WordPress
Speed Check
Is your WordPress site slow? Check whether a site runs on WordPress, measure its real load speed and Core Web Vitals, and see exactly what is dragging it down, in plain English.
Run Speed Check
Enter your website URL. The test runs on mobile, the way Google ranks.
What slows a WordPress site down
Images, plugins, themes and hosting can all affect loading speed. The report helps you see what needs attention.
Plugin & builder bloat
Some plugins and page builders load extra scripts and styles. Check what’s in use and remove anything you no longer need.
Heavy, unoptimised images
Full-size images served straight from the media library are the single biggest cause of slow loads we see on small-business sites.
Slow shared hosting
A slow server response can delay the whole page. Caching and a suitable hosting plan may help.
WordPress speed FAQ
Why is my WordPress site so slow?
The usual culprits are plugin bloat (each plugin adds scripts and database queries), unoptimised images, render-blocking CSS and JavaScript, a heavy page builder or theme, and slow shared hosting. This checker measures your real load speed and points at the biggest offenders.
How is WordPress speed measured?
We run Google PageSpeed Insights (Lighthouse) on your page for a performance score out of 100 plus Core Web Vitals, like Largest Contentful Paint, Cumulative Layout Shift and Total Blocking Time, which are the same signals Google uses when ranking. We also detect whether the site is actually WordPress.
What is a good PageSpeed score?
Broadly: 90-100 is good (green), 50-89 needs work (amber), and below 50 is poor (red). Most small-business WordPress sites we test on mobile score well under 50, which is usually fixable with optimisation, sometimes better solved by a rebuild.
Can a slow WordPress site be fixed without a rebuild?
Often, yes. Caching, image optimisation, removing unused plugins, deferring scripts and better hosting can transform a site. Where the theme or builder is the bottleneck, or the plugin stack is unmanageable, a fast custom rebuild can be cheaper to run long-term. We will tell you honestly which applies.
Does site speed affect SEO?
Speed is one part of the experience search engines consider. Faster pages are also easier for visitors to use, but a good speed score alone won’t guarantee rankings or enquiries.