Why WordPress developers tell you to disable plugins and use a default theme

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If you’ve ever asked for help with a plugin you’re using, you’ve probably heard the same advice over and over: “Disable all your plugins and switch to a default theme. Then, turn them back on one by one.” It might feel like a boring, copy-paste answer. But there’s a very practical reason behind it. Narrowing …

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Use Query Monitor to profile running time and memory usage of WordPress code

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Query Monitor is a WordPress plugin that includes several debugging tools, including a profiling feature that you can use to investigate running time and memory usage of specific code, find out more below. What is Query Monitor? As you’ve come across this blog post, you probably already know what Query Monitor is, skip this if …

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