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Admin Speed – Why Is the WordPress Admin Slow?

Speed

Why the WordPress admin feels slow.

Admin Speed is part of the free Site Toolkit plugin, not a separate download: install Site Toolkit and switch it on under Site Toolkit → Modules.

Download Site Toolkit free 0.12.2

Times the key admin screens as you, and finds what loads on every screen.

Free

  • Load time of key admin screens
  • Plugins that load scripts on every admin screen
  • Dashboard widgets by plugin, hidden with one click
  • A slower Heartbeat outside the editor

Free in full: Clearyvo Pro adds nothing to this checker.

Where to Get It

Part of the Site Toolkit plugin: switch it on under Site Toolkit → Modules.

How to Speed Up a Slow WordPress Admin

  1. Install the free Site Toolkit plugin and switch on Admin Speed under Site Toolkit → Modules.
  2. Open Admin Speed in the WordPress admin (under Site Toolkit when you use more than one checker) and run the check. It works in short steps, so it finishes on shared hosting and large sites too.
  3. Read the report. Nothing on the site changes until you tick an item and confirm.
  • Speed Audit: Slow pages and the plugins that slow them down.
  • Font Checker: How many fonts your pages download, and how fast they appear.

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