Title: Website is running slow
Last modified: April 10, 2026

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# Website is running slow

 *  Resolved [throwawaybill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/throwawaybill/)
 * (@throwawaybill)
 * [3 weeks, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-is-running-slow/)
 * Hello, I’m new to WordPress development and I’m running into a bit of an issue.
   The site that I’m working on runs incredibly slow as in it’ll take upwards to
   fifteen seconds to navigate to another page. The main thing that speed checking
   sites such as Pagespeed Insights and the WordPress speed test say are that there
   is a redirect, but the redirect is taking up to five seconds and I’m not sure
   if I can speed that up. 
   The website is hosted on Network Solutions and runs 
   on OpenResty. I’ve looked through the forums to see if there’s anything else,
   but I have WP Rocket for a lot of optimizations, compressed images, and deactivate
   plugins that I don’t need to use. The WordPress admin dashboard is also extremely
   slow. I’m at the end of my rope and I would greatly appreciate it if anyone could
   give me suggestions or take a look and see if I missed something. Thank you so
   much.
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 *  [franrival](https://wordpress.org/support/users/franrival/)
 * (@franrival)
 * [3 weeks, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-is-running-slow/#post-18877315)
 * ![](https://i0.wp.com/images2.imgbox.com/0d/d7/jao9rdwg_o.jpeg?ssl=1)
 * It takes the server about 13–14 seconds to start responding.
 * The problem is the server.
 *  Thread Starter [throwawaybill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/throwawaybill/)
 * (@throwawaybill)
 * [3 weeks, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-is-running-slow/#post-18877319)
 * By the server, do you mean the hosting provider? What can I do to fix that?
 *  [Carolyn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carolyngd/)
 * (@carolyngd)
 * [3 weeks, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-is-running-slow/#post-18877407)
 * Hello Throwawaybill!
 * Yes, you may want to contact your hosting provider directly as this looks like
   an issue with their servers. It could be they’re not providing you with the necessary
   resources to run a WordPress site, or they’re not providing you with the network
   speed and reliability you need for the website. Either way, it seems like a good
   idea to talk to them and see if they can help you diagnose the issue.
 * I hope this helps!
 * Sincerely,
   Carolyn
 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [3 weeks, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-is-running-slow/#post-18877443)
 * It doesn’t necessarily have to be the hosting; it could also be an unfavorable
   combination of plugins or even just a single plugin.
 * For example, I notice that you seem to be using both Jetpack optimizations and
   WP Rocket. I would recommend disabling one of them.
 * I would also suggest testing what the page load times are like without any plugins.
   Try deactivating them all for testing purposes.
 * You can also try uploading a simple PHP file with basic text output via FTP alongside
   WordPress. If you can access it quickly, the issue is likely not with the hosting,
   but rather with the factors mentioned above.
 * You might also find this article interesting: [https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/performance/optimization/](https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/performance/optimization/)
 *  Thread Starter [throwawaybill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/throwawaybill/)
 * (@throwawaybill)
 * [3 weeks, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-is-running-slow/#post-18877454)
 * I will take a further look into disabling each plugin. Thanks to each one of 
   you for your help.
 *  Thread Starter [throwawaybill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/throwawaybill/)
 * (@throwawaybill)
 * [3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-is-running-slow/#post-18878967)
 * The issue did end up being the hosting provider. We swapped from Network Solutions
   to Hostinger and the speed improved dramatically. Thank you all for your help,
   I greatly appreciate it.

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