After migration the website is really slow

I did a quick Network audit on Google Chrome and here`s what I found out:

  • the initial connection time to the website/domain is relatively low(500MS) which is a good thing.

  • the console throws an error: jquery.js?ver=1.12.4:4 GET http://www.ariatherm.ch/?_wpcf7_is_ajax_call=1&_wpcf7=460&_wpcf7_request_ver=1483396301637 which is related to the Contact Form 7 plugin.

  • the main problem seems to be related to the time elements require for download (see blue lines in this graphic https://snag.gy/uFKcnl.jpg )

From how I see things, this might be related to a poor webhosting infrastructure(shared server, old PHP/MySQL version, HDD and not SSD Drives, etc) so you might want to check that as well.

There are also heavy plugins used on the website like LayerSlider and Visual Composer which slow down the page. For LayerSlider, you can enable the ‘Conditional script loading’ and ‘Include scripts in the footer’ options in the ‘Troubleshooting & Advanced Settings’ section to increase the site’s performance.

Or maybe a plugin is faulty. Deactivate each plugin(except for VC, of course) and see how it goes. Start with Contact Form 7 and Ninja Contact Form.

Thanks!