Best gtmetrix plugins for WordPress
The most popular gtmetrix plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Fast Velocity Minify leads with 30K+ active installs, ahead of GTmetrix for WordPress (7K+) and Performance Checker (20+). All 5 plugins tagged “gtmetrix” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 gtmetrix plugins
- 1.
Fast Velocity MinifyThe most installed gtmetrix plugin, with 30K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 195 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
GTmetrix for WordPress7K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 15 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
- 3.
Performance Checker20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 4.AAC Scoring
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
All 5 plugins tagged “gtmetrix”

Fast Velocity Minify
#929by Raul P.11 days ago
Maximize GTmetrix, PageSpeed and enhance Web Vitals by minifying CSS/JS, lazy loading scripts, optimizing images, and improving load speed overall.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 4.6(195)
- Downloads
- 527/day

GTmetrix for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:1#2,515by GTmetrix3 years ago
GTmetrix can help you develop a faster, more efficient, and all-around improved website experience for your users. Your users will love you for it.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.5(15)
- Downloads
- 24/day

Performance Checker
Down in the last 7 days:199#28,307by tecsys7 years ago
This Plugin will show your site performance using Gt-Metrix and PageSpeed Insight Api.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day
AAC Scoring
Down in the last 7 days:211#45,790by Texiwill9 years ago
Improves Pagespeed/GTMetrix/SEMrush/Yslow scores for Twenty Fourteen and other themes by reducing round trips, moving core CSS above the fold.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day