WordPress is a global platform with users in every corner of the world. And because of that, translations have been a hot topic for years. Translating your site makes it more accessible and opens it up to entirely new audiences. However, a new in-depth study by the WordPress Performance Team indicates that translations could slow your site down. Testing showed that localized websites, or websites that are tailored to specific target audiences and languages in different regions, can load up to 50 percent slower than non-localized sites. According to WordPress Contributor Pascal Birchler, “In addition to core itself, each plugin […]
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