Slow 30 second load times on backend (WP Dashboard) on every new page or save.

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  chantzatbills · Member · Jul 31, 2026 at 3:17 pm

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  The front end of our website loads fast, but every action in the backend takes 30 seconds to load or save. I used Query Monitor to check the Queries by component, HTTP API Calls, PHP Errors. Nothing is showing what is causing this huge delay. I can’t pinpoint any plugin or change that would cause this huge delay. It’s not the server, as ive confirmed with our server provider. Ive exhausted my resources and need help. Please advise.

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  aazam0067 · Member · Jul 31, 2026 at 7:56 pm

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  Hi @chantzatbills, sorry for the slow backend, that’s frustrating especially with QM coming up clean. A couple of quick things to check next:

  Autoloaded options: in Query Monitor’s Overview panel, check the total autoloaded data size. A bloated value here slows every admin load/save even without showing as a query spike.

  Heartbeat API: it polls admin-ajax.php frequently on admin screens by default. Try disabling it temporarily and see if it helps.

  If those don’t turn up anything, isolating via theme/plugin deactivation is usually the fastest way to pinpoint it: https://wordpress.com/support/plugins/troubleshooting/

  Let us know what you find!