How to keep your WordPress Blog tuned up.
A Worpress blog has many options making it a great choice for almost any small business. However there are a few things that can turn any WordPress blog into a site floundering in a “server request fog”.
Plugins can be the bane of speed and functionality. Not all plugins are compatible with every release of WordPress so caution needs to be taken when installing anything. Some plugin functionality has been adopted by some the newest versions of WordPress. By keeping the plugins to a minimum the website will perform quite well.
Tips for Speed
- Backup database and site files.
- Disable and remove unnecessary plugins.
- Remove unnecessary widgets from the sidebar.
- Upgrade WordPress and remaining plugins
- Check your sites pages with the W3C validator for html and CSS.
- Replace any unnecessary php code in the head and footer with specific hand coding.
It is hard not to envision the one man band when discussing this subject. Imagine trying to run with all of the instruments clanging on your back, and the music wasn’t that great either. That is exactly what a website suffers with when it is overloaded with plugins and widgets.
There are many ways to improve performance of a WordPress website, but these basics are the foundation for a great operating site. The number one culprit of a slow blog is generally overuse of plugins and widgets.