# Checklist — 15 slow wp-admin tips (10 min diagnosis)

**Site:** _________________________  
**wp-admin URL:** _________________________  
**Audit date:** _________________________

**Dashboard before:** _______ s · **Product/order list:** _______ s · **Editor:** _______ s

> Slow wp-admin ≠ slow public site. Measure admin only.

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## Phase 0 — 10-minute diagnosis (tips 1–5)

- [ ] **1.** Time dashboard + list + editor (3 runs each, median)
- [ ] **2.** Confirm **front** is OK (private window / PageSpeed)
- [ ] **3.** DevTools → Network on wp-admin → note requests > 1s
- [ ] **4.** Filter `admin-ajax.php` → note dominant `action`: __________
- [ ] **5.** Count normally open wp-admin tabs: _______

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## Phase 1 — Query Monitor (staging, tips 6–9)

- [ ] **6.** Query Monitor on **staging only**
- [ ] **7.** **Queries** tab: note top 5 plugins by SQL time
- [ ] **8.** **Hooks** tab: spot hooks > 0.5s
- [ ] **9.** QM **disabled** before prod switch

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## Phase 2 — Plugins & Heartbeat (tips 10–12)

- [ ] **10.** Plugin Usage Detector — Full audit, JSON export
- [ ] **11.** Remove `likely_unused` plugins validated on staging
- [ ] **12.** Heartbeat Control Manager — profile preset (Blog/WC/Agency)

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## Phase 3 — Lighten admin (tips 13–15)

- [ ] **13.** Remove useless dashboard widgets (Screen Options)
- [ ] **14.** Lighten list columns (Screen Options)
- [ ] **15.** WP-Optimize — transients + revisions (off-peak)

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## After intervention

- [ ] Dashboard after: _______ s · List after: _______ s
- [ ] Editor autosave tested (45s)
- [ ] Audit script archived: [Query Monitor script](/downloads/script-audit-wp-admin-query-monitor-fr.md)

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*Volade · volade.com/en/blog/15-astuces-wp-admin-lent-2026*