I know many people are having issues with running slow wp sites, and are not sure how to improve the site speed.
Below I will add my thoughts on the subject, and a few bits of advice.
Personally I used to use The7 wp theme, as I.. well, I love that theme.
The problem with that theme, as well as 99% of similar themes, is that they are bloated, and loads super slow. I then tried to install Hello by Elementor, and it cut 1.5 seconds of my loading time! That's a huge difference. Within 1 hour after changing theme, everything looked like before but 1.5 seconds faster loading time.
I also use Elementor and will keep using it. However, if you stick with Gutenberg, you should get even more speed, especially with the latest update of WP that also offers lazy loading (with Gutenberg).
A big thing in regards to speed is your host.
Don't save money there. I use Siteground and love them. I know there are several good options and a lot of crappy ones.. Choose a good option, if you're interested in being serious about your site you need a decent host.
Small things such as file sizes are super important.
Make sure you change all pictures to jpeg from png when needed. or even better, use webP.
Personally I use a plugin called PNG to JPG, and also the Imagify to decrease the image file sizes.
Cache plugin options, I always use WP Rocket, as without a doubt its the best option, and because I use Elementor, you can use the WP Rocket lazy loading function..
Lastly, remember to use Cloudflare for free SSL. They also offer a CDN that can help you with speed.
Always check GTMetrix.com and Webpagetest.org.
After checking your site, you can see what you need update, and where you are not doing something correctly.
This is all fairly simple advice, however many people need it.
if anyone has other ideas, please add below
Below I will add my thoughts on the subject, and a few bits of advice.
Personally I used to use The7 wp theme, as I.. well, I love that theme.
The problem with that theme, as well as 99% of similar themes, is that they are bloated, and loads super slow. I then tried to install Hello by Elementor, and it cut 1.5 seconds of my loading time! That's a huge difference. Within 1 hour after changing theme, everything looked like before but 1.5 seconds faster loading time.
I also use Elementor and will keep using it. However, if you stick with Gutenberg, you should get even more speed, especially with the latest update of WP that also offers lazy loading (with Gutenberg).
A big thing in regards to speed is your host.
Don't save money there. I use Siteground and love them. I know there are several good options and a lot of crappy ones.. Choose a good option, if you're interested in being serious about your site you need a decent host.
Small things such as file sizes are super important.
Make sure you change all pictures to jpeg from png when needed. or even better, use webP.
Personally I use a plugin called PNG to JPG, and also the Imagify to decrease the image file sizes.
Cache plugin options, I always use WP Rocket, as without a doubt its the best option, and because I use Elementor, you can use the WP Rocket lazy loading function..
Lastly, remember to use Cloudflare for free SSL. They also offer a CDN that can help you with speed.
Always check GTMetrix.com and Webpagetest.org.
After checking your site, you can see what you need update, and where you are not doing something correctly.
This is all fairly simple advice, however many people need it.
if anyone has other ideas, please add below
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