Are you losing visitors on your website because of a slow loading WordPress? A slow loading website can be very frustrating for users. Do you want to improve your website load time? WordPress is a great platform. However, it can be slow.
WordPress websites with substantial amounts of blogs often have a reputation for running slowly. However, there are other WordPress website alternatives which handle traffic smoothly and run efficiently while loading.
Follow the following steps to improve your website’s load time:
1. A two-second decrease in site speed can increase conversions by 100%.
2. Test site speed at webpagetest.org and look at problems on Google Page Speed Insights and GT Metrix.
3. Back up your website with BackWPup, then update WordPress, plugins and themes.
4. WP Optimize plugin to eliminate all old drafts and spam comments. Delete it when you’re done.
5. Move your server to a content delivery network (CDN) with CloudFlare to speed up site for international readers. This is also SSL free (https for your site – more secure so third parties can’t steal your information).
6. Install W3 Total Cache plugin to improve page load time (almost like cookies for your blog). Try WP Super Cache if W3 doesn’t work well on your website.
7. Activate Autoptimize plugin to compress (minify) Javascript, CSS and HTML (in English, your code).
8. Use WP Smush and EWWW plugin to compress all your blog images at once. Use TinyPNG if not using a content management system (CMS) like WordPress or Drupal.
9. Re-test site speed and Page Speed Insights after using these plugins.
10. Here you can change the size of your facebook like / share buttons for mobile users.
11. These are the best sizes for touchscreen targets on a mobile app.
12. Create a mobile viewport for your website so it looks good on smartphones.
13. Make sure your theme is “responsive,” meaning mobile-friendly.