Troubleshooting a slow WordPress site

If your site started loading slower recently, a recent change may have affected the load speed. If this is the case, you can undo the change and see if that helps the site load faster. If you aren't sure what caused the slowdown, you can disable the various features of your site and add them back until the problem occurs again. If you need assistance with this, one of our experts may be able to do it for you for a fee.

The following are some of the most common features that can increase latency.

Plugins

Each plugin that you add to a WordPress site can increase the latency of the site. You can activate and deactivate the the plugins on your site to see if it improves the load time. For more information on activating and deactivating WordPress plugins, see Activate and deactivate plugins in WordPress 

Activate and deactivate plugins in WordPress

WordPress offers a large number of plugins to add functionality to your site. They range from anti-spam comment filters to helping you build a small-scale social network. You can easily activate or deactivate plugins to add or remove certain features or for troubleshooting purposes.

 Note: You have to install a plugin before you can activate or deactivate it. In case you can't log in to WordPress, you can deactivate plugins in your database or with FTP.

1. Sign in to WordPress
2. From the left-side menu, select Plugins.
3. Select all the plugins you want to activate, or select all the plugins you want to deactivate.
4. Select Bulk Actions > Activate (or Deactivate), and then select Apply.