Ask HN: Why is Wordpress getting slower and slower with each version

by digamber_kamat on 11/4/2009, 5:07 PM with 9 comments

I have realised that wordress is getting slower and slower with every new version. The New Post use case takes around 29 seconds to fully load. And I have one of the fastest INTERNET connections.

What is the cause?

  • by jlk on 11/4/2009, 6:26 PM

    This post had so much promise. I thought maybe we'd talk about database optimization or PHP modifications. Instead, I wager the OP is using IE7 on a Celeron-based laptop with 2GB of shared RAM, with a Yahoo toolbar and Norton.

  • by ionfish on 11/4/2009, 6:06 PM

    On my (self-hosted) WordPress installation, loading the 'Add New Post' page takes under 1.5 seconds. When static files are cached, it takes well under a second.

    Something is clearly wrong with either your connection to the server, or their server configuration (the former seems more likely).

  • by dryicerx on 11/4/2009, 5:21 PM

    That's like asking, why is my car slow when I am near one of the fastest highways...

    Most likely reason is where you are hosting the wordpress app or the DB is slow and overloaded (guessing shared hosting?)

  • by vsync on 11/4/2009, 9:22 PM

    When you say you have a fast INTERNET connection do you mean it has high BANDWIDTH or low LATENCY?

  • by babyboy808 on 11/4/2009, 6:55 PM

    Have been using Wordpress for a good while now and it's still as fast as ever