How to Evaluate Performance Report for WordPress

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A sluggish website can decrease page views, reduce customer satisfaction, and impact conversion rates. What is the loading speed of your WordPress site?

Evaluate site performance with PageSpeed Insights

You can utilize Google Developer’s PageSpeed Insights to assess the loading speed of your website.

  1. Go to Google Developer’s PageSpeed Insights tool.
  2. Enter your domain where it says “Enter a web page URL“
  3. Click Analyze.
  4. View the results.

The results provide recommendations for enhancing the desktop and mobile versions of your website. Focus particularly on any advice regarding image optimization, browser caching, minimizing JavaScript or CSS, and addressing render-blocking JavaScript and CSS.

Evaluate site performance with GTmetrix

You can utilize GTmetrix to evaluate your website’s loading speed and use the findings to identify ways to enhance its performance.

  1. Go to the GTmetrix site.
  2. Enter your domain where it says “Enter URL to Analyze“
  3. Click Analyze.
  4. Review the Performance Scores section to view overall scores for your site’s performace.
  5. Review the Page Details section some specifics about load time, page size, and number of requests.
  6. Review the PageSpeed tab and make note of any recommendations to leverage browser caching, defer parsing of JavaScript, minify JavaScript or CSS, and optimize images.
  7. Review the YSlow tab and look for suggestions to add expires headers, or make fewer HTTP requests on your site.

Evaluate site performance with Pingdom

You can utilize Pingdom Tools to assess how well your website performs.

  1. Go to Pingdom’s website speed test.
  2. Enter your domain where is says “www.example.com“
  3. Click Start Test.
  4. The results provide a grade for your site as well as details such as load time, page size, number of requests, and more.
  5. Scroll down to the Performance insights section to see a checklist of items the test checks for and your site’s score for each.
  6. Continue to scroll down to the results page for additional details about your site’s performance.

Check PHP 7 compatibility of WordPress plugins and themes

To check if your WordPress site is compatible with PHP 7, simply follow these instructions.

Numerous plugins are available for this purpose; in this case, we will discuss how to install the PHP Compatibility Checker plugin. If you choose to utilize another plugin, ensure that it is one that is currently being actively maintained.

  1. Log in to WordPress
  2. Install the “PHP Compatibility Checker” plugin in WordPress.
  3. Activate the plugin.
  4. From the menu on the left expand Tools.
  5. Select PHP Compatibility.
  6. In the Scan Options section select the PHP version you want to check compatibility for:
    • PHP Version
      • PHP 7.0
      • PHP 7.1
      • PHP 7.2
  7. Select one of the following:
    • Only scan active plugins and themes.
    • Scan all plugins and themes.
  8. Click the Scan Site button and allow time for the operation to run. Note: The length of time required is based on the number of plugins and themes that are being scanned.
  9. Once the scan is complete you can review the Scan Results.
  10. Click on the Download Report button

This plugin has some restrictions and considerations that could affect specific WordPress websites. More information can be found on the developer’s site , which also includes a FAQ for the plugin.

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