WordPress Cron Not Running? 6 Proven Causes and Fixes
WordPress cron not running means scheduled posts, backups and emails stop silently. Six causes, two commands to identify yours, and the durable fix.
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Performance guides for WordPress sites.
WordPress performance work with numbers attached. Caching layers and how they conflict, database queries that grow with your content, image and font delivery, and Core Web Vitals measured on real pages rather than a synthetic homepage test. Where a fix has a trade-off, these say so.
- Written from client work, not rewritten documentation
- Runnable commands and real numbers, not vague advice
- We say where the other option wins
Slow WordPress site? The seven causes, and what to fix first
A slow WordPress site usually has one of seven causes. How to find yours with field data and a few commands, and what to fix first.
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How to fix a high LCP (Largest Contentful Paint) in WordPress
PageSpeed splits LCP into four phases. Find the one that dominates before optimising — and stop lazy-loading the hero image.
· 6 min read
How to fix layout shift (CLS) on a WordPress site
CLS is impact times distance, so one banner can fail a page alone. Find the big shift, reserve the space, make the font swap invisible.
· 5 min read
WordPress database optimization: clean it up safely
Find where the weight actually is before deleting anything. Autoload, orphaned rows, tables left by dead plugins — and the missing index that is the real win.
· 6 min read