plugopress

PlugoSpeed is a WordPress performance plugin that combines page caching, asset optimization, and Core Web Vitals improvements in a single lightweight package.
It generates static HTML cache files served directly from disk via Apache — bypassing PHP and WordPress on cached requests. In testing on a standard VPS, this approach achieves sub-50ms TTFB and PageSpeed scores of 95/100 on desktop.
A React 18 dashboard provides real-time cache hit rates, bandwidth saved, and PageSpeed score tracking — no jQuery required.
<h4>Core Features (Free)</h4>
Static HTML Cache 
Pages are stored as static <code>.html</code> files on disk. Apache serves them directly — no PHP, no database, no WordPress bootstrap. Cache TTL is configurable (default: 24 hours).
HTML Minification 
Removes unnecessary whitespace and comments from the final HTML output, reducing page size without affecting content or functionality.
CSS Minification 
Minifies stylesheet files inline, reducing transfer size. Combine is intentionally disabled by default for HTTP/2 compatibility.
JavaScript Defer 
Adds <code>defer</code> to non-critical scripts, improving Time to Interactive (TTI) and Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) scores on mobile.
Image Lazy Loading 
Adds native <code>loading="lazy"</code> to images and iframes below the fold. Injects explicit <code>width</code> and <code>height</code> attributes to reduce Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS).
Database Cleanup 
Scheduled cleanup of post revisions, auto-drafts, spam comments, and expired transients. Configurable schedule: daily, weekly, or monthly.
Cache Preloading 
After purge, PlugoSpeed re-warms the cache automatically by walking your XML sitemap. Rate-limited to avoid server overload.
Auto Cache Purge 
Cache is invalidated on post save, theme change, plugin activation, and WooCommerce stock/price updates.
PageSpeed Dashboard 
Tracks your Google PageSpeed Insights score over time with a 30-day graph. Shows live cache hit/miss ratio, bandwidth saved, and page count.
<h4>Pro Features</h4>
Remove Unused CSS (RUCSS) 
Generates a per-page stylesheet containing only the CSS rules that are actually used. Eliminates render-blocking CSS from page builders and plugin stylesheets. Requires a PlugoPress API key.
Critical CSS 
Inlines the above-the-fold CSS directly in <code><head></code>, eliminating render-blocking for a faster LCP. Requires a PlugoPress API key.
WebP Image Serving 
Automatically serves <code>.webp</code> versions of images to supported browsers, reducing image payload by 25–35% without quality loss.
<a href="https://plugopress.com/plugospeed/" rel="nofollow ugc">Upgrade to Pro → plugopress.com/plugospeed/</a>
<h4>Compatibility</h4>
PlugoSpeed is tested and verified compatible with:
Page Builders: Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Bricks, Oxygen, WPBakery 
Themes: Astra, GeneratePress, Kadence, Hello Elementor, OceanWP, Blocksy, Neve, Flatsome 
E-Commerce: WooCommerce (cart exclusion, stock purge, vary by currency) 
Multilingual: WPML, Polylang (vary cache by language) 
SEO: Rank Math, Yoast SEO, All in One SEO 
CDN: Cloudflare (Pro: API purge integration)
<h4>Technical Highlights</h4>
<ul>
<li>Apache <code>.htaccess</code> rules serve cached HTML at low TTFB — before PHP loads</li>
<li><code>advanced-cache.php</code> drop-in captures misses and writes cache files</li>
<li>Optimizer pipeline: Image → JS → CSS → HTML (order matters for correctness)</li>
<li>WooCommerce cart/checkout pages are automatically excluded from cache</li>
<li>Logged-in users never receive cached pages (preserves nonces and personalisation)</li>
<li>Action Scheduler handles background jobs (preload, cleanup, RUCSS generation)</li>
<li>REST API powers the dashboard — all actions are nonce-protected with <code>manage_options</code> capability checks</li>
</ul>
<h4>Links</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://plugopress.com/plugospeed/" rel="nofollow ugc">Plugin Page</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.plugopress.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Documentation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://plugopress.com/changelog/plugospeed" rel="nofollow ugc">Changelog</a></li>
<li><a href="https://plugopress.com/support" rel="nofollow ugc">Support</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects to the following external services:
<h4>Google PageSpeed Insights API</h4>
<ul>
<li>Purpose: Measures your site’s performance score and Core Web Vitals (LCP, CLS, FID)</li>
<li>When it is called: Only when viewing the PlugoSpeed dashboard or when a manual refresh is triggered by the site administrator</li>
<li>Data transmitted: Your site’s public URL — no personal data is sent</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://developers.google.com/terms</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</li>
</ul>
<h4>PlugoPress Cloud API (api.plugopress.com)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Purpose: Powers Pro features: Remove Unused CSS (RUCSS) and Critical CSS generation</li>
<li>When it is called: Only when a valid API key is configured by the site administrator AND the corresponding Pro feature is enabled</li>
<li>Data transmitted: The page URL and rendered HTML of the requested page, used solely for CSS analysis</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://plugopress.com/terms</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://plugopress.com/privacy-policy</li>
</ul>
<h4>PlugoPress Badge Service (plugopress.com)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Purpose: Displays a performance badge in the PlugoSpeed dashboard</li>
<li>When it is called: When the dashboard is viewed and a PageSpeed score is available</li>
<li>Data transmitted: Only the numeric PageSpeed score is included in the image URL — no personal data is sent</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://plugopress.com/terms</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://plugopress.com/privacy-policy</li>
</ul>

PlugoSpeed

A WordPress cache plugin delivering static HTML cache, page caching, CSS minification, JavaScript defer, lazy load, and Core Web Vitals improvements.

cirvgreen

Know your Core Web Vitals without leaving WordPress. Cirv Pulse monitors your Lighthouse performance score and tells you exactly what to fix.
Google uses Core Web Vitals as a ranking factor. If your LCP is slow, your CLS is high, or your INP is poor — you’re losing rankings and traffic. Cirv Pulse puts these numbers on your WordPress dashboard with clear pass/fail indicators and fix-it recommendations.
<h4>Why Core Web Vitals Matter</h4>
<ul>
<li>Google ranking factor – CWV directly impacts search rankings since 2021</li>
<li>User experience – Slow sites lose 53% of mobile visitors (Google data)</li>
<li>Conversion rates – Every 100ms of latency costs 1% in conversions</li>
<li>Competitive edge – Most WordPress sites fail CWV (your competitors included)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Free Features</h4>
One-Click Performance Scan 
Enter any URL and get a complete Core Web Vitals report in 10-30 seconds. No account needed. Powered by the free Google PageSpeed Insights API.
5 Key Metrics Tracked 
* LCP (Largest Contentful Paint) — loading performance 
* INP (Interaction to Next Paint) — interactivity responsiveness 
* CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift) — visual stability 
* FCP (First Contentful Paint) — perceived load speed 
* TTFB (Time to First Byte) — server response time
Color-Coded Score Dashboard 
Green (Good), Yellow (Needs Improvement), Red (Poor) — see your performance status at a glance with an overall 0-100 score.
Smart Recommendations 
Rule-based performance engine analyzes your scores and generates specific, actionable fixes. Not generic advice — recommendations tailored to your actual metrics.
Scan History 
Last 10 scans stored so you can track improvements over time.
<h4>Perfect For</h4>
<ul>
<li>SEO professionals – Monitor client sites from their WordPress dashboards</li>
<li>Agencies – Deliver performance reports without external tools</li>
<li>E-commerce – Track product page performance across your catalog</li>
<li>Bloggers – Ensure fast load times for better rankings</li>
<li>Anyone who wants to know their Lighthouse score without opening Chrome DevTools</li>
</ul>
<h4>Works With Everything</h4>
Cirv Pulse works with any WordPress theme, page builder, or hosting provider. It scans your live pages via Google’s API — compatible with Elementor, Divi, Gutenberg, WPBakery, and more.
<h3>What’s new in the Cirv ecosystem</h3>
We are building the next plugin in the Cirv suite — Cirv Sight.
Core Web Vitals fix your rankings on Google. Cirv Sight fixes your rankings on ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity. Yoast tells you you’re invisible to Google. Cirv Sight tells you you’re invisible to AI search — and lets you charge AI bots to crawl you.
Cirv Sight ships an llms.txt for your WordPress site, then watches what ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews actually do with it. Four numbers per page: citations, AI-bot crawls, share of voice, and a Cloudflare 402 pay-per-crawl estimate. Same Cirvgreen team, same engineer-honest data — pointed at AI rankings instead of CWV.
Join the waitlist at https://cirvgreen.com/sight
<h3>Additional Info</h3>
Privacy & GDPR Compliance: 
Cirv Pulse sends your page URL to Google PageSpeed Insights API for analysis. No personal data is collected or stored by the plugin. Google’s privacy policy applies to the API call. No tracking cookies are set.
Related Plugins: 
* Cirv Box – Schema.org structured data for better Google rankings 
* Cirv Guard – WCAG accessibility compliance scanning 
* More Cirvgreen plugins coming soon
Support & Documentation: 
* Built-in help in plugin settings 
* Online documentation: https://cirvgreen.com/docs/cirv-pulse 
* Support forum: WordPress.org support forum 
* Email: support@cirvgreen.com
<h3>Third-Party Service Usage</h3>
This plugin uses the Google PageSpeed Insights API to analyze web page performance.
<ul>
<li>Service: Google PageSpeed Insights API v5</li>
<li>URL: https://www.googleapis.com/pagespeedonline/v5/runPagespeed</li>
<li>Data sent: The URL you enter for scanning</li>
<li>When: Only when you manually trigger a scan</li>
<li>Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</li>
<li>Terms of service: https://developers.google.com/terms</li>
</ul>
No other third-party services are used. An optional API key from Google Cloud Console can be configured to increase rate limits.

Core Web Vitals Monitor & PageSpeed Checker — Cirv Pulse

Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed monitor for WordPress. Track LCP, INP, CLS & your Lighthouse score in wp-admin — via Google PageSpeed Insights.

PlugoSpeed vs Core Web Vitals Monitor & PageSpeed Checker — Cirv Pulse