Speed Optimization, as my site is running very slow due to your WPML setup.

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Tagged: Performance

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Last updated by yekdalK 17 hours, 1 minute ago.

Assisted by: Shekhar Bhandari.

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November 25, 2025 at 5:13 am
yekdalK	Background of the issue: I am trying to optimize the speed of my website, which is running very slow due to the WPML setup. My site has 4 languages and is live at hidden link. I need a quick urgent solution. Symptoms: The site is running too slow, and queries related to WPML are taking too much time. Questions: How can I optimize the speed of my site with WPML installed? What steps can I take to reduce the query time for WPML?
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 am #17606855
yekdalK	I have created the staging of my site as per your request, lemme know where to share the credentials. May I share those here? (the creds of admin panel are same as I gave for live FYI) Link of Staging site: hidden link
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 am #17606859
Shekhar Bhandari WPML Supporter since 03/2015 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu (GMT+05:45)	Hello there, I have enabled the private reply for you. Please add the details in the next reply. Thanks
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 am #17607101
Shekhar Bhandari WPML Supporter since 03/2015 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu (GMT+05:45)	Hi there, I wanted to check the performance of this page: hidden link. I’ve tested it with the default WordPress theme and WPML plugins, and it’s around 1.30S. Then, I tried adding the EKKO child theme and Visual Bakery, and it went up to 9S. Finally, I added the EKKO parent theme and Visual Bakery, and it’s back to 1.30s. So, it seems like the child theme has something that’s impacting the performance. Can you check the performance yourself and let me know if you see the same results? Looking forward to hearing from you! Thanks
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 pm #17608153
yekdalK	Hi Shekhar I also ran performance checks using both the parent and child EKKO themes, and in both cases the results were not particularly strong. Also the slight improvement you’re seeing is most likely due to the fact that the only major component being used in your test setup is WPML and this would not be the case in live site as they will contribute to site too Kindly give me a solution and deep analyse the scenerio as its urgent for me.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 pm #17608342
Shekhar Bhandari WPML Supporter since 03/2015 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu (GMT+05:45)	Hello there, The page is loading in 1.30s without the child theme which I think is normal time. Can you share me the results that you are getting without and with the child theme in numbers so I can debug this further. Thanks
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 pm #17618179
yekdalK	Hi Shekhar I have checked from my end and am currently testing further with the plugins. I will update you soon regarding the speed after reviewing a few more scenarios. Note: Please keep this ticket open so we can continue monitoring and testing. Thank you.