{"id":1043673,"date":"2022-04-28T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/?p=1043673"},"modified":"2024-11-05T13:25:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T12:25:29","slug":"how-to-fix-slow-wordpress-admin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/blog\/how-to-fix-slow-wordpress-admin\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow WordPress Admin? Why It Happens, Plus How to Fix It"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dealing with a slow WordPress admin dashboard?<\/p>

It’s never fun to feel like you’re wading through the mud when you’re trying to manage your WordPress site, so we will help you get out of the mud and into a faster-loading WordPress admin dashboard.<\/p>

To accomplish that, we’ll quickly run through some of the reasons why you might have a slow WordPress admin dashboard. Then, we’ll go through tips to help you fix the problem(s) and get your WordPress admin loading quickly again.<\/p>

What’s Causing Your Slow WordPress Admin Dashboard?<\/h2>

A few different situations like PHP memory limit, themes, and plugins can cause a slow WordPress admin dashboard. We can’t pinpoint the exact issue causing a slow WordPress admin since each site is different, but here are some of the most common problems that cause your WordPress admin to be slow and how to fix them:<\/p>

  1. Old PHP Version – Use the Latest Version of PHP<\/a><\/li>\n\n
  2. Old WordPress Version – Upgrade Your WordPress Version<\/a><\/li>\n\n
  3. Admin Toolbar – Remove the WordPress Admin Toolbar<\/a><\/li>\n\n
  4. Excess Content – WordPress Dashboard Content Restrictions<\/a><\/li>\n\n
  5. Widgets – Disable Unnecessary Dashboard Widgets<\/a><\/li>\n\n
  6. Slow Plugins – Use Query Monitor To Sniff Out Slow Plugins<\/a><\/li>\n\n
  7. Heatbeat API – Use Heartbeat Control<\/a><\/li>\n\n
  8. Full Database – Clean Out Your Database<\/a> (Especially WooCommerce Stores)<\/li>\n\n
  9. Not Caching Your Site – Use a Caching Plugin<\/a><\/li>\n\n
  10. Low Memory – Increase The WordPress Memory Limit<\/a><\/li>\n\n
  11. Low Ram on Server – RAM Upgrade for Web Server<\/a><\/li>\n\n
  12. Server Response Issue – Examine the Time To First Byte<\/a><\/li>\n\n
  13. Slow Hosting Provider – Consider Upgrading Your Hosting<\/a><\/li><\/ol>

    Now, here’s how to fix things!<\/p>

    1. Use the Latest Version of PHP<\/h2>

    WordPress is built with PHP, but the exact version of PHP that your site uses depends on which version of PHP is installed on your server.<\/p>

    Beyond being more secure, newer versions of PHP offer significant performance improvements over the older versions, which is why the WordPress core team is trying to push WordPress users to update to the most recent PHP versions. <\/p>

    For example, in Kinsta’s PHP benchmarks<\/a>, you can see that PHP 8.1 can handle 163.43 req\/sec, which is more than the number of requests per second that the PHP 7.2( 106.56 req\/sec) can handle:<\/p>

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    But despite that, most WordPress users<\/a> are running PHP 7.4 (or older<\/em>)…and you might be one of them!<\/p>

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    You’ll update your site’s PHP version through your host. For example, here’s what it looks like at Kinsta:<\/p>

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    If your host doesn\u2019t let you make this change through your hosting dashboard, you might need to reach out to your host\u2019s support staff for help. And if your host doesn\u2019t support PHP 7+, that\u2019s another big reason to consider switching hosts.<\/p>

    2. Upgrade Your WordPress Version<\/h2>

    Besides the security features, WordPress developers constantly strive to make things run quicker. Each new release includes several performance enhancements that help WordPress operate quicker and more efficiently.<\/p>

    Let’s take WordPress 5.9, for example. <\/p>

    This release’s snapshot shows lowered loading times in various editing areas, with just two gaining minor loading time increases in the build.<\/p>

    Feature<\/strong><\/td>Description<\/strong><\/td>WP 5.6<\/strong><\/td>WP 5.7<\/strong><\/td>WP 5.8<\/strong><\/td>WP 5.9<\/strong><\/td>Diff<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Loading<\/td>Time to first block (ms)<\/td>3311.88<\/td>4773.94<\/td>3457.62<\/td>3184.38<\/td>-7.90%<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
    Typing<\/td>Time to type a character (ms)<\/td>54.25<\/td>64.24<\/td>53.63<\/td>41.52<\/td>-22.58%<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
    Block selection<\/td>Time to select a block (ms)<\/td>78.21<\/td>66.56<\/td>89.82<\/td>101.89<\/td>+13.44%<\/td><\/tr>
    Inserter opening<\/td>Time to open the global inserter (ms)<\/td>98.91<\/td>124.21<\/td>134.86<\/td>37.87<\/td>-71.92%<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
    Search<\/td>Time to type in the inserter search input (ms)<\/td>38.86<\/td>69.46<\/td>124.11<\/td>73.26<\/td>-40.97%<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
    Hover<\/td>Time to move the mouse between two block items in the inserter (ms)<\/td>37.79<\/td>24.79<\/td>23.52<\/td>26.23<\/td>+11.52%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
    Source by WordPress<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>

    Every millisecond adds up.<\/p>

    And because speed is such an important aspect of SEO, you should maintain your WordPress up to date to get the most benefits.<\/p>

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