Best dns prefetch plugins for WordPress
The most popular dns prefetch plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Simple DNS Prefetch leads with 200+ active installs, ahead of Disable DNS prefetch (90+) and wuk.ch DNS-Prefetch / Prerender (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “DNS Prefetch” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 dns prefetch plugins
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Simple DNS PrefetchThe most installed dns prefetch plugin, with 200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
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Disable DNS prefetch90+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
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wuk.ch DNS-Prefetch / Prerender10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
All 3 plugins tagged “DNS Prefetch”
Simple DNS Prefetch
Down in the last 7 days:39#12,734by andrewmoof8 years ago
Adds (or removes) DNS prefetching meta tags to your site and speeds up your page load speed.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Disable DNS prefetch
Down in the last 7 days:160#17,055by Dhiraj Suthar6 years ago
This plugin will help you to remove DNS prefetch from fontend side.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
wuk.ch DNS-Prefetch / Prerender
Down in the last 7 days:6,004#45,006by Stefan M.9 years ago
Adds dns-prefetch and prerender functionalities on WordPress for better PageSpeed.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day