Title: Slow Loading
Last modified: March 11, 2018

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# Slow Loading

 *  [kalenaradia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kalenaradia/)
 * (@kalenaradia)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slow-loading-49/)
 * Hello! My site takes too long to load! What can I do to help it? I downloaded
   a plug-in that claims it can do so, but it hasn’t helped. Any suggestions?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fslow-loading-49%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slow-loading-49/#post-10061527)
 * Slowness/high CPU usage could be due to (but not limited to):
    – A poor or memory
   intensive theme. Switch to the WordPress default theme and test loading time 
   and see if you see a difference. If you do, may be your theme can be re-written
   to be more efficient. – Poor or memory intensive plugins. One by one disable 
   plugins and test loading time and see if you see a difference. If you do, may
   be that plugin can be re-written to be more efficient. – your server is slow (
   e.g., “process hang”, overload, you get a lot of visitors, other problems, etc.);
   generally, every inexpensive host out there is slow. – I don’t know if you use
   CloudFlare or not but if you do I would suggest deactivating it and seeing if
   it helps. Also sometimes a good purge of the cache on CloudFlare can help. – 
   Lots of images can cause slowness. Also images loaded without compression. – 
   Lots of external content (facebook/ gravatar/ google adds, etc.) and redirects
   in general tends to slow sites down.
 * Here’s a couple of links that might give you some ideas on how to better deal
   with this:
 * * [https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/troubleshooting-a-slow-site/](https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/troubleshooting-a-slow-site/)
   *
   [https://woocommerce.com/2016/03/woocommerce-speed-first-steps/](https://woocommerce.com/2016/03/woocommerce-speed-first-steps/)
 * Use plugins to optmize/speed up sites. For example:
    [Autoptimize](https://wordpress.org/plugins/autoptimize/)
   [WP Super Cache](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-super-cache/) , etc
 * Use [Jetpack’s](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jetpack/) Photon option to speed
   up image delivery. Also see this tutorial: [http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/speed-wordpress-save-images-optimized-web/](http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/speed-wordpress-save-images-optimized-web/)
 * Ueful codex:
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Optimization](http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Optimization)
 *  Thread Starter [kalenaradia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kalenaradia/)
 * (@kalenaradia)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slow-loading-49/#post-10061594)
 * I believe the theme is too intensive and feel it could be re-written. However,
   I am not a coder and I don’t know how to find the fat and cut it out. Any ideas?
 *  [stephencottontail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephencottontail/)
 * (@stephencottontail)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slow-loading-49/#post-10061618)
 * [@skmothsara](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skmothsara/): Thanks for helping
   out, but please do not ask people to provide you with login details.
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slow-loading-49/#post-10061661)
 * > I believe the theme is too intensive and feel it could be re-written. However,
   > I am not a coder and I don’t know how to find the fat and cut it out. Any ideas?
 * I recommend asking at [https://wordpress.org/support/theme/shop-isle](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/shop-isle)
   so the theme’s developers and support community can help you with this.
 *  Thread Starter [kalenaradia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kalenaradia/)
 * (@kalenaradia)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slow-loading-49/#post-10067894)
 * Thank you!

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