Alright, so this exact issue has been brought up multiple times in different posts within this forum. The issue always end up being on CF end, not origin/host.
CF Plan: Free
Site URL: https://roadblitzmag.com
The issue:
Extremely slow cache performance when connecting to site. If development mode is enabled, it runs PERFECT and extremely quick.
Everything was working perfect for months. No changes, issue became apparent when Cloudflare experienced MAJOR issues on 8/30/2023.
CF Ray experiencing issues: Atlanta
Things I’ve tried:
Purging cache multiple times, disabling all WP plugins, disabling/enabling origin cache
Current workaround:
Enabling development mode every few hours.