I’m looking for a WordPress specialist who can bring my site fully up-to-date and make it noticeably faster. The site is still running on the default WordPress theme, so every plugin upgrade has to play nicely with that setup and with the current core version. The immediate to-dos are: • Safely update every installed plugin, confirming there are no conflicts with the default theme or the latest WordPress core. • Apply any necessary theme updates or child-theme tweaks so the layout and styling stay intact. • Tackle page-loading speed: enable efficient caching, review queries, compress and combine assets where it makes sense, and deliver a clear before-and-after performance report (GTmetrix or Lighthouse). I’m open to additional tweaks—image compression or deeper script/CSS minification—if you think they will deliver measurable gains, but the primary metric for success is a faster first meaningful paint and overall load time. Please outline your plan, estimated timeline, and any similar WordPress optimizations you’ve completed. If this goes smoothly, I have a pipeline of follow-on tasks ready.