Optimizing WordPress for High-Utility Sites: Lessons from Building a Real-Time Outage Tracker

When building a site that provides real-time utility information—like an ISP outage tracker—the technical requirements shift from "standard blog" to "high-performance tool." I recently launched Spectrum Outage, a platform designed to help users identify and report internet connectivity issues. Moving from the initial concept to a live environment taught me a few valuable lessons about WordPress optimization and user intent that I wanted to share with the community. Prioritizing Core Web Vitals f