Top Causes of Slow WordPress Sites (And How We Fix Them)

Wondering why your WordPress site feels slow? From bloated themes to oversized images, several common issues can weigh down performance. Our team has seen it all — and we know how to fix it.

Every BionicWP performance review starts with Google PageSpeed Insights and a manual scan of your site. We look for the most frequent speed bottlenecks:

• Bloated page builders or themes

• Unused or poorly coded plugins

• Oversized/uncompressed media files

• Ineffective or conflicting caching layers

• External scripts (like chat widgets or ad networks)

Once identified, we clean up and optimize as part of our speed optimization service. For deeper dev-level issues, we’ll let you know if additional dev hours are needed.

1. Request a speed review via a support ticket.

2. Our team scans your site using speed tools and manual inspection.

3. We identify the top issues slowing you down.

4. If covered by your optimization service, we fix them.

5. If dev work is needed, we’ll notify you before proceeding.

Pro Tip: Avoid stacking plugins that overlap in functionality (like multiple SEO or caching plugins). Simplifying your stack is one of the easiest ways to boost performance.