{"id":17208,"date":"2024-04-15T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/?p=17208"},"modified":"2024-04-14T15:49:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T15:49:38","slug":"how-wordpress-is-creating-a-faster-web","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2024\/04\/how-wordpress-is-creating-a-faster-web\/","title":{"rendered":"How WordPress Is Creating a Faster Web"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today, WordPress powers more than 40% of the web<\/a>. That\u2019s a massive reach\u2014one that comes with a similarly large responsibility. With so many people using the CMS, the WordPress community should always consider strategies for improving the visitor experience. This is where website performance plays a crucial role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How fast a web page loads, how quickly a page reacts when you click a button, or how smoothly it scrolls can all significantly impact the end-user experience. A more performant site can lead to higher reader engagement and more conversions<\/a>. Thankfully, over the past few years, the WordPress project has made major performance improvements across the board for the core platform, plugins, and themes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many enhancements are available out of the box, with no configuration required. They improve the website frontend’s performance\u2014the part visitors see\u2014and various parts of the administrative experience, such as the editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a partial list of performance upgrades from the past year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n