Ask HN: Why most WordPress sites can't meet Google's speed and core web vitals?

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3 years ago

I wonder why most Wordpress websites can't meet Google's requirements for a "healthy" website even when they look quite usable in real life. For example

https://www.rollingstone.com/

https://pagespeed.web.dev/analysis/https-www-rollingstone-com/adieds44wz?form_factor=mobile

For speed, it has 13/100. It failed at the core Web vitals assessment.

Most little websites based on obscure frameworks that I know do much better.

Any hints for the reasons it is so slow?

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