Overhauled backend stability, security, and performance for a complex enterprise WordPress platform managing nearly 2,000 pages. The project involved resolving critical display issues, deprecating unsupported legacy theme code, and performing an extensive plugin audit that safely reduced the plugin overhead by 14%. Reduced load on the server helped eliminate update failures. Introduced server side object caching.
Additionally, site security and content workflows were strengthened through refined role-based permissions, while technical SEO was improved by streamlining redirection rules. This cut redirect overhead by 44%. These foundational improvements transformed improved reliability and performance across the entire site.
With thanks to Matt @ Lead Kinetics
