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Make the WordPress database lean and fit to respond faster to queries and quickly load pages
Optimized Databases Pave The Road for 90+ Website Speed
I tune the database performance to the point it yields a fast system response time. The positive effects of SQL optimization can be seen immediately, the site renders the pages more quickly, the overall performance and usability are improved, and the speed score is higher.
Not Just Query Optimization
When I talk about database tuning I don’t mean to use a plugin to do it. Most of the WP plugins conduct a rather superficial database sweep and fail to meet the critical pointers. It’s not about a basic PHPMyAdmin optimization either, where you select all the tables and click on the optimize menu option and the script does its job. I’m talking about a deep dive into the database system and an SQL query optimization. Also to do the rarely found Woocommerce Database Optimization This technique takes hours to complete and it requires a specific skill set to avoid destroying the database and taking the website out of business. Read below the actions taken.
I’m a website optimizer and I know that in database optimization projects, the fellow optimizers won’t spend some quality time tuning the database. They might just use a plugin, and that’s it, no SQL optimization. Since I have personal experience in how this type of work can positively impact speed, I have included database optimization tuning as a mandatory item in my speed optimization protocol.
Now speed up database queries:
What Does The Job Entail
- Remove the clutter from the database that plugins leave behind when removed.
- Create indexes and help the database respond faster to queries.
- Rationalize the items that autoload.
- Enable the MySQL Server caching in alignment with the hosting if you don’t have root access to the server.
- I clean up the Woocommerce clutter.
- I reduce calls to the database from the website theme and plugins.
- SQL server tuning
The Results
After spending hours working on the database, the metrics show that the database queries take fewer seconds as the table rows are optimized, the pages load faster, the website speed is considerably higher, and the User Experience has improved a lot, together with your SEO positions.