Forums » Discussions » Is Your WordPress Theme Slowing Down Your Website? Here’s What I Learned
I recently audited several WordPress websites for speed and noticed a recurring issue—bloated themes. Many themes advertise themselves as "feature-rich," but they come overloaded with scripts, animations, and unused widgets that destroy page speed and SEO.
I’ve started using themes from tallythemes.com , and the difference is huge. Their templates are lightweight, responsive, and optimized for performance right out of the box. My client's homepage speed improved from 4.3s to under 1.8s just by switching the theme—no caching plugin needed.
TallyThemes doesn’t try to do everything—they do the essentials really well. Clean code, fast loading, SEO-ready layouts, and great support. If you’re serious about Core Web Vitals or just want a smooth UX, I highly recommend checking them out.
Anyone else struggling with slow themes lately? What are your favorite performance-first themes?