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Your WordPress site, faster.

Most WordPress sites leave 40–60 PageSpeed points on the table. We audit and fix what's actually slowing yours down: images, caching, plugins, code, and Core Web Vitals.

40+Avg. PageSpeed gain
<2.5sTarget LCP
PassCore Web Vitals
AlwaysStaging tested

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AT A GLANCE

We audit and fix the real bottlenecks: images, caching, plugins, code, and Core Web Vitals. Faster sites rank better and convert more.

Core Web VitalsImage OptimizationPlugin AuditStaging Tested
At a glance

We fix what Google measures.

We work on the three Core Web Vitals directly, not just the overall PageSpeed score, and start with the changes that move them most.

  • Image optimization, WebP, and lazy loading
  • Server-level caching and CDN delivery
  • Plugin audit and database cleanup
  • A hosting upgrade path if the server is the bottleneck
Read: Core Web Vitals explained →
Why it matters

Google ranks fast sites higher. Visitors leave slow ones.

Core Web Vitals are the three metrics Google uses to measure page experience. A poor score hurts your search rankings and your conversion rate at the same time. We target all three.

LCP
< 2.5s
Largest Contentful Paint

How fast the main content loads. The metric most closely tied to perceived speed, and the one visitors notice first.

INP
< 200ms
Interaction to Next Paint

How responsive the page feels when a visitor clicks or taps. Google's primary measure of interactivity since 2024.

CLS
< 0.1
Cumulative Layout Shift

Whether elements jump around as the page loads. Low CLS means a stable, professional-feeling experience for every visitor.

What we optimize

Every layer of the stack, not just the obvious stuff.

Speed isn't one fix. It's a stack of small improvements that compound. We address all of them.

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Image Optimization
Convert to WebP, lazy-load off-screen images, resize to display dimensions, and serve from CDN. Images are usually the single biggest drag on load time.
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Server-Level Caching
Page cache, object cache, and browser cache configured at the server layer, not through a conflicting plugin. Pages load in milliseconds for returning visitors.
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Code Minification
CSS, JavaScript, and HTML stripped of whitespace and comments. Render-blocking scripts deferred or loaded asynchronously so the browser paints immediately.
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Plugin Audit
Most WordPress slowdowns trace back to poorly-coded plugins. We audit every active plugin, remove unnecessary ones, and replace heavy ones with lighter alternatives.
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Database Optimization
Clean out post revisions, spam comments, orphaned data, and expired transients. A lean database is a fast database, especially for dynamic pages.
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Core Web Vitals
LCP, INP, and CLS addressed specifically, not just overall PageSpeed. Google uses these signals in ranking, and they directly affect how visitors perceive your site.
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CDN Configuration
Static assets (images, CSS, fonts, JS) delivered from global edge nodes closest to your visitors. Fewer round trips, faster everything.
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Hosting Upgrade Path
Sometimes the bottleneck is the server itself. If your current host is the problem, we can migrate you to purpose-built WordPress infrastructure. No downtime.
How it works

Audit to report in four steps.

01
Audit

PageSpeed Insights, GTmetrix, and manual profiling to identify every bottleneck: not just what automated tools flag, but what's actually slowing your specific site.

02
Prioritize

Ranked by effort vs. impact. We tackle the high-value changes first so you see real score improvement quickly, not just a long to-do list.

03
Optimize

Images reprocessed, cache layers configured, scripts deferred, plugins swapped. Every change tested on staging before touching production.

04
Report

Before-and-after scores with plain-English explanation of what changed and why. You'll know exactly what was done and what it means.

Speed + Hosting

The fastest optimization is the right infrastructure.

No amount of code minification overcomes a slow server. If your hosting is the root cause, optimization fixes the symptoms but doesn't cure the problem.

Our WordPress Hosting pairs server-level caching, a global CDN, and purpose-built infrastructure with every speed optimization we do. The gains stick.

See WordPress Hosting →
✓Server-level page caching
✓Global CDN on every site
✓Isolated WordPress environments
✓Modern PHP 8.x, always current
✓Auto-scaling under traffic spikes
✓Staging site included for safe testing
AI StudioNot on WordPress? We also run AI-powered speed audits for any site — e-commerce, custom-built, anything — with a prioritized game plan for what to fix first.
See AI Studio →

Ready to find out what's slowing your site down?

We'll audit your site and tell you exactly what's hurting your score, and what it'll take to fix it.

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