Best minify javascript plugins for WordPress
The most popular minify javascript plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Asset CleanUp leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of Better WordPress Minify (7K+) and PageSpeed Ninja (5K+). All 4 plugins tagged “minify javascript” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 minify javascript plugins
- 1.
Asset CleanUpThe most installed minify javascript plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 1,564 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.Better WordPress Minify
7K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 137 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
- 3.PageSpeed Ninja
5K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 114 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 4.
Speed Booster By Melotheme10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
All 4 plugins tagged “minify javascript”

Asset CleanUp
Down in the last 7 days:1#445by Gabe Livan1 month ago
Speed up your WordPress site by unloading unnecessary CSS and JavaScript, reducing page bloat, and managing your own Critical CSS per page type.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.9(1.6K)
- Downloads
- 643/day
Better WordPress Minify
Down in the last 7 days:4#2,563by Khang Minh9 years ago
Allows you to combine and minify your CSS and JS files to improve page load time.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.2(137)
- Downloads
- 22/day
PageSpeed Ninja
Down in the last 7 days:4#3,188by PageSpeed2 years ago
Boost page speed: cache, compress, optimize images to WebP, minify CSS/JS, defer loading, lazy load, generate critical CSS, improve Core Web Vitals
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.5(114)
- Downloads
- 36/day

Speed Booster By Melotheme
Up in the last 7 days:348#31,291by Shameem Reza6 years ago
Easy WordPress website Speed & Performance optimization with one click!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day