WordPress Performance Guides

In-depth, technical guides on making WordPress fast. No fluff, no “install W3 Total Cache” advice. These guides focus on backend optimization — the changes that deliver the biggest speed improvements.

Start Here

New to backend WordPress optimization? Start with the diagnostic framework — it gives you a systematic method to find bottlenecks before jumping to solutions.

All Guides

Finding What Makes WordPress Slow: Diagnostic Framework
A step-by-step method to identify exactly what slows down your WordPress site. Covers TTFB measurement, query analysis, plugin impact testing, and server configuration auditing.

WordPress Database Optimization: Complete Guide
Everything about wp_options bloat, autoloaded data, orphaned transients, post revisions, and table optimization. The single biggest backend speed win for most sites.

WordPress Slow Queries: Find and Fix Them
How to enable the slow query log, interpret EXPLAIN output, create proper indexes, and optimize the specific queries dragging your site down.

---

Want to see these optimizations applied to a real site? Visit the Performance Lab for live data from MakeWPFast.com itself.