How to measure, improve and maintain your WordPress website performance [WordCamp Brighton 2019]

You’ve already heard that slow website keeps you from good conversation numbers and high Google ranking. But how do you know if your website is that slow?

By attending to this talk, you’ll learn:

How to measure performance of your site properly
Why fast DNS service is important
What you should be aware of when choosing hosting provider
What could be done on WordPress level to speed the things up
We will finish with a few tips on how to keep your site being blazing fast for a long time.

You will want to take notes!

* We’ve done this talk together with Piotr Bak.

Great talk by @sabrina_zeidan and Pitor from @wp_rocket about website performance. Remember the scores aren't important. And compress those images!#WCBTN pic.twitter.com/jnlRAufJhn

— Jack Kitterhing 📈 (@codemonkey_jack) August 17, 2019

💃 Track 2 has @sabrina_zeidan and Piotr Bak talking first thing this morning. Their talk on 'How to measure, improve and maintain your WP site performance' is a must see – so come join! 👩‍💻👨‍💻#WCBTN pic.twitter.com/mQpZYaaJ43

— WordCamp Brighton (@WordCampBTN) August 17, 2019

Sabrina from @wp_rocket is talking about #Website performance. It is not about the scores or the tools, it is about the user experience @WordCampBTN #WCBTN pic.twitter.com/w0u8OqVuGK

— Indigo Tree (@IndigoTreeSays) August 17, 2019

Sabrina from @wp_rocket is talking about #Website performance. It is not about the scores or the tools, it is about the user experience @WordCampBTN #WCBTN pic.twitter.com/w0u8OqVuGK

— Indigo Tree (@IndigoTreeSays) August 17, 2019

📏 Make sure you're measuring your website performance correctly!

– Look at real numbers, not traffic light style indicators
– it's not about the tools!
– it's all about your users 💙@sabrina_zeidan at #WCBTN pic.twitter.com/g3kBBZ7wDQ

— WordCamp Brighton (@WordCampBTN) August 17, 2019

Recommended performance numbers from Google in comparison to the average recorded in the UK! @sabrina_zeidan at #WCBTN pic.twitter.com/1ciguQJjtN

— WordCamp Brighton (@WordCampBTN) August 17, 2019