I’ve been working with WordPress for a while and one thing I still find interesting is how different the cause of a slow website can be.
Sometimes it’s a plugin, sometimes a poorly optimized theme, database queries, images, hosting, or even third-party scripts.
For those who work with WordPress regularly, what’s usually the first thing you check when a site suddenly becomes slow?
Do you start with PageSpeed/Lighthouse, Query Monitor, server logs, plugins, or something else?
Curious to know how other WordPress developers troubleshoot this.