WordPress Performance
Sonoscanner: from 57 to 99 on mobile PageSpeed without a redesign
Case study: how Sonoscanner’s WordPress Elementor site, a French ultrasound machine manufacturer, went from 57 to 99 on mobile PageSpeed without a redesign.
WordPress Performance Optimization ●
Entrust the optimization of your WordPress site to an agency of experts.
Audit
Core Web Vitals
Cache
Images
Code
Database
9+
Years
of experience
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Experts
at your service
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Clients
worldwide
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Speed up your site’s loading time with the expertise of the Maintenance WP WordPress agency.
Take advantage of our experience to audit, optimize and monitor the speed of your WordPress site.
Get fast pages, keep your visitors happy, and maximize your conversion rate to make more sales.
74 reviews
PageSpeed Insights · Mobile
Before
After
LCP< 2.5 s
INP< 200 ms
CLS< 0.1
Mobile score of the Ikone Textile home page before and after our work. “Good” Core Web Vitals thresholds set by Google.
What’s at stake
Why is web performance essential for your WordPress site?
A page on the first page of Google loads in 1.65 seconds on average, and 83% of internet users expect a site to load in under 3 seconds: web performance is crucial to the success of your online business.
1,65 s
average load time of a page on the first page of Google
83 %
of internet users expect a page to load in under 3 seconds
+32 %
higher bounce rate when load time goes from 1 to 3 seconds
-20 %
of conversions lost per second of delay on smartphones
Are your pages slow to load? Unfortunately, your chances of ranking well in front of internet users are shrinking.
Optimizing your WordPress site’s loading speed with the technical experts of the Maintenance WP agency will have an immediate impact on several levels.
Improve the user experience
The slower a page loads, the worse the user experience (UX). Nearly 9 out of 10 internet users do not return to a site they find too slow.
According to Google, “optimizing for quality of user experience is key to the long-term success of any site on the web”. On this subject, the search engine shared a telling study. It shows that the stress response to delays in web page speed is similar to watching a horror movie!
By optimizing your WordPress site’s loading speed, you make sure to generate more engagement (more interactions) from your users, while keeping them on your pages longer. As a result, their satisfaction improves, you build loyalty, and you reduce your bounce rate.
Also according to Google, the bounce rate (viewing only one page and then leaving the site immediately) rises by 32% when page load time goes from 1 to 3 seconds.
Look after your SEO
A fast site also has a positive impact on your site’s organic search rankings (SEO). First, in terms of crawling: a fast load time makes it easier for search engine robots to explore your pages.
Second, Google considers loading speed to be a direct ranking factor for a page in its search results.
To assess it, Google takes many metrics into account, such as the well-known Core Web Vitals, which you must optimize to become more visible on Google.
Maximize your conversions
A fast site lets you increase your conversion rates and multiply your revenue. The faster your pages load, the more likely you are to encourage your visitors to take action: more sales, more quote requests, more appointments, more newsletter subscribers, etc.
According to Google, for every second of delay in a page’s load time on smartphones, conversions can drop by 20%. That can hit your revenue very hard. E-commerce giant Amazon even calculated that slowing its platform’s load time by just 1 second would cost it a whopping $1.6 billion in sales every year!
Our pricing
WordPress Performance Optimization
The service
Everything included in the optimization
Audit & diagnosis
- Mobile and desktop PageSpeed score
- Core Web Vitals analysis
- Report and recommendations
Optimizations
- Compressed images and WebP
- Page caching
- CSS, JS and HTML minification
- Optimized database
Support
- Free initial consultation
- 1-hour video call to present the results
- End-of-project video call
Timeframe
- Free personalized quote
- Work completed in 1 to 2 weeks
↓ One-off payment, with no subscription or commitment
Need long-term follow-up? Discover our maintenance plans →
★ One-off service
WORDPRESS OPTIMIZATION
A faster site, without touching its design.
490
€
excl. VAT
One-off payment, no subscription
Free initial consultation
⚡
Audit and optimizations in
1 to 2 weeks
Free personalized quote
Included in the service:
- Performance audit
- 1-hour video call to present the deliverable
- Loading speed optimization of your WordPress site
- End-of-project video call
Secure payment · No commitment
Our results
Scores measured, not promised
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WordPress PerformanceIkone Textile: from 34 to 95 on mobile PageSpeed without a redesign
Case study: how the WooCommerce store Ikone Textile went from 34 to 95 on mobile PageSpeed, without a redesign or theme change.
| Site | Before | After | Gain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikone TextileWooCommerce e-shop | 34 | 98 | +64 pts |
 Experience CRMSaaS showcase site | 37 | 92 | +55 pts |
 SepurCorporate site | 67 | 98 | +31 pts |
 The EdgeVR escape game, Paris | 57 | 90+ | +33 pts |
 MöBiUS CosmétiquesWooCommerce e-shop | 56 | 90 | +34 pts |
Mobile PageSpeed Insights score of the home page, measured before and after our work.
The steps
Tailored support in 4 steps
For us, every client is first and foremost a partner we work hand in hand with.
Our working method is based on a step-by-step approach, with proven processes from scoping your WordPress web performance project through to long-term follow-up.
Our services
How Maintenance WP can help you improve your WordPress site’s performance
As a specialist in web performance and the WordPress CMS, the Maintenance WP agency supports you on several levels to optimize the loading speed of your showcase, corporate, non-profit or WooCommerce website.
With a personalized, tailored approach, we meet all kinds of needs and the requirements of Google’s Core Web Vitals.
We adapt to your constraints, while handling all the technical work and the communication throughout the performance optimization service.
DIAGNOSIS
Audit
A WordPress audit lets you detect the bottlenecks and slowdowns affecting your pages’ loading speed. It is a necessary first step before your site can be optimized properly.
The technical experts of the Maintenance WP agency carry out a complete analysis of your site (showcase, blog, e-commerce, etc.) to identify performance problems. To do this, we use tools such as Google PageSpeed Insights, GTmetrix, Pingdom and Lighthouse. We also carry out an in-depth review of your code (HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript), its structure and your site’s components (theme, plugins, etc.).
At the end of our diagnosis, we deliver a detailed report with our recommendations to fix your speed issues, along with a concrete action plan.
DESIGN
High-performance WordPress website creation and redesign
Don’t have a WordPress site yet and want to be visible online? To start on the right foot and meet Google’s user experience and web performance requirements, we build high-performance WordPress sites.
Our experts craft 100% custom sites tailored to your needs and strategic goals.
All our WordPress sites are fast, SEO-optimized, responsive, secure and optimized for conversions.
Following web best practices for UX, SEO and accessibility, they are frequently updated through our WordPress maintenance service.
We can also support you in redesigning an existing site, both its design and its performance.
ACCELERATION
Performance optimization
Once the problems are identified, it’s time to solve them. That is what our WordPress performance optimization service is for.
Our team works on a staging copy of your site, then on your live WordPress or WooCommerce site, in order to improve loading speed with no service interruption.
Here are some of the actions we typically carry out:
- optimizing your images (lossless compression, switching to the WebP format);
- page caching, with the right WP Rocket plugin configuration;
- minifying CSS, JavaScript and HTML files;
- cleaning up and optimizing the WordPress database;
- setting up and configuring a CDN to serve your pages faster internationally (optional);
- optimizing your hosting server to improve performance (switching to a recent PHP version, etc.).
FOR THE LONG TERM
Monitoring
To make sure your WordPress site performs well every day and suffers no downtime, the Maintenance WP agency handles its monitoring (activity surveillance).
We check that your site runs optimally, offers a smooth user experience and keeps fast load times. To do so, we take care of the following:
- uptime/downtime monitoring to make sure your site is online. We alert you instantly in case of an outage or service interruption;
- continuous monitoring of the loading speed of strategic pages;
- ongoing optimization of new images added to your site;
- cache management to ensure it stays effective;
- regular updates of your themes and plugins, and monitoring the impact of each update on performance;
- monitoring of the database (slow query tracking) and your server resources (CPU, memory, disk, etc.).
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Our strengths
Why entrust the loading speed optimization of your WordPress site to Maintenance WP
An agency expert in the WordPress CMS
To support you effectively and durably in optimizing your pages’ loading speed, a thorough knowledge of WordPress is essential. The Maintenance WP agency has worked exclusively with this CMS since 2017. We know all its specifics and best practices.
This ensures you benefit from solid, professional and flawless technical know-how in web performance.
Our team of experienced developers is used to optimizing the performance of sites built with the native WordPress editor (Gutenberg), or with page builders such as Divi Builder or Elementor.
Our many client projects have also given us complete mastery of various PHP and JavaScript languages and frameworks.
Core Web Vitals optimization at the heart of our work
One of our priorities in loading speed optimization is to meet Google’s goal of optimizing the quality of the user experience.
To that end, the most widely used search engine in France and worldwide relies on its well-known Core Web Vitals.
Our approach to web performance focuses on optimizing them. We help you improve the three metrics used in their assessment: Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), Interaction to Next Paint (INP) and Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS).
LCP
≤ 2,5 s
INP
≤ 200 ms
CLS
≤ 0,1
While Core Web Vitals are essential in any performance optimization approach, we also work on other indicators used to rank a page in Google’s search results: mobile usability, HTTPS security and intrusive interstitials.
A technical approach built around performance
For WordPress website creation, the Maintenance WP agency has chosen to work exclusively with the native WordPress editor: Gutenberg. This technical choice brings many benefits in terms of performance and loading speed.
Gutenberg block code is designed first and foremost to be clean, lightweight and optimized. Thanks to its many built-in features, Gutenberg saves you from relying on numerous plugins. Your code is lighter, and the risk of conflicts between plugins drops. Another argument in favor of Gutenberg? The editor only loads the scripts and styles needed for the blocks used on a given page, instead of loading all the CSS and JavaScript for every available block. In the end, your pages load faster.
Personalized support, from A to Z
We handle your entire web performance project. Before starting each new service, we offer you a free detailed quote tailored to your project’s needs. From auditing your WordPress site to monitoring its performance, we take care of everything so you can focus on your core business.
A 100% customer satisfaction rate
Maintenance WP also means proven results. Our satisfaction rate is 100% across the Google reviews left by our clients (more than 300 supported).
For a successful, long-term collaboration, we take a human approach focused on listening to and understanding your web performance needs.
What’s more, we never leave you alone without an answer. A contact person is dedicated to your web performance project. Available, attentive and close to you, they can answer your questions whenever you wish, 7 days a week.
OUR TEAM
The Maintenance WP team
A human-sized team, based in France, fully dedicated to your WordPress site.
Every site under maintenance is followed by a named manager who knows its history, its theme, its plugins and its features.
When you write to us, you reach someone who already knows what you are talking about.
Julien Guiard
Founder
Amélie
Project manager
Corentin
Full-stack developer
Marie Frossard
Web developer
Sebastien Cortinovis
Full-stack developer
Paul Nobecourt
Full-stack developer
Testimonials
What our clients say
Companies of all sizes (solopreneurs, micro-businesses, SMEs, startups, large accounts, etc.), across all sectors (restaurants, travel agencies, construction, business, beauty, finance, fashion, etc.) have trusted us to optimize the loading speed of their WordPress site. Read their reviews.
Need answers?
Frequently asked questions
Why does my WordPress site’s loading speed matter?
Your WordPress site’s loading speed is a crucial factor. By optimizing it, your pages will load faster. As a result, you will offer your visitors a better user experience and increase your conversions. Finally, you will also improve your visibility on search engines. Google takes loading speed into account in its algorithm and recommends optimizing your pages to meet the Core Web Vitals requirements.
What are the signs that my WordPress site needs optimization?
Your WordPress site is probably slowing down if your bounce rate is high, if you notice a drop in sales, or if your site takes more than 3 seconds to load.
Other signals should also alert you. For example, if your users report performance problems more and more often. Or if you get poor scores on tools such as Google PageSpeed Insights or GTmetrix.
What are the main factors that slow down a WordPress site?
Many factors can slow down the loading time of your WordPress site’s pages. Among them (non-exhaustive list): unoptimized images, a poorly coded theme, low-quality hosting, no caching or CDN, an unoptimized database, resource-hungry plugins, unminified code, etc.
How do you measure my site’s loading speed?
We use various performance measurement tools, such as Google PageSpeed Insights, GTmetrix and Pingdom. These tools provide detailed reports on the aspects of your site that need optimizing.
Which metrics are used in Google’s Core Web Vitals?
Google uses 3 metrics to assess Core Web Vitals: Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), Interaction to Next Paint (INP) and Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS). With its technical expertise and experience of the WordPress CMS, the Maintenance WP agency helps you optimize LCP, INP and CLS to drive engagement and conversions on your website.
Will WordPress optimization affect my site’s design or content?
No, our goal is to improve performance without altering your site’s design or content. All optimizations are carried out in a way that preserves the look and functionality of your WordPress site.
How long does it take to optimize a WordPress site?
The time depends on the current state of your site and the optimizations needed. In general, a full audit and the initial optimizations take between 1 and 2 weeks. We will give you a precise schedule after the initial audit.
What results can I expect after optimizing loading speed?
All our clients have seen a significant reduction in their pages’ load time after using our services. Depending on your needs and requirements, you can also expect a better user experience, a lower bounce rate and improved SEO rankings.
How much do your WordPress optimization services cost?
The cost is €490 excl. VAT. Additional services may be offered depending on your site’s specific needs and the optimizations required (adding a CDN, changing host, changing hosting plan, etc.). Committed to transparency and clarity, the Maintenance WP agency offers a free initial consultation to assess and analyze your needs, as well as a free personalized quote detailing the prices of our services.
What happens if my site runs into problems after the optimization?
Our team is available to quickly fix any problem that might arise after the optimization. For your information, our support service responds very quickly (within the hour for emergencies) to repair and troubleshoot any technical problem on your WordPress site.
Our complementary services
WordPress Maintenance
Custom regular maintenance plans for your WordPress site or WooCommerce store.
Plans include CMS, plugin and theme updates, backups and restores, bug fixing, usability, optimization and data security.
All maintenance operations are carried out by a WordPress expert.
WordPress Website Creation
Custom WordPress website development tailored to your needs.
We recommend WordPress’s native editor, Gutenberg, to make your site flexible, fast, scalable and lightweight, while ensuring your teams can get to grips with it quickly and easily.
WordPress SEO
Improve your site’s organic ranking in search engine results to grow its visibility. As a WordPress expert, Maintenance WP helps you optimize visibility and increase traffic to your WordPress site so you can sustain and grow your online business.
With a flawless technical structure, Maintenance WP boosts your WordPress site’s SEO.
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