28/11/2025
Ever wonder what it takes to hit 96-99/100 on PageSpeed Insights?
I just spent November optimizing my own WordPress site (because yes, the cobbler's children finally got shoes 😅).
The results? Desktop went from 73 → 99 PageSpeed. Mobile hit 95/100.
Here's what actually worked:
🎯 Not caching plugins
🎯 Not switching hosts
🎯 Not "premium" performance services
Just 6 code-level optimizations:
✅ Async CSS loading
✅ Responsive images
✅ Smart font preloading
✅ Database cleanup
✅ Memory limit fixes
✅ Hero image optimization
👉 https://imagewize.com/wordpress-speed-optimization-95-mobile-pagespeed-score/
Questions about any of the optimizations? Drop them in the comments!
As a WordPress developer serving European SMEs, I spend a lot of time optimizing client sites for speed. But was I practicing what I preach on my own site? This month, I decided to audit imagewize.