WordPress Speed Optimization Expert Needed to Improve Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Score
Worldwide
I'm looking for an experienced WordPress Speed Optimization Expert to optimize my website and improve its overall performance. The website is currently functional, but it needs significant performance improvements for both desktop and mobile. The goal is to improve the Google PageSpeed Insights, GTmetrix, and Lighthouse scores while ensuring the website continues to work exactly as it does now. The project includes identifying and fixing performance bottlenecks, improving Core Web Vitals, and optimizing both frontend and backend performance. I would like the following issues to be fixed and optimized: • Improve Google PageSpeed Insights score • Improve GTmetrix Grade and Web Vitals • Pass Core Web Vitals • Reduce Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) • Reduce Interaction to Next Paint (INP) • Reduce Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) • Improve First Contentful Paint (FCP) • Reduce Total Blocking Time (TBT) • Reduce Time to First Byte (TTFB) • Remove render-blocking CSS and JavaScript • Reduce unused CSS • Reduce unused JavaScript • Defer JavaScript execution • Generate and optimize Critical CSS • Eliminate unnecessary DOM elements • Reduce excessive DOM size • Optimize fonts and Google Fonts loading • Optimize images and convert them to WebP or AVIF where appropriate • Implement proper lazy loading for images and iframes • Minify HTML, CSS, and JavaScript • Optimize cache settings • Configure browser caching • Enable Brotli or GZIP compression • Optimize database performance • Reduce HTTP requests • Optimize third-party scripts (Google Analytics, GTM, Facebook Pixel, etc.) • Improve server response time • Configure Cloudflare/CDN if required • Optimize WooCommerce performance (if applicable) • Ensure mobile performance is as good as desktop • Maintain SEO while performing all optimizations • Ensure no functionality or design is broken after optimization Required Experience Please apply only if you have experience with WordPress performance optimization and have worked on websites using tools such as: • Google PageSpeed Insights • GTmetrix • Lighthouse • Chrome DevTools • WebPageTest • Pingdom Experience with the following is highly preferred: • WP Rocket • LiteSpeed Cache • FlyingPress • Cloudflare • Redis Object Cache • NGINX • Apache • HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP • Elementor • WooCommerce When you apply, please include: • Examples of websites you have optimized • Before and after PageSpeed or GTmetrix reports • Your approach to improving Core Web Vitals • Which optimization plugins and tools you typically use • Estimated timeline for completing the project The ideal freelancer should focus on real performance improvements rather than simply increasing PageSpeed scores. I'm looking for someone who understands website performance optimization, Core Web Vitals, caching, JavaScript optimization, CSS optimization, image optimization, server optimization, and WordPress best practices.
$50.00
Fixed-price- IntermediateExperience Level
- Remote Job
- Ongoing projectProject Type
Skills and Expertise
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About the client
- United StatesSausalito1:03 AM
- $2.6K total spent13 hires, 0 active
- 76 hours
- Travel & HospitalitySmall company (2-9 people)
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