How to Fix a Slow WordPress Site on Hostinger?
In this guide, let’s see the practical ways to speed up your slow loading Hostinger WordPress sites.
Shared hosting services are prone to slowness due to their shared server resources.
In case of Hostinger, the slowness is usually due to the server overload issues and you can’t do nothing much and wait for the server to heal itself.
But if your Hostinger is slow at regular times, do check out Resources Usage section in cPanel and see if the Inodes, CPU and memory usage, etc are well within their limits.
Now, you will get an idea on whether you need to move to higher plan or move to better faster host.
Try above scenario and only then, I recommend you to implement below optimization techniques.
1. Improve Hostinger’s TTFB
The slow Hostinger site can be fixed by improving its TTFB. The ideal TTFB should be below 800 ms, as suggested by Google.
Go to KeyCDN TTFB checker, input your site URL. If your TTFB is less than 800ms on most locations, then skip optimizing your TTFB and move to next step.
But if your TTFB is higher, then it’s time to move your hosting service from Hostinger.
At Hostingstep, we test multiple hosting companies by getting an account, installing a test site, and measuring the performance. Based on the last 12 months data, We found Hostinger TTFB is decent (375 ms) but not the best.
The following Hostinger alternative hosting services offer a better TTFB. It includes GreenGeeks (332 ms), A2 Hosting (336 ms), and FastComet (364 ms)
The above recommendation might feels like a sales pitch but if your TTFB is poorer, there is nothing you can do it as it should be optimized at the server level by the company itself.
2. Activate Hostinger Cache Manager
Make sure the Hostinger’s server side caching is Turned ON. Log in to Hostinger hPanel and head to the Advanced menu. In Cache Manager, enable the “Automatic Cache” option.
Hostinger uses the LiteSpeed server, so installing the WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin would be wise. Click the WordPress menu in the left sidebar and click “Dashboard.” Enable the “LiteSpeed” option.
3. Remove Unwanted & Slow Load Plugins
Sometimes, we leave unnecessary plugins on our WordPress dashboard even if we don’t use them. Such plugins can add to the overall size of the website and affect its performance.
Besides, some plugins may be helpful yet bad from a performance perspective. It’s essential to address both issues in time.
You can start by examining your active WordPress plugins and remove the unnecessary plugins immediately.
To find the slow-loading WordPress plugins, enter your site URL on Gtmetrix, and head to Waterfall tab.
You will see a list of URLs and its corresponding load times. In the above example, a CSS file is missing from Thrive Leads plugin causing a increased load time. You can remove or replace the plugin and see your URLs load faster on Hostinger.
4. Remove Unused CSS & JS
The CSS and JS are resource hungry and often not essential to load all the pages of a site.
For example, take the above image, the TablePress and Thrive plugin files are taking a hit in load time, even though both the plugins are not used in the page (there is no table or lead gen form active on the pae).
Sounds crazy, but its true. More the number of plugins used, more such files increases the overall load time of the page.
This is where a plugin like PerfMatters comes in handy. PerfMatters gives you the option to remove the unwanted scripts one each page.
After installing the plugin, you will get a Script Manager for each individual page. In the above screenshot, you might note that the Table Of Contents Plus plugin is used, and its corresponding CSS and JS files are loading.
This is my homepage script manager, and I absolutely don’t need to load Table of Content plugin files to load on the homepage.
I simply turn OFF the script using the Perfmatters option. Likewise, you can turn OFF all the unwanted scripts and see your Hostinger site load faster than ever.
5. Delay JavaScript Execution
Technically, all the scripts don’t need to load when the page is viewed, and that’s where “Delay JavaScript Execution” comes into play.
Some scripts, such as live chat widgets, Analytics scripts, or Facebook pixels, can be delayed and prevented from loading initially.
Perfmatters offers 1-click solution to delay Javascript. All you need to enter the .JS file URL and they have an excellent tutorial on how to do it.
6. Improve Site Speed with NitroPack
NitroPack is an all-in-one speed optimization tool for WordPress. This plugin simply speeds up your site without doing any kind of manual optimization. It combines the power of Cloudflare Enterprise CDN with its proprietary cloud caching mechanism to optimize all the pages on the go.
I don’t usually recommend it for individual bloggers, but as a small business or agency owner, this plugin is vital in speeding up your bulk of sites in no time and saves a lot of money. There is a free plan available to test NitroPack.
i think that, there are problems related to the hosting server itself, hostinger.com because my website gives different results of speed test at different times without any modifications.