How to increase load up speed of WP site?

Nenad Adamovic · 09-30-2011, 02:26 PM

My simple one page WP Blog takes 7 sec to load up. What can I do to make it load faster? Thanks

James- · 09-30-2011, 02:27 PM

Try and use as little plugins as possible. Too many will slow it down for sure.

Fernando Veloso · 09-30-2011, 02:30 PM

7 Seconds is way longer then usual, so my guess is a Hosting issue.

But for the record, how many plugins do you have in use?

Nenad Adamovic · 09-30-2011, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fernando Veloso

7 Seconds is way longer then usual, so my guess is a Hosting issue.

But for the record, how many plugins do you have in use?

Hi Fernando, just checked, there is 9 plugins. Hosting is on Host Gator. Thanks

yukon · 09-30-2011, 02:43 PM

Depends what OP has on the page.

Things like javascript & flash will slow a page down when loading.

Large chunks of white-space in the source code can be made to run faster with plugins like wp-minify, when you view the source code html, all the white-space will be gone & the code will be very compact, which helps load times run faster.

yukon · 09-30-2011, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nenad Adamovic

Hi Fernando, just checked, there is 9 plugins. Hosting is on Host Gator. Thanks

I run WP + hostgator, my sites load pretty fast IMO.

gtk29 · 09-30-2011, 03:07 PM

Hostgator is a very good web host. So it is problem with your site. You should try installing WP SuperCache plugin to minimize the load on server.

TokiTover · 09-30-2011, 04:08 PM

Here is a great resource for site speed.

How to Speed Up Wordpress - The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide | IM Impact

Fernando Veloso · 09-30-2011, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yukon

I run WP + hostgator, my sites load pretty fast IMO.

Same here.

Try this OP: first install WPCompressor - same thing as SuperCache but it's not a pain to uninstall

Then Deactivate your plugins one by one and go checking here: Pingdom Tools

One of them (or two working badly with each other) is creating that huge loading time. No worries, you will find the culprit. Then update us on how it goes.

MIlana · 09-30-2011, 04:24 PM

You can use the Firebug + PageSpeed addons for Firefox. In this way you can debug the problems with the theme (very common) and with the files with problems. You can debug the problems one by one. You must start the compression from the .htaccess file too.

UMS · 09-30-2011, 06:10 PM

The "W3 Total Cache" plugin is the most efficient plugin for speeding up your WP site.

EvanBeck · 09-30-2011, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Nenad Adamovic

Hi Fernando, just checked, there is 9 plugins. Hosting is on Host Gator. Thanks

That many plugins should not be an issue fo Hostgator. I sometimes run up to 20 plugins. Try using w3-total-cache plugin and wp-optimize plugin. In fact, these are both recommended by Hostgator.

alexander0076 · 09-30-2011, 07:54 PM

You can use "W3TotalCache" plugin to speed up your site and also use very less number of plugins to your wp site. You can also optimize your images for faster loading.

arunii · 09-30-2011, 11:33 PM

Yes "W3TotalCache" plugin is a must have plugin for every blogger. You should also use it. I have used the wp optimize plugin to remove bulk comments and also to optimize my database tables. It is a very good plugin also.

jackthomson1 · 09-30-2011, 11:49 PM

I think it is a theme uploading problem change your theme it will solve your problem.

katsar0v · 10-01-2011, 01:10 AM

There are a lot of plugins that fix the cache of the CMS. You can use them to decrease the time your website loads ...

yukon · 10-01-2011, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EvanBeck

That many plugins should not be an issue fo Hostgator. I sometimes run up to 20 plugins. Try using w3-total-cache plugin and wp-optimize plugin. In fact, these are both recommended by Hostgator.

Yikes, 20 plugins on a single theme!

bg-011 · 10-02-2011, 01:35 AM

which one is better w3 total or wp super cache ?

SimpleSEOTips · 10-02-2011, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nenad Adamovic

My simple one page WP Blog takes 7 sec to load up. What can I do to make it load faster? Thanks

Hi Nenad,

I blogged about this subject this morning and I hope Pearson (the forum mod) won't mind me linking directly to it: Page Load Time SEO | Website Load Time for Search Engine Optimization
It gives an overview on the subject of site speed and its importance within SEO.

If you don't fancy reading the blog post directly here are two very useful resources of advanced tactics to help speed up your blog which are cited within the post:
25 Ways to Speed Up your Website
Speed Up Wordpress

Hope that helps.

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