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Speed Test Tool

WordPress.com’s Speed Test Tool is integrated into all Business and Commerce plans and is available as a free, public tool at wordpress.com/speed-test. 

With the Speed Test Tool, you can quickly identify areas impacting your site’s Core Web Vitals (CWV), like load times, interactivity, and visual stability. It provides actionable insights and recommendations, making it easier to optimize your site’s performance and deliver a smoother, faster user experience.

By focusing on CWV improvements, you’re not only optimizing for search engine algorithms; you’re enhancing user satisfaction. Better CWVs lead to faster load times, reduced layout shifts, and more responsive interactions—all of which contribute to a smoother browsing experience and, ultimately, a more successful site.

If you’re using the free version of the tool, you can sign up for these reports to be emailed to you every week. These reports highlight trends and any new performance issues, so you’re always on top of your website performance. 

Access the Speed Test Tool 

The free version of the Speed Test Tool lets you test the performance of any WordPress URL, while the Speed Test Tool integrated within your WordPress.com account gives you historical performance data of your existing WordPress.com websites. 

Accessing the tool from within your WordPress.com account allows you to easily monitor site performance, all within your site’s Hosting Overview dashboard:

  1. Log into your WordPress.com account.
  2. Visit your Sites list in the dashboard by visiting wordpress.com/sites or by clicking the W in the top-right corner.
  3. Click on your website name.
  4. Click on the Performance tab to run the tests. The tool will run a series of tests, including Lighthouse and CrUX data analysis, which may take up to 30 seconds to complete.

If hosting access is not yet activated, you will see the “Hosting Features” tab instead. Click on the “Hosting Features” tab to see a notice that says, “Activate all hosting features.” Click on the Activate now button to unlock your server settings. This is a one-time action you will never need to do again for your site. You will then see the Performance tab.