AI Security vs Site Speed: Can WordPress Finally Have Both in 2025?
Introduction: The Performance–Security Paradox For years, WordPress site owners have lived with an uncomfortable truth: The moment you install a security plugin, your site gets slower. Not slightly slower. Noticeably slower. Time to First Byte creeps up. Largest Contentful Paint slips into the yellow. Interactions feel heavy—almost sticky. Security plugins earned a brutal nickname … Read more