What performance issues do you check first on a ClassicPress site?

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I’m interested in how others approach performance troubleshooting on ClassicPress sites.

At WPGrit, we work with WordPress performance and technical optimization, so I’m always interested in comparing approaches across different CMS environments.

When a ClassicPress site starts feeling slow, do you usually check server response time, database queries, plugins, or front-end assets first?

My preference is to identify the actual bottleneck before relying heavily on caching, as caching can sometimes hide an underlying issue.

I’d love to hear what tools and checks the ClassicPress community finds most useful, especially for sites with growing traffic or larger databases.

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I use the Query Monitor plugin to monitor performance, and pay particular attention to database queries.

But you need to be careful when you talk about “caching”. There are many different types of caching. It sounds like you are talking about page caching, in which case I agree. But making use of OpCache and object caching should be two of the first things you do. ClassicPress even has a setting to enable admins to set up object caching.

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I use this plugin Basic Info Tool | ClassicPress Plugin to be sure I have at least PHP v8.3 or 8.1 will suffice. Other than that, always make a child theme.