Here are 6 PRO Tips to improve your WordPress website.
1: PLUGIN MINIMALIST
Less is more. Faster is better. Find out which plugins are VERY HEAVY. Delete, Declutter, Develop. Build custom code for specific tasks.
2: UPDATE & RESTORE
Get your site updating monthly. Use a tool like ManageWP to update collections of websites. Keep good backups and have a restore strategy.
3: TEST CROSS BROWSER
Test cross-browser yourself. Use a tool like BrowserStack to real device test. Don’t be one of the many amazing WordPress sites with broken cross device layouts.
4: TEST FOR ERRORS
Your site can be beautiful and getting marked down for Techical SEO errors. Use a tool like W3C Validator to test
your site and make sure your code is clean and correct.
5: SMTP SETUP
Make sure you receive 100% of your site emails by setting up an SMTP server for your website forms. Also using REcaptcha is standard procedure.
6: GOOD TECHNICAL SEO
Good content + Good Servers makes the difference for a high-traffic website. Be good to your site visitors and make sure your site load < 4 sec. Not on refresh, on clean cache load.
The WP Superheroes once took a site loading at 16sec to 1 sec, through technical SEO and changing Servers.