Custom Code Audit & Database Query Optimization for WordPress Education Platform
Education · < 10 Employees · WordPress
3.5x
Speed Improvement
70%
Query Time Reduction
85+
Performance Score
Project Overview
MyChoice Schools is an Australian education platform running on WordPress with extensive custom code and numerous plugins to support complex school search and comparison features.
The combination of custom code, numerous plugins, and complex database queries created severe performance issues. The site needed to handle search-heavy interactions while maintaining fast load times.
Goals & Objectives
The primary goal of this project was to improve Google's Core Web Vitals, site speed, and overall user experience and usability.
Our primary goals were to:
- Improve site speed despite heavy customization
- Optimize database queries
- Reduce plugin overhead
- Company Name
- MyChoice Schools
- Company Size
- < 10 Employees
- Industry
- Education
- Platform
- WordPress
Outcomes:
Core metrics that improved over the duration of the project.
3.5x
Speed Improvement
Major improvement across all page types.
70%
Query Time Reduction
Database queries execute much faster.
85+
Performance Score
Consistent high scores even on complex pages.
Our Approach
A systematic, step-by-step process tailored to MyChoice Schools's needs.
Code Audit
Reviewed custom code for performance bottlenecks.
Plugin Rationalization
Reduced plugin count and optimized remaining ones.
Database Optimization
Optimized complex queries for school search functionality.
Frontend Optimization
Streamlined asset loading and reduced render-blocking resources.
Performance Validation
Tested across all major user flows.
Key Takeaways
Custom code audits often reveal the biggest optimization opportunities.
Database query optimization is critical for search-heavy sites.
Plugin rationalization combined with custom code review delivers compound gains.
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