The WordPress
performance blog.
Actionable posts on audits, performance, maintenance, and running WordPress like an adult. No clickbait, no AI-written filler — just what we learned on the job.
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The 6 plugins we remove from every WordPress site we audit
After 200+ audits, these six show up on almost every underperforming site. Here’s why — and what to replace them with.
Why “updated WordPress” is not the same as “secure WordPress”
Clicking “update” on the WordPress dashboard covers about 40% of your real attack surface. Here’s the other 60%.
The $299 audit finding we see on 80% of service-business sites
One configuration error, copy-pasted from a Stack Overflow answer in 2019, is still quietly killing conversion on thousands of sites.
Our $99/mo maintenance plan vs WP Engine’s support — honest comparison
Side-by-side of what’s actually included, where we beat them, and where we don’t.
What white-label WordPress actually looks like (and what agencies get wrong)
Four years of partnership work distilled into the operational playbook we wish we’d had on day one.
The three WooCommerce performance fixes that don’t require a rebuild
No, you don’t need to migrate to Shopify. Start with these before anyone tells you your stack is the problem.
Q1 2026 WordPress performance report — 100 sites measured
Original data from our Q1 audit pool. Median LCP, median TBT, and what the bottom decile all had in common.
WordCamp Ahmedabad 2025 — five takeaways for site owners
What we learned, who we met, and the two community projects we walked away wanting to contribute to.
WP Engine vs Kinsta in 2026 — we’ve shipped on both. Here’s the verdict.
No affiliate cashback, no press tour. Just what happened when we ran identical builds on both providers for 30 days.