Title: Backend WordPress Loading Slow
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Backend WordPress Loading Slow

 *  [ibiss55](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ibiss55/)
 * (@ibiss55)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backend-wordpress-loading-slow/)
 * So for the past couple weeks my site has been alot slower than it was supposed
   to be. It seems like we’ve fixed the front end a bit so it’s faster, but the 
   backend is incredibly slow. Usually 8 to 9 seconds between clicks on links in
   the admin backend. I don’t have a clue how to optimize that part. Shouldn’t it
   kind of be the same for front end and backend? If one is slow the other would
   be and vice versa? Am I missing something here? I just don’t know why the front
   end is faster now but the back isn’t….

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 *  Anonymous User 9055193
 * (@anonymized-9055193)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backend-wordpress-loading-slow/#post-5184488)
 * Not necessarily. The front-end and back-end are both unique entities. E.g. they
   will both perform differently depending on what resources are being allocated/
   used.
 * Have you installed any new plugins recently? Are you the developer? If so, check
   all your plugins to make sure one hasn’t gone rogue. I.e. using more resources
   than it needs to. A lot of people will tell you to deactivate all plugins and
   reactivate one-by-one to eventually discover the culprit.
 * Also, web server configuration plays a large role in WP performance.
 * Some primer on WP performance:
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Optimization/WordPress_Performance](http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Optimization/WordPress_Performance)
 *  Thread Starter [ibiss55](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ibiss55/)
 * (@ibiss55)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backend-wordpress-loading-slow/#post-5184497)
 * Ok that’s good information to know. I will try the plugin idea.
 * Thanks

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backend-wordpress-loading-slow/#post-5184497)
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