WordPress Page Speed & Technical SEO Fix

Overview: I am a digital marketing consultant seeking an experienced WordPress developer to address specific technical issues identified through a professional site audit. This is a defined scope project on a small professional services website running on managed WordPress hosting. Page speed is the primary focus alongside several supporting technical fixes.

Scope of Work:
1. Page Speed (High Priority)Google PageSpeed score is currently 34/100. Key metrics:
First Contentful Paint: 18.6 seconds
Largest Contentful Paint: 22.2 seconds
Total Blocking Time: 680ms
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.124
Fixes needed:
Enable Gzip compression
Implement browser caching and Expires headers
Eliminate render-blocking resources
Reduce DNS lookups
Address unnecessary cookie data on static files
Resolve internal redirect overhead (7 internal redirects identified)

2. Security Headers (High Priority)Implement the following missing headers across all pages:
HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS)
Content Security Policy (CSP)
X-Frame-Options
X-Content-Type-Options
Referrer Policy

3. HTTP URLs (Medium Priority)2 HTTP URLs identified — update to HTTPS and implement 301 redirects where needed.

4. Internal Broken Link (Medium Priority)1 internal URL returning a 4xx error — fix or remove.

5. Canonicalization (Medium Priority)1 page with a mismatched canonical tag — review and correct.

6. Unsafe Cross-Origin Links (Low Priority)327 pages with external links missing rel="noopener" attribute — add to all target="_blank" links.

Requirements:
Demonstrated experience with WordPress technical SEO
Experience with managed WordPress hosting environments — this is a requirement, not a preference
Ability to work on a live production site carefully and methodically
Clear communication throughout the project
Written summary of all fixes completed upon delivery

Project Details:
Fixed fee preferred — please provide your quote and estimated timeline
Screaming Frog crawl exports will be provided upon engagement
WordPress admin access and hosting access will be provided
Please quote against the defined scope only

About working with me: I manage digital projects for multiple clients and am looking to establish a reliable relationship with a developer for ongoing technical work. This is the first of potentially several projects.
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