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  • October 23, 2019 at 1:36 pm #514420

    Dave
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    Hi guys,

    I’m in desperate need of your help and advice.

    I’ve imported a lot of event and place listings into my site, but it’s now running incredibly slow.

    I’ve tried using WP Super Cache and Autoptimize but neither speed it up.

    Pages take ages to load, and looking up locations on the location switcher takes forever.

    Do you know what I can do to fix this?

    Thanks,
    Dave

    October 23, 2019 at 1:36 pm #514421

    Dave
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    October 23, 2019 at 5:42 pm #514460

    Alex Rollin
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    We have a page about performance here:
    https://wpgeodirectory.com/docs-v2/faq/performance/

    Slow Ajax usually means the site needs more resources.

    October 24, 2019 at 10:20 am #514549

    Dave
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    Ok thanks Alex. I’ve been having a good read through that. Looks like for the size of directory I’m trying to build, I need a dedicated server for a start.

    Will that also help with the Ajax speed, do you know?

    Thanks,
    Dave

    October 24, 2019 at 1:59 pm #514599

    Alex Rollin
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    GD sites often perform markedly better with 2GB-8GB RAM or more. That will improve the responsiveness of the site for almost every feature including ajax.

    October 24, 2019 at 2:04 pm #514603

    Dave
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    Ok thanks. I’m currently on a shared hosting, but I have 4GB RAM, yet it’s running very slow. I do have a couple of other sites on my cpanel. Do you think a dedicated server could be the solution?

    I’m looking at an option from Fasthost which has…

    Intel E3-1230 V63.5 GHz 4 Cores
    16GB RAM
    2 x 1000GB HDD (Software RAID 1)

    October 24, 2019 at 2:46 pm #514609

    Alex Rollin
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    That is a lot more, and I am sure it would serve your sites well. I don’t know anything about that particular host.

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