Make your WordPress site fast, and prove it.
We measure your site properly, fix what’s actually slowing it down, then measure it again so you can see the real difference, not a promised score.
The problem
Core Web Vitals, in one paragraph.
Google measures three things that roughly match how a page feels to use. How fast the main content appears (LCP). How quickly the page responds when you click or tap something (INP). Whether the layout jumps around while it loads (CLS). Get these wrong and visitors leave before they see what you offer. Google notices too, because speed is part of how pages get ranked.
Most WordPress sites fail at least one of these. Usually the cause has nothing to do with WordPress itself. It’s what’s been added on top: a heavy theme, too many plugins, unoptimised images, cheap hosting and years of database clutter nobody’s cleaned up.
What we fix
What actually makes WordPress slow.
Theme and plugin bloat
Styles and scripts loading on every page for features nobody uses. We work out which ones earn their keep and which don’t.
Unoptimised images
Oversized files served at full resolution when a compressed, correctly dimensioned version would be indistinguishable.
No proper caching
Pages rebuilt from scratch on every single visit instead of being served instantly from a cache.
Cheap or crowded hosting
Shared server resources divided between so many accounts that every site on the machine suffers, including yours.
Database cruft
Years of revisions, spam comments and orphaned data that quietly slow every query.
Third-party scripts
Chat widgets, advertising trackers and video embeds loading on pages that have no requirement for them.
Process
How a speed project runs.
Baseline measurement
We run Lighthouse and pull field data from real visitors, so we’re working from actual numbers, not guesses.
Diagnose
We identify the specific causes, naming the individual plugins, images, database queries and scripts responsible.
Fix, tested on staging
Caching, image optimisation, database cleanup and code fixes, tested before anything goes live.
Re-measure and report
We run the same tests again and hand you a clear before-and-after comparison.
Why Maku
Why we measure instead of promise.
Plenty of agencies promise a specific score and quietly define success on whichever page tests best. We measure your actual pages, the ones your visitors land on. We test before and after, and hand you the numbers either way.
- Bottleneck scanning is AI-assisted across the whole site, so we find the slow query on page 400, not just the one on your homepage.
- Speed work often overlaps with maintenance plans, since ongoing monitoring catches new slowdowns before they compound.
- If your hosting is the limiting factor, we’ll say so rather than optimise around a problem that needs a different fix.
How fast can you make my site?
It depends on where you’re starting from. We won’t promise a specific score. Scores vary by page and by tool. What we will do is measure your site properly before we start. We show you the same measurements after, so you can see exactly what changed.
Will speeding up my site break anything?
It shouldn’t, and we test changes on a staging copy first specifically to catch that before it reaches your live site. Caching and image changes are usually low-risk. Database and code-level changes get more careful testing.
Do I need to change hosting to get a faster site?
Not always. A lot of speed problems come from bloated themes, too many plugins or unoptimised images. Those get fixed without touching hosting. If your hosting genuinely is the bottleneck, we’ll say so. You can see our own option on WordPress hosting.
Isn’t a caching plugin enough?
Caching plugins help, but they can’t fix a bloated theme, an unoptimised database or fifteen third-party scripts loading on every page. A proper speed project looks at the whole stack, not just one lever.
Does speed actually affect SEO?
Yes. Core Web Vitals are a ranking factor. A slow site also loses visitors before they ever see your content, which hurts conversions regardless of ranking. Speed work tends to pay off on both fronts at once.
How long does a speed project take?
A typical project runs one to two weeks, covering measurement, fixes and a final round of testing. Sites with deep database or code issues can take longer. We’ll tell you upfront if that’s likely.