Below are some practical tips and tricks to optimize your WordPress theme speed:
- Increase the PHP memory limit
- Use the latest version of PHP
- Disable unused plugins and widgets
- Enable GZIP compression and test your domain
- Optimize the database
- Use a content delivery network or CDN
- Switch to HTTP2 Protocol
- Turn off pingbacks and trackbacks
- Use better DNS
- Limit external scripts and avoid redirects
- Optimize the images and videos
- Choose a good hosting provider
Server and Hosting Specifications:
- PHP Version: 7.4 to 8.1
- Server Memory: 2024M
- Post Max Size: 264
- PHP Max Input: 300