I18N Performance Analysis

A recent in-depth performance analysis of WordPress core showed that loading translations had a significant hit on a site’s server response time. Given that more than half of all WordPress sites use a language other than English, the performance team identified this as an area worth looking into more closely. The team spent the last couple of months […]

Performance Chat Summary: 11 July 2023

Meeting agenda here and the full chat log is available beginning here on Slack. Announcements Welcome to our new members of #core-performance WP 6.3 Beta 4 is today Working on a WordPress 6.3 performance highlights post – please add suggestions to the document by July 21 Work continues on dev notes for 6.3 Priority Projects Server Response Time Link to roadmap projects Contributors: @joemcgill @spacedmonkey […]

Hallway Hangout: Performance Improvements for WordPress 6.3

Following up on prior performance related hallway hangouts, @clarkeemily and I will be cohosting an upcoming hallway hangout to discuss happenings for 6.3. If you’re interested in joining, the Hallway Hangout will happen on 2023-07-27 15:00. a Zoom link will be shared in the #core-performance Slack channel before starting. At a high level, we’ll go through quick intros (what each […]

Performance Chat Summary: 27 June 2023

Meeting agenda here and the full chat log is available beginning here on Slack. Announcements Welcome to our new members of #core-performance Beta 1 for the 6.3 release is today! Priority Projects Server Response Time Link to roadmap projects Contributors: @joemcgill @spacedmonkey @aristath @spacedmonkey Committed https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/d8409a205a40a9c5a69d668a9aa2aa3123f4c3e5 https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/02ea2f1d75a77d014708fd0d38677e85065742e9 https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/30d6172eed95667020e7de6c29f6997e1e50e2a3 LOTS of code review on other tickets, some really great numbers out […]