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Is my site too slow, if so why ?

by cctvinstallers
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My Wordpress site was recently giving me a database error and not loading properly, I have quite a few pictures, which are smooshed.The site is going through cloudflare free service, which i think is supposed to speed it up.

I contacted my host who told me "The limit on usage for your account is currently 1/10th of an entire server, and it appears to be routinely running up against this limit."

Since then I have deleted some old plugins,(i now have 44 installed and 33 activated) added caching plugins, and deleted revisions of posts etc.

my host offered me a vps or turbo plan but that sounds too expensive.


It varies as to time of day and my own connection, Can anyone suggest the best way to speed it up ?

I ran yslow and it suggested using sprites which looks pretty complicated.

I have scripts that load twitter, facebook and a youtube video, I have installed something that is supposed to aggregate these to speed it up, but not sure how to tell if its working.
I also have a contactme form loading as a widget (not really how its supposed to be used but i prefer it to having to hit a contact button)


do i have too many pictures ?
too many plugins ?
too many scripts ?
or something else ?

ps i was hoping to install a revolving gallery plugin for 3 images that are already used to use as a widget , will that make the situation worse ?

I googled it and it seems quite a common wordpress problem, any advice would be greatly appreciated.
#plugins #site #slow #wordpress #yslow
  • Profile picture of the author Andrew Marketing
    Try installing this Wordpress plugin : W3 Total Cache.It makes you pages load faster and it requires much less CPU processing than using wordpress al by itself.Hope this helps.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jonathan92
      I believe there is a handy little service on Fiverr which may be of use in your situation. I'm not quite sure, but this might help you. Now that you mention it, perhaps I should streamline my blogs a bit.
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  • Profile picture of the author Abledragon
    44 plugins, with 33 activated, is a lot. If any of those plugins focus on the same area (you mentioned adding caching plugins - plural) cut it down to 1 per area you want to improve.

    Remove the 11 plugins that are deactivated - delete them.

    Make sure your images are all optimised - there's a useful tool here:

    Online Image Optimizer: Optimize your GIFS, JPGS, and PNGS online.

    W3-Total-Cache is good, but takes some setting up. Here's how I've set up my copy:

    W3-Total-Cache: How to Set it Up | WealthyDragon

    If you have 'heavy' items (for example running scripts) on your page place them over to the right (in a sidebar) and low down. More details here:

    Make Site Load More Quickly | WealthyDragon

    Try those suggestions and see how you go,

    Cheers,

    Martin.
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    • Profile picture of the author damoncloudflare
      -You have way too many plugins. 44 is way too much, and I've generally seen having only 6-12 in total (each plugin will create a call to another service, which only slows down your site).

      -You should run a database optimization program (since you mentioned CloudFlare, there is one available in the CloudFlare WordPress plugin).

      -If you have multiple social widgets (social bookmarking, sharing), try finding one that will work well that supports the key social networks/sharing services.
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      Tips for using WordPress with CloudFlare

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  • Profile picture of the author Sparhawke
    All good advice, and it can all be summed down into a few words...de-clutter your website and get rid of what is not necessary

    You should probably only need 10 plug-ins at maximum, not that many dormant and unused :p
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