WooCommerce Performance Optimization

Before writing code

Fetch live docs:

1. Web-search site:developer.woocommerce.com performance for performance guide
2. Web-search woocommerce hpos performance benefits for HPOS optimization details
3. Web-search wordpress object caching best practices for caching patterns

HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage)

Why It Matters

HPOS moves orders from wp_posts/wp_postmeta to dedicated tables:

• Dramatically faster order queries (custom indexes)
• Reduces wp_posts table bloat
• Better database performance at scale
• Required for WooCommerce's future direction