This page collects knowledge base articles about WordPress performance issues: cases where your site or wp-admin feels slow, performance fluctuates, or traffic spikes push things over the edge. The goal is to help you recognize where the slowdown likely lives: inside WordPress, in the database, in caching behavior, or in the hosting environment.
Each article explains what the symptom usually means, the most common causes, and safe checks you can do to narrow it down without jumping straight into random "speed tweaks".
A slow WordPress site is frustrating — for you and your visitors. Pages that load slowly or a site that feels sluggish leave a poor impression. In this article I explain what people mean by “my site is slow”, which common WordPress causes can explain it, and how to tell when the cause is outside WordPress.
Many business owners eventually notice that their WordPress admin area (the wp-admin dashboard) feels slow, while the front end performs fine for visitors. This contrast leads to frustration and questions: how can the public site be fast, but the admin area isn’t? In this article I explain why wp-admin is often slower than the front end and where to look for the causes.
Your WordPress website feels painfully slow, especially before anything even appears on the screen. Maybe you’ve already run a speed test (for example Google PageSpeed Insights) and saw the term Time to First Byte (TTFB) with a warning that the value is too high. In this knowledge base article I explain in plain language what TTFB is, why it matters for your WordPress site, how to interpret and measure it, and which factors play a role.
When I talk about CPU usage in the context of WordPress hosting, I mean how intensely the server’s processor (CPU) is working on your website. WordPress sites run on scripts (like PHP), and every visit or action triggers a process. With high CPU usage the server is extremely busy, which makes your site slower or temporarily overloaded.
You may have noticed that your WordPress site slows down during busy moments or even shows errors. Often the cause is that so-called PHP workers get “exhausted.” In this article I explain in a clear, no-nonsense way what PHP workers are, what it means when they’re exhausted, how to recognize it, and why it happens — without diving too deep into technical details.
You installed a new plugin to expand your WordPress site — for example a useful contact form — but now the site feels slow. Even the admin panel (wp-admin) feels sluggish. In this article I explain in plain language how a single plugin can slow your site down, what the likely causes are, and how to assess it safely.
Your WordPress site used to be fast, but after the latest update everything suddenly feels slow. How can a site become slow after an update? In this article I explain why a WordPress site can feel slower after updates — whether it’s a core, plugin, or theme update.
Many site owners notice that their WordPress site runs fast at one moment and painfully slow at another. This fluctuating behavior can be confusing, but it’s often tied to predictable patterns and background processes. In this knowledge base article I walk through recognizable situations so you can better understand why your WordPress site is sometimes fast and sometimes slow.
A slow WordPress site can have many causes, from heavy plugins to an overload of external scripts. One factor that’s often overlooked is the database. WordPress stores almost all content, settings, and metadata in a MySQL database. Every time someone loads a page or you change something in the backend, data has to be fetched from that database.
Every shop owner knows the feeling: your WooCommerce site seems to load slower and slower. Pages take too long to appear, customers drop off, and in the WordPress dashboard it takes ages to open orders or product lists. Why does a WooCommerce store become slow? Below I cover the most common causes. I won’t dive into solutions here — the goal is to help you understand where the pain points are.
A few safe checks help you figure out whether the bottleneck is hosting, the database, or WordPress itself.
A slow WordPress site rarely has a single cause. Performance issues are usually the result of multiple factors, both inside WordPress itself and in the environment it runs on.
The articles above help you recognize which type of slowdown you’re dealing with, so you can better judge whether the issue lives inside WordPress or outside of it.
Performance issues tend to come back after quick fixes. Managed hosting keeps updates, caching and limits consistent.
