How I Reduced Server Response Times (TTFB) in WordPress to Under 200ms
A simple guide to improve server response times (TTFB) in WordPress. Faster hosting is the obvious solution, but I included more tips to help you reduce CPU and hopefully reduce TTFB without having to do that. However, that's likely the problem at least 80% of the time.
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0:00 - Intro
1:31 - Remove high CPU plugins + page builders
3:10 - Clean your database
3:57 - Reduce CPU in the admin
5:42 - Use server-level caching
6:24 - Update your technology
6:54 - Increase memory limit
7:08 - Increase cache lifespan
7:48 - Take advantage of Cloudflare
11:49 - Switch to faster hosting
14:09 - Cloudways promo code OMM25
Tools Mentioned In This Video
Query Monitor - https://wordpress.org/plugins/query-m...
List of slow plugins - https://onlinemediamasters.com/slow-w...
WP-Optimize - https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-opti...
Widget Disable - https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-widg...
Disable WooCommerce Bloat - https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable...
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Cloudflare - https://www.cloudflare.com/
If this video helped you improve your TTFB, let me know in the comments. And if you need help, feel free to ask :)
Peace out,
Tom