My Website Speed is Very Slow
Test Your Speed:
Use free tools like Google PageSpeed Insights (https://developers.google.com/speed/docs/insights/v5/about) or GTmetrix (https://gtmetrix.com/) to see what's slowing things down. They'll also suggest solutions!
Common Culprits:
Big Images: Compress images to reduce file size without losing quality. Lots of online tools can do this.
Too Many Requests: Every image, CSS file, etc. needs a request to load. Try combining these files or using browser caching.
Outdated Software: Update WordPress, themes, and plugins to fix bugs and improve performance.
Easy Wins:
Enable Browser Caching: This lets visitors' browsers store parts of your site, so they don't need to download them again on every visit.
Minify Code: This removes unnecessary characters and whitespace from your website's code, making it smaller and faster to load.