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by user5994461 3077 days ago
Wordpress is well optimized from my experience.

It loads the page and the text first so you can start reading. The images and scripts are delayed and cached. Comments are last. Pictures and thumbnails have various resolutions to improve load time.
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plorkyeran 3077 days ago
Wordpress itself is good at getting the important content to you ASAP. Many Wordpress plugins are not as good.
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mobilio 3077 days ago
But what about themes?

Most i've seen load 5+ CSS files and least 10+ JS.

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dfabulich 3077 days ago
Out-of-the-box stock WP is OK, but many/most plugins are not at all optimized, especially when you install a bunch of them. Hence the "bad" WP developers who pile on a dozen and ruin perf.
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