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WP-Optimize Cleans Your Database. That's About It.

Apr 8 · 6 min read · Every WordPress developer has that moment. The site is slow, someone says "just install WP-Optimize," and you clean up 5,000 post revisions. The site loads 200ms faster. You feel good about it. Then a week later, it's slow again. Because the problem ...

I Benchmarked 4,999 WordPress Plugins for Speed. Here Are the Results.

Apr 8 · 2 min read · I benchmarked 4,999 WordPress plugins for their exact speed impact. Here are the results. The Big Findings WooCommerce scored F The most popular WordPress e-commerce plugin (5M+ active installs) is the heaviest in the entire database. It adds 19 data...

Emergency WordPress Recovery: What to Do When Your Site Goes Down

Apr 8 · 3 min read · Your site is down. Visitors see an error page. Revenue is dropping by the minute. Panic sets in. Here is your emergency action plan — a calm, systematic approach to getting your WordPress site back online as fast as possible. Step 1: Confirm the Outa...

Optimizing WordPress for Core Web Vitals in 2026

Apr 8 · 3 min read · Core Web Vitals are Google’s metrics for measuring real-world user experience. They directly impact your search rankings. In 2026, the three metrics that matter are Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), Interaction to Next Paint (INP), and Cumulative Layou...

Do Shortcodes Slow Down WordPress? What the Data Shows

Apr 8 · 6 min read · WordPress shortcodes have been around since version 2.5. They’re everywhere — page builders use them, contact form plugins use them, even some themes rely on them for basic layout. But do they actually slow down your site? The short answer: shortcode...