Fixing Slow WordPress On GoDaddy

First, let me start by saying my own site was one of the victim sites, taking at least 60 seconds to completely load. Keep in mind that my blog had about only 50 posts at the time. After applying this fix the site experienced load times of 4 to 8 seconds…. an incredible change. 

The Setup

Setting your site up with CloudFlare will quickly boost the load times of your site (increasing your Google ranking as well). Simply sign up (basic account is free), enter your site’s URL, and follow their directions for redirecting your site to their nameservers. After your nameservers populate (less than 24 hours) your sites speed will get a boost! 

How it Works 

Your site slows down because GoDaddy’s economy servers run thousands of web sites on a single system. WordPress runs many server commands and database requests with each page that is loaded, straining an already stressed system. CloudFlare copies your web page content to several servers all around the world. When someone visits your site the content is downloaded from the nearest few servers at lightning speed, distributing the workload over many, many servers instead of one. Its like having 10 people lift a couch instead of one tired person. 

Final Steps

What if you love CloudFlare? Try upgrading to their $20/month package for even faster servers and more features. Don’t worry… no contracts are involved. Don’t like CloudFlare? Just restore your original nameservers and your site is back to its original form.

CloudFlare has proven to be an excellent way to quickly boost your site’s load speed. Even if your site doesn’t use the WordPress script or isn’t hosted on GoDaddy, the free service will be an invaluable tool that you will use for years to com