Title: WordPress site loading slow
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# WordPress site loading slow

 *  [lew1s](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lew1s/)
 * (@lew1s)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-loading-slow/)
 * My website is loading slow. On gtmetrix 7-8 seconds. On Google speed test I have
   85% so its fine. But still is slow to load. I check the master theme and on gtmetrix
   is 2.5 seconds. I am using W3 Total Cache and I optimize the site, but still 
   dont understand why on gtmetrix is 7 seconds. Thanks for help
 * [http://projects.webjuice.eu/painting/](http://projects.webjuice.eu/painting/)

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 *  [Lalit Nagrath](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laliz/)
 * (@laliz)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-loading-slow/#post-6000217)
 * analyze result under timeline tab for gtmetrix.com
 * webpagtext.org always produce slowest result for me, here are yours
    [http://www.webpagetest.org/result/150410_AQ_GJS/](http://www.webpagetest.org/result/150410_AQ_GJS/)
 * analyze what resources are taking most of time here
    [http://www.webpagetest.org/result/150410_AQ_GJS/1/details/](http://www.webpagetest.org/result/150410_AQ_GJS/1/details/)
 *  [Jordan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jordanreal/)
 * (@jordanreal)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-loading-slow/#post-6000218)
 * Do you have a lot of plugins on the site?
    I found that after adding 10-15 my
   site started to take a little longer to load
 *  [barnez](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pidengmor/)
 * (@pidengmor)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-loading-slow/#post-6000264)
 * Try enabling gzip:
    [http://checkgzipcompression.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fprojects.webjuice.eu](http://checkgzipcompression.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fprojects.webjuice.eu)
   [http://softstribe.com/wordpress/enable-gzip-compression-in-wordpress](http://softstribe.com/wordpress/enable-gzip-compression-in-wordpress)
 * Check the results that laliz links to as there are 2 x 404 errors from .png images
 * Re: the advice from Jordan, you can use the [p3profiler](https://wordpress.org/plugins/p3-profiler/)
   plugin to asses the impact of plugins on your site load.
 * You have a 2-4 second wait for your server to respond. Check with your host, 
   or consider adding a [CDN](http://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/top-cdn-services-to-make-your-wordpress-site-blazingly-fast/).
 *  [pluspt2001](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pluspt2001/)
 * (@pluspt2001)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-loading-slow/#post-6000265)
 * Do these things, and you’ll see a big difference:
 * Install a caching plugin like WP Supercache or W3 Total Cache, and set them to
   cache pages and minify your code.
    Install BJ Lazy Load pluing to lazyload your
   images. Install WP Smush.it plugin to smush your images. Go back and use the 
   bulk smusher on all your current uploaded media after you install it. Use JetPack’s
   Photon module to serve your images from a CDN. Use Cloudflare’s free CDN service.
   Use the WP-Optimize plugin to keep your databases and tables clean. Use Gzip 
   Ninja Speed Compression plugin to Gzip your site. Use GoDaddy’s P3 plugin performance
   profiler to pinpoint plugins that are slowing you down and replace/remove them.
   Use Compressor.io’s app to compress photos before loading them.

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-loading-slow/#post-6000265)
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