It looks like the backend is running at normal speed and the frontend is at least bearable now. So, what factors changed? Things I see:
1. None of the media was transferred. That could be a big factor in site speed?
2. Styles are not loading which makes me think a bunch of other things are not loading. Is functions.php file loading as normal?
3. What hosting are you using? Specs?
Thanks!
1. None of the media was transferred. That could be a big factor in site speed?
Missing assets would have zero impact on TTFB. The page markup is generated by the server independently and has no knowledge of asset files. The markup to show images is written into the page regardless of whether those images actually exist. Overall site performance is impacted by 404 assets, but not TTFB which is what we are discussing here.
2. Styles are not loading which makes me think a bunch of other things are not loading. Is functions.php file loading as normal?
Functions.php is loading normally, yes. Other than missing uploads, I see one CSS file that is 404 on the homepage. But again, none of these have any impact on TTFB because the markup for each page is generated independently of asset files. We're talking about TTFB, or how fast the server generates the HTML of the page and serves it back to the requesting browser.
3. What hosting are you using? Specs?
Not sure on the full system specs, but the server's PHP specs are posted here: hidden link