Blinkspeed

<p>Boost your WordPress site speed with advanced AI optimization techniques. Improve Core Web Vitals, achieve higher scores on Google PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix, and deliver a faster, smoother browsing experience for your visitors.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>CSS Optimization – Minification, combination, and critical CSS loading</li>
<li>JavaScript Optimization – Minification, combination, and deferred loading</li>
<li>HTML Caching – Page-level caching for improved performance</li>
<li>Image Optimization – WebP conversion and lazy loading</li>
<li>CDN Support – Content Delivery Network integration</li>
<li>Lazy Loading – Images, iframes, and videos</li>
<li>Asset Preloading – Preload critical assets like images and fonts for faster rendering</li>
<li>Admin Bar Integration – Quick cache purge from admin bar</li>
<li>Multisite Support – Network-wide and individual site management</li>
<li>Web Vitals Monitoring – Core Web Vitals tracking and logging</li>
<li>Change Logging – Track all settings changes</li>
</ul>
<h3>Free vs Premium Features</h3>
<p>BlinkSpeed offers a powerful free version with essential performance optimizations. A premium license unlocks advanced AI-powered optimization features for the entire website.</p>
<h4>Free Version (Included with Plugin)</h4>
<p>The following features are available for free and work on all pages:</p>
<ul>
<li>HTML page caching</li>
<li>CSS minification</li>
<li>JavaScript minification</li>
<li>JavaScript lazy loading</li>
<li>Image lazy loading</li>
<li>Browser caching</li>
<li>GZIP compression</li>
<li>Cache management tools</li>
<li>Multisite compatibility</li>
<li>Critical CSS generation (Home Page Only)</li>
<li>Advanced image optimization and WebP conversion (Home Page Only)</li>
</ul>
<p>These optimizations help significantly improve page load speed and overall performance without requiring a license key.</p>
<h4>Premium Version (Requires License Key)</h4>
<p>The premium version unlocks advanced AI-powered optimization features for all pages:</p>
<ul>
<li>HTML page caching</li>
<li>CSS minification</li>
<li>JavaScript minification</li>
<li>JavaScript lazy loading</li>
<li>Image lazy loading</li>
<li>Browser caching</li>
<li>GZIP compression</li>
<li>Cache management tools</li>
<li>Multisite compatibility</li>
<li>Critical CSS generation (All Pages)</li>
<li>Advanced image optimization and WebP conversion (All Pages)</li>
</ul>
<p>Without a license key, <strong>critical CSS and advanced image optimization are available only for the homepage</strong>.</p>
<h4>Why Premium Features Require a License</h4>
<p>Some advanced optimizations rely on BlinkSpeed cloud services to process CSS, images, and performance data. These services require additional server resources, so a license key is required to enable them for the entire website.</p>
<p>You can activate your license key from:</p>
<p>BlinkSpeed <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> General Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> License Key</p>
<h3>Requirements</h3>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 5.0 or higher</li>
<li>PHP 7.4 or higher</li>
<li>PHP XML extension</li>
<li>PHP GD extension</li>
</ul>
<h3>Plugin Architecture</h3>
<p>The plugin follows WordPress coding standards and modular architecture.</p>
<h4>Main Files</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>blinkspeed.php</code> – Main plugin file with header and initialization</li>
<li><code>includes/Plugin.php</code> – Main plugin class orchestrating functionality</li>
<li><code>includes/Core.php</code> – Core functionality and settings management</li>
<li><code>includes/Frontend.php</code> – Frontend optimization handling</li>
<li><code>includes/Database.php</code> – Database operations and table management</li>
</ul>
<h4>Admin Structure</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>admin/Admin.php</code> – Main admin class handling menu and settings</li>
<li><code>admin/Admin_Bar.php</code> – Admin bar cache purge functionality</li>
<li><code>admin/admin-page.php</code> – Admin page template</li>
</ul>
<h3>Configuration</h3>
<h4>General Settings</h4>
<ul>
<li>Enable Optimization – Turn on/off optimization features</li>
<li>License Key – Enter your BlinkSpeed license key</li>
</ul>
<h4>CSS Optimization</h4>
<ul>
<li>CSS Optimization – Enable CSS minification and combination</li>
<li>Load Critical CSS – Inline critical CSS for above-the-fold content</li>
</ul>
<h4>JavaScript Optimization</h4>
<ul>
<li>JavaScript Optimization – Enable JS minification and combination</li>
<li>Load Combined JS – Choose when to load combined JavaScript files</li>
</ul>
<h4>HTML Caching</h4>
<ul>
<li>HTML Caching – Enable page-level caching</li>
<li>Cache Expiry Time – Set cache expiration time in seconds</li>
</ul>
<h4>Image Optimization</h4>
<ul>
<li>Convert JPG to WebP – Automatically convert JPG images to WebP</li>
<li>Convert PNG to WebP – Automatically convert PNG images to WebP</li>
<li>Lazy Loading – Enable lazy loading for images</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<h4>Basic Setup</h4>
<ol>
<li>Activate the plugin.</li>
<li>Go to BlinkSpeed settings.</li>
<li>Configure optimization preferences.</li>
<li>Save settings.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Cache Management</h4>
<ul>
<li>Purge cache directly from the WordPress admin bar.</li>
<li>CSS/JS cache can be purged globally or per page.</li>
<li>HTML cache can be purged globally or per page.</li>
<li>Critical CSS cache can be purged per page.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Monitoring</h4>
<ul>
<li>View Web Vitals logs for performance insights.</li>
<li>Review change logs for settings updates.</li>
<li>Monitor cache sizes and performance.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Hooks</h3>
<h4>Actions</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>blinkspeed_init</code> – Plugin initialization</li>
<li><code>blinkspeed_settings_saved</code> – Settings saved</li>
<li><code>blinkspeed_cache_cleared</code> – Cache cleared</li>
</ul>
<h4>Filters</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>blinkspeed_settings</code> – Modify plugin settings</li>
<li><code>blinkspeed_cache_path</code> – Customize cache paths</li>
<li><code>blinkspeed_exclude_urls</code> – Exclude URLs from optimization</li>
</ul>
<h3>Database Tables</h3>
<p>The plugin creates the following tables:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>wp_blinkspeed_core_web_vitals</code> – Stores Web Vitals performance data</li>
<li><code>wp_blinkspeed_change_logs</code> – Stores settings change logs</li>
<li><code>wp_blinkspeed_site_urls</code> – Stores site URL management data</li>
</ul>
<h3>Cache Structure</h3>
<p>wp-content/cache/<br />
├── critical-css/<br />
└── bs-cache/</p>
<h3>Performance Impact</h3>
<ul>
<li>CSS/JS Optimization – Reduces file sizes by 20-40%</li>
<li>HTML Caching – Improves page load times by 50-80%</li>
<li>Image Optimization – Reduces image sizes by 25-50%</li>
<li>Lazy Loading – Improves initial page load performance</li>
</ul>
<h3>Common Issues</h3>
<ol>
<li>Permission errors – Ensure cache directory permissions are correct.</li>
<li>Cache not working – Verify optimization settings are enabled.</li>
<li>Images not converting – Confirm the GD extension is installed.</li>
<li>Admin bar missing – Check user capability settings.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Security</h3>
<ul>
<li>Input sanitization for all settings</li>
<li>Nonce verification for forms</li>
<li>Capability checks for admin actions</li>
<li>Secure file operations</li>
</ul>
<h3>Multisite Support</h3>
<ul>
<li>Network-wide settings management</li>
<li>Individual site overrides</li>
<li>Centralized cache control</li>
<li>Site-specific optimization rules</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to the BlinkSpeed API service:</p>
<p>https://rest.blinkspeed.ai</p>
<p>These services provide CSS optimization, image optimization, and license verification.</p>
<h4>Data Sent</h4>
<ul>
<li>CSS file URLs and content for optimization</li>
<li>Image URLs for WebP conversion</li>
<li>License key for verification</li>
</ul>
<h4>Service Information</h4>
<p>Service Provider: https://blinkspeed.ai<br />
Support Policy: https://blinkspeed.ai/support-policy/<br />
Terms of Service: https://blinkspeed.ai/term-of-service/</p>
<p>All communication happens over secure HTTPS connections.</p>
<h3>Minified Assets</h3>
<p>Some JavaScript files are distributed in minified form for performance.</p>
<p>Third-party libraries:</p>
<ul>
<li>assets/js/web-vitals.iife.js – https://github.com/GoogleChrome/web-vitals</li>
<li>assets/js/diff.min.js – https://github.com/kpdecker/jsdiff</li>
</ul>
<p>Plugin-specific scripts:</p>
<ul>
<li>assets/js/img-lazyload.js – https://blinkspeed.ai/resources/js/img-lazyload.js</li>
<li>assets/js/script-load.min.js – https://blinkspeed.ai/resources/js/script-load.js</li>
</ul>


BlinkSpeed

Boost your WordPress site speed with advanced AI optimization techniques.

ShortPixel

<h3>🚀 The Ultimate Caching and Speed Improvement Plugin for WordPress</h3>
<p>Have you ever wished your website scored 90+ on Google PageSpeed Insights, GTMetrix and other website performance analysis tools?<br />
And achieve that without the need to pay expensive fees to consultants or learn a lot of advanced technical stuff?</p>
<p><strong>⚡ <a href="https://fastpixel.io/?utm_source=wp-repository&utm_medium=link" rel="nofollow ugc">FastPixel</a> automatically integrates</strong> all the latest technical enhancements, such as Page Caching, HTML/CSS/JS minification, DNS prefetching and preloading, Critical CSS, ShortPixel’s <a href="https://shortpixel.com/blog/introducing-smartcompress/?/?utm_source=wp-repository&utm_medium=link" rel="nofollow ugc">Smart Image Optimization</a>, adaptive images, background image scaling and optimization, HTTP/2 support, fonts loading optimization, caching, a global CDN, and Core Web Vitals, within an <strong>easy-to-use, 1-minute-setup interface</strong>.</p>
<p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6UbWASU8RNw?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p>
<h3>🎬 Ready for a Quick TEST of our Speed Optimization Tool?</h3>
<p>There is <strong>no need to install our plugin to run a test</strong>.<br />
You can test FastPixel live on a <a href="https://tastewp.com/template/FastPixel" rel="nofollow ugc">sandbox website at TasteWP</a> or you can quickly assess how <a href="https://fastpixel.io/" rel="nofollow ugc">FastPixel</a> can optimize your website by conducting a test. Simply use <a href="https://test.fastpixel.io/" rel="nofollow ugc">this test page</a>, and we will apply all optimizations to a copy of your website.<br />
This way, you can easily evaluate the substantial speed improvements it can achieve using the most widely recognized website performance analysis tools.</p>
<h3>🆕 New! Object Cache – Now Available!</h3>
<p>You can now connect FastPixel to your Redis or Memcached server and let our plugin handle the rest.<br />
Object caching stores the results of database queries in memory, so WordPress skips repetitive work on every page load, meaning faster pages and less load on your server. No configuration needed. Just connect and go.<br />
– No need for additional plugins<br />
– Tuned for WooCommerce compatibility<br />
– Built for maximum performance with the same resources<br />
– Smart cache prefetching<br />
– Fully compliant with WordPress<br />
– Improved efficiency with simple settings and defaults<br />
– Encrypted communication</p>
<h3>💡 Why choose FastPixel Caching plugin?</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Website Performance Boost</strong>: Just activate the plugin and within seconds the optimized webpages will start to be served.</li>
<li><strong>Lower the CPU/RAM Impact</strong>: Using the plugin will reduce the impact on the resources used by your website. All the CPU intensive processing is done in the cloud and resulting pages will generally be served from a cached version and the optimized images from the CDN.</li>
<li><strong>Automated Core Web Vitals Optimization</strong>: FastPixel takes care of all technical aspects automatically.</li>
<li><strong>Smart Cache Warmup/Update</strong>: The cache warmup and update are taken care of automatically in a smart way. Pages are cached as they are visited and also updated if you update the content.</li>
<li><strong>Critical CSS</strong>: CCSS is automatically generated for each page for lightning-fast page loads.</li>
<li><strong>CSS/JS Processing</strong>: CSS/JS files are combined and also minified and compressed before they are served from our CDN.</li>
<li><strong>HTML Optimization</strong>: A single, highly optimized HTML file is generated, adaptively serving the ideal webpage based on the visitor’s viewport or device (e.g., mobile, tablet, laptop).</li>
<li><strong>DNS Preconnects</strong>: Accelerates resource fetching, reduces the access time to external resources.</li>
<li><strong>Font Processing</strong>: All the techniques to accelerate the processing and delivery of fonts are employed, e.g. font subsetting, font loading control, font compression, font embedding (lower CLS result).</li>
<li><strong>Image Resizing & Optimization</strong>: Images are automatically resized to fit their placeholders, optimized, and delivered through the ShortPixel CDN.</li>
<li><strong>Automatic Next-Gen Images Delivery</strong>: Based on the visitor’s browser capabilities, original JPG, PNG, or GIF images are converted to and served as WebP or AVIF when supported. For browsers without support, the original format is provided.</li>
</ul>
<h3>🌟 Happy users that use our plugin</h3>
<p>If you’re satisfied with the test, just search for “FastPixel” in your WordPress Dashboard > Plugins, install the plugin and see for yourself how much faster your site becomes.</p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>Testimonials:</strong><br />
  ★★★★★ <strong>It’s as fast as it says in the title!</strong> <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/its-as-fast-as-it-says-in-the-title/" rel="ugc">liquidsnake2021</a><br />
  ★★★★★ <strong>I was a tester and now I`m a happy user</strong>  <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-have-been-tester-and-now-happy-user/" rel="ugc">jppl</a><br />
  ★★★★★ <strong>This plugin’s fast and easy to set up—I barely have to configure anything</strong> <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-plugin-works-as-described/" rel="ugc">fajrisp</a><br />
  ★★★★★ <strong>Works really well!</strong>  <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-really-well-264/" rel="ugc">touto</a><br />
  ★★★★★ <strong>One of the best tools!</strong> <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/one-of-the-best-tools-for-that/" rel="ugc">torsten3d</a><br />
  ★★★★★ <strong>Super easy to install and worked out of the box</strong> <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/well-this-was-easy-moving-from-wp-rocket/" rel="ugc">diffler</a><br />
  <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fastpixel-website-accelerator/reviews/?filter=5" rel="ugc">more testimonials</a></p>
</blockquote>
<h3>📩 Additional questions</h3>
<p>If you have more questions, technical or otherwise, please refer to our FAQ section below, our <a href="https://fastpixel.io/docs/" rel="nofollow ugc">docs</a> or <a href="https://fastpixel.io/#contact" rel="nofollow ugc">contact us</a>.<br />
We typically respond within 15 minutes.</p>
<h3>Hooks</h3>
<p>FastPixel provides WordPress action hooks that allow developers to programmatically trigger cache purges and react to cache events. This is useful when integrating FastPixel with custom plugins, WooCommerce, ACF, or any workflow that modifies content outside the standard WordPress editor.</p>
<p>Example hooks:<br />
do_action(‘fastpixel/purge/all’); – Purges the entire site cache.<br />
do_action(‘fastpixel/purge/single’, [‘id’ => 123]); – Purges the cache for a single post, page, or taxonomy term.<br />
do_action(‘fastpixel/purge/url’, ‘https://example.com/my-landing-page/’); – Purges the cache for a specific URL.</p>
<p>For a detailed documentation about the hooks, please see this page: https://fastpixel.io/docs/fastpixel-hooks/</p>


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Optimize Core Web Vitals and PageSpeed with advanced caching, image compression, lazy loading, critical CSS, and CDN – the ultimate performance tool.

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