Our site is slow. Speed is felt by people first.
Slow pages lose visitors before they read a word. Core Web Vitals measure how fast the main content loads, how quickly the page responds and how stable it is.
- Core Web Vitals report shows “Poor” URLs
- Pages take several seconds to show content on mobile
- The layout jumps while loading
- Buttons respond slowly after a tap
Three checks you can run today
Each takes minutes. Together they tell you whether this page is about your problem.
- Open the Core Web Vitals reportIn Search Console, see which page groups fail LCP, INP or CLS.
- Test a templateRun a key page through PageSpeed Insights on mobile.
- Count third-party scriptsList chat widgets, trackers and tag managers on the page.
Template performance trace
Inspect representative page types on mobile with real-user distributions where available and a repeatable laboratory setup.
| Situation to check | Proposed scope | Boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Open the Core Web Vitals report | In Search Console, see which page groups fail LCP, INP or CLS. A late hero image, a long main-thread task and an unstable component require different fixes. | One high laboratory score does not establish good field INP or performance for every visitor. |
| Test a template | Run a key page through PageSpeed Insights on mobile. | Keep an unchanged comparison sample so this check can distinguish the proposed cause from unrelated variation. |
| Heavy images and video | Large files, wrong formats, no lazy loading. | Treat this as a hypothesis until the affected URL or account evidence supports it. |
| Ready to commission a fix | Keep the trace, changed resource and repeat measurement together; separate lab evidence from field results. | [CONFIRM: access, scope, owner, fee and review date before work begins.] |
Template performance trace
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- Affected population
- Inspect representative page types on mobile with real-user distributions where available and a repeatable laboratory setup.
- Decisive observation
- A late hero image, a long main-thread task and an unstable component require different fixes.
- Alternative explanation
- One high laboratory score does not establish good field INP or performance for every visitor.
- Acceptance evidence
- Keep the trace, changed resource and repeat measurement together; separate lab evidence from field results.
- Supporting check
- List chat widgets, trackers and tag managers on the page.
- Approval
- [CONFIRM: accountable owner and authorised next step.]
What the first handover should make clear
- Inspect representative page types on mobile with real-user distributions where available and a repeatable laboratory setup.
- A late hero image, a long main-thread task and an unstable component require different fixes.
- Keep the trace, changed resource and repeat measurement together; separate lab evidence from field results.
- The original observations, unresolved questions and any client access needed for the next scope.
What usually causes it
In the order we usually check them. Most cases have more than one.
- Heavy images and videoLarge files, wrong formats, no lazy loading.
- Too many scriptsThird-party tags slowing the main thread (INP).
- Slow server responseHosting, caching or database issues.
- Layout shiftsImages and ads without reserved space (CLS).
- Bloated themes and pluginsCommon on WordPress sites that grew over years.
How we fix it
Four steps, in order. You see the evidence and the plan before anything changes on your site.
- Step 01Measure real usersField data by template, not just lab scores.
- Step 02Fix the biggest winsImages, caching, scripts, in order of impact.
- Step 03Rebuild where neededTemplates or themes that can’t be fixed.
- Step 04GuardPerformance budgets checked before release.
Services that fix it
Starting prices in USD. TopClick is not VAT-registered. Scope and price in writing before work starts.
Questions about this problem
01Will faster pages rank higher?
Page experience is one signal among many; it rarely outweighs relevance. The bigger win is usually more visitors staying and converting.
02Can you fix a WordPress site?
Yes, we develop WordPress in-house, so we can fix themes, plugins and hosting setup directly.
03Where do we start?
With the free snapshot: we check your site for this problem, confirm the likely cause and send a written first scope with a price.
Check your site for this
- 1Send your site — we confirm the cause and where we would start
- 2We check search and AI visibility
- 3PDF by email: five website problems and AI visibility, within two business days of receiving your website URL
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