Title: Making wordpress work Last modified: April 26, 2026 --- # Making wordpress work * [jlamar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jlamar/) * (@jlamar) * [1 month, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-wordpress-work/) * Hey, I had to remove Jetpack because it’s breaking my site. The third party trackers keep me from uploading images, basics. * Now however, my site went from 100 page speed score to 30. It didn’t just lose lazy loading of images, sitemaps, SEO changes, etc. * WordPress itself is pretty much garbage now I see. Been using it since it came out and all the improvements went into the paid product. How can I make WordPress a site that is usable to my readers without signing them up for 800 trackers and exposing my admin panel to tracking I never sign up for? What’s the list of plug-ins, how do I make the media library work again or do I just migrate to other software that’s maintained? Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/) * (@threadi) * [1 month, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-wordpress-work/#post-18890788) * How well a WordPress-based website performs depends primarily on the plugins you use as well as the theme. WordPress performs very well without plugins and with a default theme. So you should check your project to see what’s causing the slow loading times. * Here’s an article on the topic: [https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/performance/optimization/](https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/performance/optimization/) * My recommendation is to first see what optimization options are available or offered by your current setup. Some themes also have their own caching features. Removing older plugins that no longer perform as well as they should today can also help. * After that, you can look into using one of the free plugins to optimize your website’s output: [https://wordpress.org/plugins/search/optimize/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/search/optimize/)– it’s hard to say which one is best in general. It always depends on the project’s structure. * Thread Starter [jlamar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jlamar/) * (@jlamar) * [1 month, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-wordpress-work/#post-18890791) * It’s too late. Removing Jetpack has totally broken my site, pages now return zero HTML – you’re going to delete these posts to cover it up. * Removing Jetpack killed my site. Flat out. You’re not offering me support. You’re covering up what I’m saying – it’s why you’re moderating me instead of helping me. - This reply was modified 1 month, 2 weeks ago by [jlamar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jlamar/). * Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/) * (@threadi) * [1 month, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-wordpress-work/#post-18890857) * I hadn’t realized that your issue was with deactivating Jetpack. If you’re having trouble with this plugin, I’d recommend reaching out to their support forum: [https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/jetpack/](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/jetpack/)– there are more people there who are familiar with the plugin and can better assist you. * Thread Starter [jlamar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jlamar/) * (@jlamar) * [1 month, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-wordpress-work/#post-18890898) * Read my post, not asking about that. Please, take the time before replying and controlling the conversation. - This reply was modified 1 month, 2 weeks ago by [jlamar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jlamar/). * [Patrick – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudevsupport12/) * (@wpmudevsupport12) * [1 month, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-wordpress-work/#post-18890952) * Hi [@jlamar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jlamar/) * > It’s too late. Removing Jetpack has totally broken my site, pages now return > zero HTML – you’re going to delete these posts to cover it up. * Removing a plugin like JetPack should not cause issues, unless it is directly related to page builder such as Elementor. * As for WordPress; WordPress itself doesn’t require a ton of plugins to optimise the website, however, it will depends on how it is handled from beginning, for example, the full site editor themes work pretty well, if you don’t want a caching plugin that might track your wp-admin usage ( though plugins should have opt- in to disable tracking ) then you can rely on your hosting cache, as for lazyload, WordPress comes with a native one [https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/07/14/lazy-loading-images-in-5-5/](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/07/14/lazy-loading-images-in-5-5/), plugins are necessary whenever you need further control on the setting. * I am not sure how your site at this moment, if you have any error on front end, feel free to share the URL and we can take a look at browser console ( never share credentials ). But if the pages are working and the problem is the performance itself, start with: * 1. Check for any report on WordPress > Tools > Site health; 2. Ask your hosting support if they have static server cache, if not, consider one with that; 3. Are you using custom theme, premium builder plugin or? Describe a bit the env so we can share more accurate recommendations 4. Perform plugin cleanup, check if only Jetpack isn’t necessary, reducing the number of plugins can also enhance the performance. * Best Regards Patrick Freitas * Thread Starter [jlamar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jlamar/) * (@jlamar) * [1 month, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-wordpress-work/#post-18890953) * Not sure what to say, I disabled it and my admin/login page is blank. In any browser, it comes back with **no data.** * At this point, my best bet is going to be to export my database. I cannot re- enable the plugin. Now that I’m not logged in, I’m cooked. Been using this 22 years. * **Edit:** Just verified on mobile, it’s the same. Visiting any link directly, doesn’t work. /wp-admin is gone. All I did was disable Jetpack because it was blocking me from uploading images. That review is deleted and my site is cooked. - This reply was modified 1 month, 2 weeks ago by [jlamar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jlamar/). Reason: even on mobile it doesn't work * Thread Starter [jlamar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jlamar/) * (@jlamar) * [1 month, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-wordpress-work/#post-18890955) * Hey I got it, only had to now disable all plugins. * As I started – this software is fundamentally broken. All the enhancements went into Jetpack. It’s now spyware and if you remove it, your site is broken. It ** shouldn’t happen** but that’s how the economy works now. Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) The topic ‘Making wordpress work’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 9 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [jlamar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jlamar/) * Last activity: [1 month, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-wordpress-work/#post-18890955) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics