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TECHNICAL SEO / SITE PERFORMANCE

A performance overhaul for WordPress.

RESULT Lighthouse: mobile 37 → 85 · desktop 45 → 97

A WordPress performance overhaul covering code, assets, render-blocking resources and configuration.

Related service: WordPress SEO services.

GTmetrix report before the overhaul showing a D grade, 51 percent performance and 81 percent structure
GTmetrix before: D grade, 51% performance, 81% structure.
GTmetrix report after the overhaul showing an A grade, 96 percent performance and 98 percent structure
GTmetrix after: A grade, 96% performance, 98% structure.
PageSpeed Insights desktop report before the overhaul showing a performance score of 45
PageSpeed Insights desktop before: 45 performance.
PageSpeed Insights desktop report after the overhaul showing a performance score of 97
PageSpeed Insights desktop after: 97 performance.
PageSpeed Insights mobile report before the overhaul showing a performance score of 37
PageSpeed Insights mobile before: 37 performance.
PageSpeed Insights mobile report after the overhaul showing a performance score of 85
PageSpeed Insights mobile after: 85 performance.
Ahrefs sitewide organic traffic history rising from near zero to a 1,200 monthly period peak
Ahrefs sitewide traffic history captured 27 August 2026; the estimate reached a 1.2K period peak.
“Yan has executed a highly successful technical SEO overhaul for our site. He is professional, efficient, and the results speak for themselves.”
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