why are my sites so slow now

i have two sites on hostgator shared server and they both run a wordpress site. they seem so bloody slow. anyone help me

 

That's why... lol

 

ok what do you suggest shall I go vps but cant afford much

 

also min spec for say 3 sites running wordpress

 

You can get a good VPS for like $5 - $10 a month. I use the site LowEndBox and look for specials. Some providers will give a special deal available only through that site.

 

I have a VPS with these specs for $5 a month. Should be more than adequate:

2048 MB RAM

2048 MB vSwap RAM

100 GB SSD/RAID 10

3000 GB Bandwidth

4 CPU Core / 100%

 

Not everyone can go for a vps. What you need is to find a shared host that does not allow for unlimited websites, and preferably one that uses cloud linux. if you see a company offering unlimited, then dont touch them.

@KillaKeith, what you get for $5 is great, but you probly know how to install things like the control panel, or do it all by ssh, the average user is only familiar with cpanel. If she needs cpanel + management = $$$$$

 

Do these sites actually require WordPress? It is bloatware and the majority of sites running it could instead be in static HTML (there are CMSes available for producing this) or a much lighter script. Everyone jumps on the overrated WordPress bandwagon far too easily.

You should also evaluate your HTML code, JS, CSS and general WordPress set-up such as plugins and caching (in terms of a WordPress plugin but also HTTP directives for CSS, JS and images). Sometimes caching plugins can make very little difference.

 

True, sometimes I take for granted the scope of my knowledge...

 

Need a link or we are flying blind here but for starters go check google page speed.

Also, in cpanel look for "optimize website" and make sure its set to compress all content which is option 2.

N.

 

If its hostgator, optimization won't help. I was with them 4-5 years ago when the support was still excellent, and all my sites were painfully slow -> things improved dramatically when I changed hosts.

@op, One thing that I did not mention is this. There are many "hosting" companies that use hostgator. If you are leaving them due to performance, you dont want to end up being worse off.

To find out if a "hosting company" is using hostgator, type in :2087 after their URL. If it says "websitewelcome (dot) com" in the URL, then you know they use hostgator and you are going to have the exact same problems.

 

do image optimization

 

Because you showed boobies and your site became really popular.

In all seriousness, what type of site is it, and have you done anything to improve the speed of the site?

Do NOT listen to those suggesting you get a cheap VPS. It will be more trouble then it is worth.

 

Happy to share my site equinestaff (dot) co. .uk

I'm thinking it's the plugins and maybe images but could be wrong I'm female lol

 

Using too many plugins can slow the site down. What plugins are you using?

 

You also have a lot of errors when I look in the chrome developer console:

Uncaught TypeError: object is not a function fixedmenu.js:96
(anonymous function)fixedmenu.js:96
Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'length' of undefined jquery.min.js?ver=1.8.3:2
Invalid App Id: Must be a number or numeric string representing the application id. all.js:54
The "fb-root" div has not been created, auto-creating all.js:54
FB.getLoginStatus() called before calling FB.init(). all.js:54
Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 (Not Found) http://login.analytiks.us/piwik.js
Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 (Not Found) http://www.equinestaff.co.uk/wp-content/themes/jobright/images/f-icon.jpg
fb:like failed to resize in 45s all.js:54

Code (markup):

Those will slow your site.

 

I see thanks. Will try google the solution

 

That and the theme (which is horrific - in terms of under the hood, I won't comment on appearance), which is loading lots of JS files. Probably 99% of them aren't needed and what is could be combined into one.

But also your host. Response times are incredibly slow, especially if I compare it with the hosting company I am currently using - Hawk Host (which incidentally uses Cloud Linux). They have data centres, including an EU one (Amsterdam). You should consider looking for a similar host, most of them usually have coupons available, or discounts via affiliate links.

However, even if you do change hosts, don't avoid fixing the problems with your site. It will make a huge difference.

By the way, I noticed on the "apply form" that there is a question (probably to overcome spammers). You might want to look at some kind of hidden anti-spam/bot, as 1) it's without explanation and 2) it's annoying for non-spam human visitors.

 

there are many sites placed with your sites on shared hosting. I have my shared hosting also. Its speed depend upon the traffic on other sites.
You are bound with other site traffic in shared hosting.

 

I know the script is only cheap and would love a better one

Shame I can't afford it right now

The hosting I will change though