How to fix a Slow WordPress Admin (Dashboard): 17 Tips!

A simple tutorial on speeding up a slow WordPress admin panel (dashboard).

0:00 - Intro
00:27 - Disable object cache
00:57 - Remove high CPU plugins + theme
2:38 - Disable WordPress Heartbeat + increase cache lifespan
3:52 - Update technology
4:21 - Increase memory limit
4:42 - Use server-level caching
5:20 - Clean database
6:19 - Disable unused plugin modules
6:35 - Limit post revisions + autosaves
7:42 - Protect the wp-admin area
9:32 - Offload to CDNs
10:16 - Remove admin bloat
11:06 - Disable plugin data sharing
11:31 - Replace WordPress cron with a real cron job
12:06 - Check CPU usage + TTFB
13:34 - Use faster cloud hosting

Tools To Speed Up The Admin

A slow WordPress admin is almost always caused by high CPU plugins and page builders, object cache in W3 Total Cache, or cheap, shared hosting. The whole point is to reduce the amount of CPU consumed by your website/plugins while using a powerful server. I would also never use heavy page builders like Elementor, Divi, or WooCommerce on top of shared hosting.

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Peace out,
Tom

[unityvirtualproduction]

Absolutely the most informative video on the topic of optimizing the Wordpress Admin Backend that anyone could hope for! Also, I love the video creator's philosophy and approach to structuring shared information.

[johnravi]

Hi Tom,

It was a great video! I have been facing this problem for quite some time, I tried several methods but nothing is really helping me. I learned about several new solutions after watching your video, and I can’t wait to try them out! I really hope that these tips and solutions work. Thanks a lot for sharing all of these amazing solutions with the viewers. It was a great watch, and I learned from it a lot.

[alinaseri]

very good explained. thank you so much.

[BillyRybka]

Do you have a list of your most recommended plugins and why you use them?

[sarcastiXperimental]

I cant find the performance link in the top left menu, how can i show it and access the object cache?

[lalabeauty]

i dont have any plugin im in free plan. admin panel works on any device or pc but just so slow on my computer. other search engines or vpn doesnt help.

[manoranjanpanigrahi]

hey, you said you don't recommend hostinger
can you please explain this? i've been suing it for quite sometime and looking to switch because even after lot of optimization the websites are slow and so is the admin panel

[maddymymk]

Hi - thanks for the great advise. You mentioned that using elementor with woocomerce is set for destruction, whats your suggestion instead? And also how can I comdense plugins? Thanks in advance!

[FatmaHandeSEZER]

I dont even have any of these plugins or things you use. Just opened a site but still have the problem

[dionisiosstefanopoulos]

First of all you made a fanastic video.
I would like a suggestion for the right package on cloudways. The files of my sites are almost 200 gbs and my database sometimes reaches 4gb. My sites are news. I want to leave from hosting.
I' ve already started cleaning my sites by your video to reduce my databese

[elmiravdicofficial]

How to know if hosting is causing it? Which hosting provider do you recommend?

[deepjanideep]

Thanks! This helped but I have 70+ initial plugins so things are quite hectic always.. :(

[audunjemtland]

Why is Elementor and woocommerce recipe for disaster? ;D

And how to combat that?

It's exactly what I use.

[LearningVikas]

I think Hiring a wordpress developer is much easier😅😅

[ryansyd]

Wordpress by far is the worst CMS on earth