Improving WordPress Website Performance

We're going to lightly cover some WordPress performance related-tasks in this article. There are a couple of really basic steps you can perform in order to get WordPress performing at top speed.

Google takes performance into account for ranking, and users don't wait around for slow sites — so let's make sure we're squeezing as much performance out of your site as feasible.

Upgrading to PHP 8+

To start, let's make sure you're using the most recent version of PHP that your site will support. The more recent versions of PHP reduce memory usage significantly, and implement performance improvements that can get a site loading in less than a second with ease.

We suggest performing this task when you've got about 10-15 minutes available to test all of the features of your site(s) after doing so, and better to do so outside of your business hours.

Changing the PHP version

1. Login to cPanel
2. Navigate to MultiPHP Manager
3. Select the relevant domain on the list using the checkboxes on the left side of cPanel (multiple selections can be made)
4. In the PHP Version dropdown on the right-hand side, set the version you require — for ex., php 7.4 is listed as ea-php74. If you're using a version prior to 7.4, try 7.4 to start. We suggest upgrading to the highest version supported by your site: Optimally, 8.2+
5. Select apply. Confirm everything works, and if not, simply revert your changes via the same interface.

All set! That domain will now use the desired PHP version. If you run into any issues that reverting versions doesn't help, contact Fused

Video: Changing PHP Version

Installing WordPress Caching

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p.s., if you haven't already, do enable SSL on WordPress as well!