# 8 Ways to Speed Up Your WordPress Site

https://www.bihostnet.com/en/knowledgebase/article/wordpress-speed-optimization-guide

## Why Speed Matters

Google uses page speed as a ranking factor. Sites slower than 3 seconds lose 50% of visitors. Each 1-second delay drops conversions by 7%.

## 8 Key Optimizations

1. **LiteSpeed Hosting** - Up to 9x faster than Apache
2. **Cache Plugin** - LiteSpeed Cache, W3TC or WP Rocket
3. **Optimize Images** - WebP format with Smush or ShortPixel
4. **CDN** - Cloudflare free plan
5. **Remove Unused Plugins** - Delete completely, not just disable
6. **Database Cleanup** - WP-Optimize for revisions and transients
7. **Update PHP** - PHP 8.1 is ~30% faster than 7.4
8. **GZIP Compression** - Via .htaccess or cache plugin