Jonathan Desrosiers

Linchpin

Aaron Ware

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<p>Similar functionality has been developed for the <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/advanced-topics/customizer-api/" title="Theme Customizer API" rel="nofollow ugc">Theme Customizer API</a> and was <a href="https://make.wordpress.org/core/2016/01/28/previewing-site-responsiveness-in-the-customizer/" rel="nofollow ugc">merged into WordPress core as of version 4.5</a>. This plugin will automatically deactivate when you install WordPress 4.5.</p>
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<p>When viewing the front end of the site, a “Responsive” button is added to the WordPress Toolbar. Clicking that will toggle an overlay with your website presented in various sizes for easy responsive design testing.</p>
<p>This can be useful both during theme development, and when writing content to verify it will be presented properly.</p>
<p>This plugin is a heavily modified version of <a href="http://mattkersley.com/" title="Matt Kersley's" rel="nofollow ugc">Matt Kersley’s</a> <a href="http://github.com/mattkersley/Responsive-Design-Testing" title="Responsive Design Testing" rel="nofollow ugc">Responsive Design Testing</a>.</p>


Responsive Page Tester

Gives users with content creating permissions the ability to preview their site in a responsive testbed.

Anton Aleksandrov

<p>This plugin empowers you to thoroughly evaluate your WordPress hosting server’s performance with detailed, objective metrics. Simple and free to use – our mission is to help regular WordPress users determine if they’re actually getting the hosting quality they’ve paid for.</p>
<h3>Comprehensive Testing Suite</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>CPU & Processing Power:</strong> Tests both raw processing speed and WordPress-specific functions</li>
<li><strong>Memory Usage & Efficiency:</strong> Evaluates how effectively your server handles memory-intensive operations</li>
<li><strong>Filesystem Performance:</strong> Measures file read/write capabilities critical for WordPress</li>
<li><strong>Database Operations:</strong> Tests query execution speed and complex joins</li>
<li><strong>WordPress Object Cache:</strong> Evaluates persistent cache performance</li>
<li><strong>Network Speed:</strong> Measures connection responsiveness</li>
</ul>
<h3>Advanced Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Scheduled Benchmarking:</strong> Automatically run tests at regular intervals to monitor your hosting performance over time and identify patterns or degradation</li>
<li><strong>WordPress Core Function Tests:</strong> Specifically tests WordPress operations like shortcode processing, hook execution, and transient handling</li>
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<li><strong>Performance Scoring:</strong> Get an objective rating that helps you understand your server’s capabilities</li>
</ul>
<h3>Easy to Use</h3>
<p>No technical expertise or additional software required! All tests run directly within WordPress, using your existing PHP installation. Simply install the plugin, click to run benchmarks, and get detailed results you can understand.</p>
<h3>Make Informed Decisions</h3>
<p>Whether you’re troubleshooting slow site performance, evaluating a new hosting provider, or simply curious about your current hosting quality, this tool provides the concrete data you need to make smart decisions about your WordPress hosting.<br />
Don’t settle for underwhelming hosting performance. Use WordPress Hosting Benchmark Tool today to discover exactly what you’re getting from your hosting provider.</p>


Hosting Benchmark tool

Excellent

Highly recommend this plugin to get a high level overview of how your WordPress website is working and how good is your web hosting server. It does exactly what it says on the tin without additional bloat. 

The generated results page is an added bonus to be able to share to clients.

Great Plugin / Highly recommended

Great plugin

Benchmark your hosting server CPU, memory and disk, compare with others using simple Wordpress plugin.

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