WordPress performance plugins
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LiteSpeed Cache(2,756)•Updated 227d ago
All-in-one unbeatable acceleration & PageSpeed improvement: caching, image/CSS/JS optimization...
7,000,000 installs132,305,785 downloads55/100 • Stale
Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth(2,402)•Updated 158d ago
Improve your WP security with powerful one-click tools like backup, WAF, and malware scan. Includes free tools like stats, CDN and social sharing.
3,000,000 installs493,632,670 downloads69/100 • Maintained
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin(4,220)•Updated 178d ago
The simplest and fastest WP Cache system
1,000,000 installs65,512,795 downloads63/100 • Maintained
WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance(2,585)•Updated 163d ago
Get caching and more with this powerful cache plugin. Cache, optimize images, clean your database and minify for maximum performance.
1,000,000 installs57,799,575 downloads70/100 • Maintained
WP Super Cache(1,342)•Updated 171d ago
A very fast caching engine for WordPress that produces static html files.
1,000,000 installs64,197,052 downloads74/100 • Maintained
1,000,000 installs27,888,243 downloads39/100 • Stale
Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin(637)•Updated 184d ago
Boost your website performance and page speed, and increase conversions with powerful caching, frontend, media, and environment optimizations.
1,000,000 installs101,254,975 downloads49/100 • Stale
Image Optimizer – Optimize Images and Convert to WebP or AVIF(76)•Updated 166d ago
Automatically resize, optimize, and convert images to WebP and AVIF. Compress images in bulk or on upload to boost your WordPress site performance.
1,000,000 installs14,599,404 downloads46/100 • Maintained
W3 Total Cache(5,417)•Updated 179d ago
Search Engine (SEO) & Performance Optimization (WPO) via caching. Integrated caching: CDN, Page, Minify, Object, Fragment, Database support.
900,000 installs63,638,527 downloads68/100 • Maintained
Autoptimize(1,426)•Updated 225d ago
Autoptimize speeds up your website by optimizing JS, CSS, images (incl. lazy-load), HTML and Google Fonts, asyncing JS, removing emoji cruft and more.
900,000 installs43,977,602 downloads51/100 • Stale
400,000 installs16,464,085 downloads27/100 • Possibly abandoned
Redis Object Cache(175)•Updated 194d ago
A persistent object cache backend powered by Redis®¹. Supports Predis, PhpRedis, Relay, replication, sentinels, clustering and WP-CLI.
400,000 installs16,994,489 downloads55/100 • Stale
Breeze Cache(125)•Updated 156d ago
Breeze is a caching plugin developed by Cloudways. Breeze uses advance caching systems to improve site loading times exponentially.
400,000 installs15,818,744 downloads62/100 • Maintained
Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally(62)•Updated 300d ago
Custom Fonts is a powerful WordPress plugin that allows you to upload your own custom fonts or choose from a vast collection of Google Fonts, all host …
400,000 installs6,388,504 downloads54/100 • Stale
WebP Express(161)•Updated 305d ago
Serve autogenerated WebP images instead of jpeg/png to browsers that supports WebP.
300,000 installs4,207,173 downloads37/100 • Stale
Jetpack Boost – Website Speed, Performance and Critical CSS(605)•Updated 158d ago
Speed up your WordPress site with one-click optimizations like Page Cache, Critical CSS, and Image CDN to improve Core Web Vitals.
200,000 installs13,080,186 downloads66/100 • Maintained
Query Monitor(467)•Updated 218d ago
Query Monitor is the developer tools panel for WordPress and WooCommerce.
200,000 installs20,675,399 downloads45/100 • Stale
200,000 installs88,951 downloads52/100 • Maintained
Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance(1,925)•Updated 166d ago
Clean database by deleting orphaned data such as 'revisions', 'expired transients', optimize database and more...
100,000 installs2,827,767 downloads69/100 • Maintained
NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization(310)•Updated 152d ago
Boost site speed and performance with an all-in-one cache and speed optimization plugin. Pass Core Web Vitals with CDN, image optimization, lazy loadi …
100,000 installs4,954,878 downloads71/100 • Maintained
TinyPNG – JPEG, PNG & WebP image compression(170)•Updated 184d ago
Speed up your website. Optimize your JPEG, PNG, and WebP images automatically with TinyPNG.
100,000 installs5,168,212 downloads37/100 • Stale
Performance Lab(50)•Updated 260d ago
Performance plugin from the WordPress Performance Team, which is a collection of standalone performance features.
100,000 installs3,538,935 downloads44/100 • Stale
Modern Image Formats(23)•Updated 179d ago
Converts images to more modern formats such as WebP or AVIF during upload.
100,000 installs1,012,949 downloads44/100 • Maintained
Aruba HiSpeed Cache(10)•Updated 160d ago
Aruba HiSpeed Cache interfaces directly with an Aruba hosting platform's HiSpeed Cache service and automates its management.
100,000 installs1,131,735 downloads64/100 • Maintained
Cache Enabler(139)•Updated 258d ago
A lightweight caching plugin for WordPress that makes your website faster by generating static HTML files.
90,000 installs2,671,052 downloads37/100 • Stale
10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer(405)•Updated 172d ago
Speed up your site with 10Web Booster. Pass Core Web Vitals by optimizing HTML / CSS / JavaScript, Image Optimization, Lazy Loading, Cache, Google Fon …
80,000 installs2,432,650 downloads55/100 • Maintained
Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN(1,487)•Updated 181d ago
Optimize PageSpeed Performance & Core Web Vitals, Advanced Cache, Minify CSS & JavaScript, Inline Critical CSS, Defer CSS & JS, Smush & Lazy Load, CDN
70,000 installs5,667,370 downloads52/100 • Stale
Async JavaScript(102)•Updated 1242d ago
Async Javascript lets you add 'async' or 'defer' attribute to scripts to exclude to help increase the performance of your WordPress website.
70,000 installs2,055,754 downloads29/100 • Possibly abandoned
Speculative Loading(18)•Updated 179d ago
Enables browsers to speculatively prerender or prefetch pages to achieve near-instant loads based on user interaction.
70,000 installs426,855 downloads64/100 • Maintained
Super Page Cache – Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals(498)•Updated 180d ago
Boost PageSpeed, SEO, and Core Web Vitals with full page caching, JS/CSS optimization, media optimization, and Cloudflare CDN.
60,000 installs1,979,323 downloads71/100 • Maintained
WP ULike – Like & Dislike Buttons for Engagement and Feedback(277)•Updated 151d ago
Add one-click reactions to WordPress. Stats, top lists, and privacy tools included. No signup required.
60,000 installs2,494,116 downloads61/100 • Maintained
Disable Emojis (GDPR friendly)(108)•Updated 163d ago
Disable the WordPress emoji functionality to improve performance and privacy.
60,000 installs1,193,754 downloads69/100 • Maintained
Optimization Detective(3)•Updated 260d ago
Provides a framework for leveraging real user metrics to detect optimizations for improving page performance.
60,000 installs404,764 downloads40/100 • Stale
Image Placeholders(2)•Updated 260d ago
Displays placeholders based on an image's dominant color while the image is loading.
60,000 installs421,001 downloads40/100 • Stale
Seraphinite Accelerator(475)•Updated 159d ago
Turns on site high speed to be attractive for people and search engines.
50,000 installs866,081 downloads71/100 • Maintained
Clearfy Cache – WordPress optimization plugin, Minify HTML, CSS & JS, Defer(339)•Updated 206d ago
Optimize and tweak WordPress by disable unused features. Improve performance, SEO and security using Clearfy — super easy, fast and zero code.
50,000 installs2,427,585 downloads49/100 • Stale
Index WP MySQL For Speed(97)•Updated 191d ago
Speed up your WordPress site by adding high-performance keys (database indexes) to your MariaDB / MySQL database tables.
50,000 installs730,449 downloads54/100 • Stale
Embed Optimizer(2)•Updated 260d ago
Optimizes the performance of embeds through lazy-loading, adding dns-prefetch links, and reserving space to reduce layout shifts.
50,000 installs372,666 downloads40/100 • Stale
Image Prioritizer(1)•Updated 179d ago
Prioritizes the loading of images and videos based on how they appear to actual visitors: adds fetchpriority, preloads, lazy-loads, and sets sizes.
50,000 installs294,270 downloads52/100 • Maintained
Manage – Centralized site maintenance and monitoring(1)•Updated 167d ago
Manage provides a centralized dashboard to monitor, optimize, and maintain your WordPress sites without switching between individual sites.
50,000 installs183,291 downloads52/100 • Maintained
50,000 installs332,445 downloads50/100 • Maintained
Performant Translations(16)•Updated 174d ago
Making internationalization/localization in WordPress faster than ever before.
40,000 installs203,891 downloads64/100 • Maintained
WP YouTube Lyte(206)•Updated 245d ago
High performance YouTube video, playlist and audio-only embeds which don't slow down your blog and offer optimal accessibility.
30,000 installs1,014,719 downloads37/100 • Stale
Simply Static – The Static Site Generator(192)•Updated 156d ago
Convert WordPress to static HTML. Boost performance 3-5x. Eliminate security vulnerabilities. Deploy anywhere.
30,000 installs1,837,675 downloads69/100 • Maintained
Optimus – WordPress Image Optimizer(69)•Updated 258d ago
Effective image compression and optimization during the upload process. Smart, automatic and reliable.
30,000 installs697,220 downloads44/100 • Stale
Debloat – Remove Unused CSS, Optimize JS(41)•Updated 256d ago
Remove Unused CSS, Optimize CSS, Optimize JS and speed up your site.
30,000 installs369,775 downloads44/100 • Stale
SpinupWP(13)•Updated 151d ago
SpinupWP is a modern server control panel that's here to help you implement best practices for every server you spin up. Designed for WordPress.
30,000 installs522,869 downloads54/100 • Maintained
Flying Pages: Preload Pages for Faster Navigation & Improved User Experience(79)•Updated 179d ago
Preload pages intelligently to boost site speed and enhance user experience by loading pages before users click, ensuring instant page transitions.
20,000 installs247,687 downloads56/100 • Maintained
WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon(77)•Updated 158d ago
2x-5x improvement in your Page Speed score. A completely new way of optimizing your page speed.
20,000 installs1,010,931 downloads66/100 • Maintained
Docket Cache – Object Cache Accelerator(50)•Updated 166d ago
Speed up your WordPress site with a persistent object cache, powered by OPcache. An efficient alternative to Redis and Memcached.
20,000 installs354,971 downloads56/100 • Maintained
Insights from Google PageSpeed(28)•Updated 860d ago
Use Insights from Google PageSpeed to increase your sites performance, your search engine ranking, and your visitors browsing experience.
20,000 installs644,427 downloads26/100 • Possibly abandoned
LWS Optimize – All-in-One Speed Booster & Cache Tools(9)•Updated 153d ago
All-in-one speed optimization: caching, WebP/AVIF, Critical CSS, lazy loading, CDN, and more. Instantly boost Core Web Vitals and site speed!
20,000 installs725,974 downloads52/100 • Maintained
WP Performance Score Booster – Optimize Speed, Enable Cache & Page Preload(339)•Updated 175d ago
Make website faster, speed up page load time and improve performance scores in tools like Google PageSpeed Insights, GTmetrix, Pingdom, and more.
10,000 installs737,919 downloads61/100 • Maintained
WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization(152)•Updated 214d ago
Everything you need for a faster website – smart optimization, advanced caching, adaptive images, WebP creation, script improvements, optional CDN del …
10,000 installs1,143,009 downloads57/100 • Stale
Delete Duplicate Posts(151)•Updated 251d ago
Get rid of duplicate posts and pages (any post type) on your blog with manual or automatic modes.
10,000 installs880,921 downloads47/100 • Stale
Lightweight Accordion(60)•Updated 342d ago
Simple accordion for adding collapse elements to pages without affecting page load time. Includes Gutenberg block and shortcode for classic editor.
10,000 installs114,382 downloads44/100 • Stale
Use Google Libraries(47)•Updated 3274d ago
Allows your site to use common javascript libraries from Google's AJAX Libraries CDN, rather than from WordPress's own copies.
10,000 installs749,175 downloads26/100 • Possibly abandoned
Featherweight(45)•Updated 155d ago
Speed up WordPress by disabling unused features — emojis, embeds, query strings, XML-RPC, RSS and more — for fewer requests and faster pages.
10,000 installs322,456 downloads66/100 • Maintained
AF Companion – Starter Sites, Speed Booster & Growth Suite for Professional Publishing(34)•Updated 173d ago
One-Click Starter Sites, Performance Optimization, and Publisher Growth Tools
10,000 installs403,010 downloads56/100 • Maintained
Plugin Check (PCP)(33)•Updated 169d ago
Plugin Check is a WordPress.org tool which provides checks to help plugins meet the directory requirements and follow various best practices.
10,000 installs968,336 downloads46/100 • Maintained