A common knowledge about running WordPress as your CMS is that it’s prone to slowing down over time.

This puts users off because who has the time these days for unresponsive websites? Moreover, this might also lead to a poor search performance as page load speeds is strongly suspected to be one of the many ranking signals.

However… there are things you can do.

How to Speed Up WordPress

Here are 8 tips can help you to optimize your WordPress by identifying and resolving bottlenecks—from poorly coded plugins, outdated database, image optimization issues to social media sharing buttons.

Infographic source: Blogging Basics 101, a blog run by Jessica Knapp that publishes helpful guides about blogging and social media.