WordPress Performance Analysis Report

Website: example-website.com • Analysis Type: Full Site Analysis • Generated: March 15, 2024

Performance Scores

72

Overall Performance

68

Mobile Performance

84

Desktop Performance

Core Web Vitals Analysis

Largest Contentful Paint

🟡

3.2s

Target: <2.5s (Good)

First Input Delay

🟢

89ms

Target: <100ms (Good)

Cumulative Layout Shift

🔴

0.28

Target: <0.1 (Good)

Time to First Byte

🟡

1.2s

Target: <800ms (Good)

First Contentful Paint

🟢

1.8s

Target: <1.8s (Good)

Speed Index

🟡

4.1s

Target: <3.4s (Good)

Performance Bottlenecks Identified

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Large unoptimized images: hero-banner.jpg (2.3MB), gallery-image-1.png (1.8MB)
•
Render-blocking resources: 4 CSS files, 6 JavaScript files blocking initial render
•
Unused CSS and JavaScript: 68% unused CSS (340KB), 45% unused JavaScript (280KB)
•
Missing browser caching: Static resources lack proper cache headers
•
Large DOM size: 2,847 elements (recommended: <1,500)

WordPress-Specific Optimization Recommendations

Image Optimization

• Implement lazy loading for images
• Convert images to WebP format
• Compress existing images
• Add width/height attributes

Difficulty: Easy

Caching Solutions

• Install WP Rocket or W3 Total Cache
• Enable browser caching
• Configure object caching
• Set up page caching rules

Difficulty: Easy

CSS Optimization

• Minify CSS files
• Remove unused CSS
• Inline critical CSS
• Defer non-critical CSS

Difficulty: Moderate

JavaScript Optimization

• Defer non-critical JavaScript
• Minify JavaScript files
• Remove unused scripts
• Optimize third-party scripts

Difficulty: Moderate

Database Optimization

• Clean up post revisions
• Optimize database tables
• Remove spam comments
• Delete unused plugins data

Difficulty: Easy

Server Optimization

• Upgrade to PHP 8+
• Enable GZIP compression
• Implement CDN
• Optimize server response time

Difficulty: Advanced

Priority Action Items

1. Optimize large images

Compress and convert hero banner and gallery images

+15 points

Est. impact

2. Install caching plugin

Implement WP Rocket or similar caching solution

+12 points

Est. impact

3. Fix layout shift issues

Add dimensions to images and reserve space for ads

+8 points

Est. impact

4. Remove unused CSS/JS

Clean up unused stylesheets and scripts

+6 points

Est. impact

5. Optimize server response

Upgrade hosting and enable compression

+5 points

Est. impact

Before/After Potential

Current Performance

C

Score: 72/100

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Potential Performance

A

Score: 92/100

Potential Loading Time Improvement: 2.1s faster (65% improvement)

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