The theme causes slow page load times due to unoptimized code or assets.
Slow Theme Performance
Key Points: Your site looks nice but loads like it’s on dial-up. The theme might be bloated or poorly optimized.
Everything’s beautiful — until Lighthouse gives you a 40/100. The culprit? That feature-rich theme that loads 10 fonts, 6 sliders, and 4 JavaScript libraries per page.
🌀 Causes of Lag
- Too many HTTP requests from theme assets
- Large background images or non-compressed media
- Heavy animations or parallax scripts
🚀 Solutions
- Use performance plugins to defer or remove unused assets
- Compress images and switch to modern formats (WebP)
- Disable unused theme features via theme options or custom code
📉 Final Note
Speed affects UX, SEO, and conversion — a pretty theme isn’t worth the lag. Go for clean, efficient code over bells and whistles.