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Track what changed after publishing, plugin updates, image uploads, and theme edits.

Combine Lighthouse, WebPageTest, server logs, and real user monitoring for accurate decisions.

Reduce font families, preload intentionally, use font-display, and avoid layout shifts.

Separate public cache, logged-in sessions, cart flows, previews, and regeneration events.

Compare PHP workers, database latency, caching layers, and edge delivery against real user experience.

Ship less CSS, avoid render-blocking patterns, and keep theme styles predictable for static mirrors.

Use browser-native lazy loading carefully while protecting above-the-fold hero and LCP images.

Audit plugin scripts, delay non-critical code, and keep interaction performance stable.

Compress uploads, generate modern formats, preserve quality, and verify frontend delivery from a logged-out browser.

Understand LCP, CLS, and INP as user-facing signals rather than abstract lab scores.