WordPress Speed Optimization: Make Your Website Fast

A slow website frustrates visitors, costs you customers and can hurt your search rankings. Most WordPress sites can be made significantly faster without a full rebuild. I find what’s slowing your site down and fix it.

What Slows WordPress Down

Underpowered or overcrowded hosting
Large, uncompressed images
Too many plugins, or a few heavy ones
No caching or a misconfigured cache
Outdated PHP versions
Heavy third-party scripts like chat widgets, trackers and social feeds

My Speed Optimization Process

1. Measure

I test your site the way Google does, including Core Web Vitals on mobile, so we know exactly where the problems are.

2. Fix the biggest problems first

Image optimization, caching, plugin cleanup, script loading, PHP updates and hosting improvements, in order of impact.

3. Test and verify

Every change is checked to make sure nothing breaks, and you get a plain-English before-and-after summary.

4. Keep it fast

Speed slips over time as content and plugins are added. Ongoing WordPress maintenance and support keeps your site running smoothly.

Work Directly With Your Developer

Thirst Productions is a New Hampshire-based, owner-operated business. I’m Rich Collins, and I’m your primary contact and lead developer from the first email to launch day and beyond. No account managers, no ticket queues, no chatbots. When you email, you get me.