Unlock the Secrets of Speed: A Deep Dive into Boosting Your WordPress Website’s Performance
2. Use a high-quality, lightweight theme
While themes customize the appearance and functionality of your website, they also impact your website’s performance. A bloated theme with large graphics and excessive animations will slow down your website.
View the theme of your choice on desktop and mobile (or use our Speed Test) to check how fast the page elements load. If there’s a lot of lag, consider switching to another theme.
If you use themes in the WordPress.com repository, you don’t need to worry about choosing a speedy theme. All of the themes in the repository are optimized for speed (and there are tens of thousands to choose from!).
