Specialized audit
Performance Audit
A speed score tells you that you are slow — not why. This audit reads the waterfall and the code behind it and points to the actual problem.
What is the Performance Audit?
A speed score tells you that you are slow — not why. The Performance Audit reads the request waterfall and the code behind it: which assets, which scripts, and which theme decisions are actually costing the time, measured against Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) in both field and lab data.
That depth is the point. It names the problem rather than the symptom — including the honest call when an issue is structural: some themes are slow by construction, and no caching layer will fix that. You will know what is fixable, what it takes, and what is not worth chasing.
Scope
What it examines
- Core Web Vitals
- LCP, INP, and CLS from field and lab data — diagnosed, not just reported.
- Request waterfall
- What loads, in what order, and where the time actually goes.
- JavaScript and assets
- Bundle analysis, image and asset optimization, render-blocking resources.
- Server response
- TTFB and hosting behavior under real conditions.
- Third-party scripts
- What tags, embeds, and trackers cost — and which earn their keep.
- Structural constraints
- The theme- and platform-level decisions that set your performance ceiling.
Deliverables
What you receive
- Performance Scorecard
- Where the site stands on the metrics that matter, with the causes attached.
- Optimization Playbook
- The fixes, ordered by impact — and the structural limits stated honestly.
- Before/After Projections
- What each fix is expected to move, so results can be checked against the plan.
Pricing
Fixed price: $1,500
Typical timeline: 7 business days
Defined deliverables, defined timeline. Scope is confirmed at intake and the price is fixed before work starts.
Pair with
Engagements that pair well
Tired of scores that don’t explain anything?
Send the site over. The audit reads the waterfall and the code and comes back with causes, not symptoms.