What is the CPU Limit?
The CPU limit basically calculates the amount of power that your website requires to run. Just like your current device has a central processor, so do the servers that host your website. When a request is made to your website, the central processing unit (CPU) in our server works to accept that request, and send the necessary information off to your visitor. The more complex your website is, the harder the CPU has to work.
The CPU limit calculates how hard the CPU is working, and what websites are using the CPU the most. If a website works the CPU too hard (By having lots of visitors on a complex site for example), it has breached the CPU limit.
Note that the above explanation of tracking websites CPU usage is very over-simplified. Please consult a trusted third-party source to learn more
How can I avoid getting suspended for the CPU limit?
To avoid getting suspended by the CPU limit, you first have to understand this very important idea. There is no limit to how many plugins (or how many pages, etc) you can have on your site, there is a limit as to how resource intensive a plugin or page can be (For example, Plugin A requires an insane amount of resources, and Plugin B requires almost none. If you have Plugin A installed on your site, you will most likely be suspended for the CPU limit, if you have Plugin B installed, it will not).
That being said, you can try the following to prevent a future suspension:
- Use less resource intensive plugins (See our article on WordPress plugins that should not be used here)
- Reduce the complexity of your code, and reduce the amount of time that it takes to execute
- Reduce the amount of unwanted traffic to your website (For example, by blocking bad bots by using Cloudflare)
- Delete plugins that you don't need, and disable unneeded features (If given the option, delete, don’t disable)
When will my account be unsuspended?
Accounts that are suspended for the CPU limit will be unsuspended 24 hours after the suspension started. Accounts cannot be unsuspended earlier upon request.
