How To Speed Up Logged-In User Sessions in WordPress & WooCommerce

In this video we're going to talk about some ways to speed up Logged-In user sessions in WordPress & WooCommerce

The blog post that accompanies this video is available at https://www.wpspeedfix.com/speed-up-l...

Understanding the problem
Logged-in users (admins, editors, customers) bypass page caching by default
These sessions can be 2–5x slower than cached views with a super high TTFB
This is particularly a problem on WooCommerce and Membership sites
Logged-in user experience does impact CrUX/Core Web Vitals if they meet traffic thresholds (especially on WooCommerce or LMS sites)


How To Fix Slow Logged-In User Sessions

-Enable caching for logged in users
https://wprocketplugin.com
https://flyingpress.net

If you’re using a managed host like Kinsta or WPEngine you'll need to talk to their support or find out how to enable logged in user caching

Use Just In Time Preloading and Speculative Loading
Speculative loading now built into WordPress 6.8
https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/...

Flyingpages.com or WPRocketPlugin.com for Just in time preloading

Speed up the database
--Use Object Caching
--Use Inndob storage engines
https://www.wpspeedfix.com/speed-up-w...
--Use HPOS high performance order storage for Woocommerce

Use the Highest Version of PHP the Site Supports

Fix PHP Errors and other errors using Query Monitor plugin

Tweak PHP Opcode cache settings
opcache.huge_code_pages=1
opcache.interned_strings_buffer=64
opcache.max_accelerated_files=10000
opcache.max_wasted_percentage=5
opcache.memory_consumption=1024
opcache.revalidate_path=0
opcache.validate_timestamps=1
opcache.revalidate_freq=10
opcache.enable_cli=1
opcache.use_cwd=1

Use Server based WP-CRON jobs

Use a CDN - Cloudflare with APO or Edge Caching

Disable Query Monitor plugin!
Query monitor disables logged-in user caching when it's enabled in caching plugins

Do the usual speed optimizations - e.g. keep page sizes low, optimize javascript, pass Core Web Vitals for logged out users
https://www.wpspeedfix.com/core-web-v...

Do a plugin audit
Disable any plugins not in use and remove any 3rd party JS you're no longer usering

Check menu links
Ensure the menu and all links point to the correct version of the URL - i.e. https:// and WWW or no-WWW and with a forwardslash on the end of the URL

Fix 404 errors

Make sure your host supports HTTP3 protocol AND you have HSTS enabled

Be mindful of query strings and paid traffic

What doesn’t work:

--Increasing PHP memory - only matters if PHP is throwing errors and crashing
--Minifying CSS or JS -
--Messing with the WordPress heartbeat

Track logged in user speed using Vital Signs Tracker
https://www.vitalsignstracker.com