Wajih Shaikh

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WordPress speed optimization

Speed work starts with measurement. I review the page, hosting, theme, plugins, fonts, images and third-party scripts before changing anything, then address the bottlenecks that matter most.

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When it helps

Common reasons clients bring me in.

  • Pages feel slow on mobile
  • LCP, CLS or INP needs improvement
  • The site loads too many scripts, styles or oversized images
  • A heavy theme or plugin stack is difficult to diagnose

Typical scope

What the work can include.

  • 01Performance and Core Web Vitals audit
  • 02Image sizing, compression and loading strategy
  • 03Caching and delivery configuration
  • 04CSS and JavaScript reduction
  • 05Font and third-party request review
  • 06Before-and-after verification
Tools and technologies

PageSpeed Insights · Lighthouse · Core Web Vitals · Caching · CDN · WordPress

The path from brief to handover

Measure. Improve. Check again.

  1. 01

    Establish a baseline

    Test representative pages and separate field data from controlled lab diagnostics.

  2. 02

    Find the bottleneck

    Review the server, LCP resource, images, fonts, scripts and layout shifts.

  3. 03

    Improve in layers

    Make controlled changes and protect checkout, forms and required third-party tools.

  4. 04

    Compare & document

    Retest the same pages and interactions, and explain the improvements and remaining limits.

Useful answers

Questions about WordPress speed optimization.

Can every site achieve a perfect performance score?

No. Scores depend on the page, hosting, third-party scripts and real user conditions. I focus on meaningful bottlenecks and stable user experience, not cosmetic score chasing.

What are the current Core Web Vitals?

The stable Core Web Vitals are Largest Contentful Paint, Interaction to Next Paint and Cumulative Layout Shift. They cover loading, responsiveness and visual stability.

Will optimization change the design?

Usually not. If a visual feature creates a major cost, I explain the tradeoff before changing it.

Portfolio examples

A closer look at my website work.

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