/optimize-a-website-for-google-ranks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">way to optimize a website<\/a>. WordPress minify plugins help eliminate redundant code or pointless characters from scripts resulting in files that perform the same function as the original script but faster. Minified files take less space too.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lazy_loading\"><\/span>Lazy loading<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Images make content lively. But some images can also make pages heavy and slow loading. You can use plugins to load images in a lazy way; specific images only show when users scroll towards them. This way, pages load faster, and you also conserve bandwidth.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Defer_parsing_of_JavaScript\"><\/span>Defer parsing of JavaScript<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Plugins can also issue browsers to execute scripts asynchronously as pages load. This way, users don&#8217;t have to wait for scripts to load. Deferring JavaScript reduces page load time.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Integrate_with_CDN\"><\/span>Integrate with CDN<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Using a Content Delivery Network reduces TTBF too. Without CDN, website users in different geographical locations experience different page loading speeds. A CDN speeds up a website for all visitors.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wrapping_up\"><\/span>Wrapping up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Slow-loading websites are a bummer. Lucky for you, there are ways to fix your website, so pages load faster. Some ways involve the use of quality plugins; others involve finding better hosting plans. Have fun <strong>optimizing your WordPress for speed<\/strong>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the online space characterized by snap judgments and instantaneous decision making, page loading speed matters greatly. 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