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Myself a WordPress user so I agree with @xdude. You should consider using lightweight and nicely written themes. To generalize, use the popular things. They are well-written and well-maintained, and less vulnerable to backdoors and such attacks.

A couple of things to suggest in this. You should use the least amount of plug-ins possible. Don't use JetPack and Woocommerce plug-ins unless your running a store. They multiply the load 3x times.

Also, do not use a plugin for "http to https redirect", it's as simple as adding three lines in the htaccess file. Keep your WordPress installation as clean and as light as possible.

Next use compressions like GZip, and preferably you could take advantage of Cloudflare's powerful caching.


These are few simple techniques using which you can keep your WordPress installation fast and secure.

Regards,