Best optimization plugins for WordPress

Simple DNS Prefetch

Down in the last 7 days:65#12,742

by andrewmoof8 years ago

Adds (or removes) DNS prefetching meta tags to your site and speeds up your page load speed.

CSS Above The Fold

Down in the last 7 days:14#12,838

by Pau Iglesias11 years ago

Faster CSS browser rendering displaying selected fragments of your theme stylesheet file directly into the head section.

Auto WebP Converter & Logger

Up in the last 7 days:67#13,255

by BabaPinnak11 months ago

Boost site speed by automatically converting uploads to WebP. Features smart memory protection, detailed logging, and zero API dependencies.

Force WebP

Up in the last 7 days:136#13,337

by Qrzysio2 months ago

Say goodbye to JPG and PNG - make your site run on fast, modern WebP images.

Admin Optimizer

Down in the last 7 days:798#13,941

by yipresser11 days ago

WordPress optimization plugin and all-in-one toolkit for performance, security, SEO, content, media, users, and site management.

SEO Advicer by ScorpionGodLair.com

Down in the last 7 days:1#14,164

by ScorpionGod8 years ago

SEO Advicer will give you random OnSite & OffSite SEO Actions you need to implement for better SEO Strength in your website.

SitePulse

Up in the last 7 days:115#14,177

by Nilbug1 day ago

Find and fix what slows your WordPress site. Real-time performance monitoring, plugin profiling, and external request tracking.

Revisions Control Ultimate

Down in the last 7 days:11#14,221

by George Parras1 year ago

Control WordPress post revisions and autosaves for better performance and optimization.

WP Basic Elements

Up in the last 7 days:71#14,256

by DamirCalusic5 months ago

Disable unnecessary WordPress features, clean up your markup, and simplify the admin. Everything is opt-in — nothing changes until you say so.

Pure PHP Localization

Up in the last 7 days:33#14,849

by Sergey Biryukov14 years ago

Converts gettext binary message catalogs to an array of strings.

SpeedyGo

Up in the last 7 days:154#14,861

by Code and core26 days ago

Optimize your WordPress site with advanced caching, minification, and performance tools for faster loading.

YM Fast SEO

Down in the last 7 days:108#15,112

by Yan Metelitsa2 months ago

Enhance your website with powerful, intuitive, and user-friendly SEO tools.

Tidy Media

Up in the last 7 days:409#15,902

by Wp Core Tools27 days ago

Find and safely remove unused media files from your Media Library. Quarantine system, page builder and WooCommerce support included free.

Capturly

Up in the last 7 days:119#16,215

by Capturly1 year ago

Enables Capturly visitor analytics, session replay, conversion funnel and heatmap tracking on your WordPress website.

WP Version in Query String Modifier

Down in the last 7 days:80#16,283

by joesat10 years ago

Removes or modifies the version (query string 'ver' parameter) in media resources' url.

Optimum Gravatar Cache

Up in the last 7 days:116#16,399

by José Miguel2 years ago

It stores optimized copies of gravatars locally, reducing the total number of requests. This will speed up site loading and consequently improve the u …

BoltAudit

Up in the last 7 days:92#16,960

by BetterDots1 month ago

A free read-only speed audit that names the exact plugin, query or asset slowing your WordPress site down, and the steps to resolve it.

Feather

Down in the last 7 days:290#17,120

by feather1 month ago

Strip unused Elementor assets per page, measure page weight, and clean your database from one dashboard.

Aparimitlabs Database Metrics

Up in the last 7 days:63#17,579

by Aparimit Labs2 months ago

Monitors real-time DB queries, execution time, autoloaded wp_options size, and safely purges expired transients with zero performance footprint.

Easy Critical CSS

Up in the last 7 days:307#17,971

by Easy Critical CSS27 days ago

Easily inject Critical CSS and Secondary CSS (with unused CSS styles removed) to improve site speed and performance.

Quick Media Inspect

Down in the last 7 days:148#17,976

by Irfan Ahmed1 year ago

Detect unused images across your entire WordPress site, clean up your Media Library safely, and generate alt text from filenames.

Media Webp

Up in the last 7 days:34#18,517

by steveturner20188 years ago

Automatically creates webp images when you upload compatible media. This plugin also manages any updates and changes to the linked attachment images.

Plugin Optimizer

Up in the last 7 days:44#18,537

by pluginoptimizer3 years ago

The Most Powerful Performance Plugin for WordPress is now available for FREE.

Imadero

Up in the last 7 days:437#18,747

by Benjamin Bode6 months ago

Remove auto-generated image thumbnails to free up disk space and keep your media library clean.

Performance Optimization

Down in the last 7 days:8#18,749

by Satya Prakash13 years ago

Ordering StyleSheet and JavaScript (external and inline) for performance optimization.

ZenPress

Up in the last 7 days:153#19,057

by Quentin Le Duff (--Q--)1 month ago

Clean up unused WordPress features, close security gaps, and configure cache integrations from a single settings page.

Dyadikosnous Media Converter

Up in the last 7 days:526#19,087

by dyadikosnous21 days ago

Shrinks complete media families transactionally, preserves attachment IDs, rewrites URLs, and audits unused images.

Berq Used CSS

Down in the last 7 days:909#19,433

by BerqWP26 days ago

Make your website load faster by removing unused CSS. Automatically strips bloated stylesheets down to only what each page actually needs.

DNS Prefetch

Up in the last 7 days:56#19,868

by jp211211 years ago

Adds dns prefetching meta tags to your site.

Optimize Scripts & Styles

Up in the last 7 days:10#19,889

by Sean Michaud6 months ago

Optimize Scripts & Styles combines scripts and styles on your site, minifies them and provides cachable versions for improved site performance.

SlimPress

Up in the last 7 days:953#19,906

by Mac29 days ago

Switch off WordPress core features you do not use. Every toggle explains what it might affect, including any compatibility concerns.

Wonderful Secure Cleanup

Up in the last 7 days:85#20,041

by wonderfulplugins17 days ago

A simple way to clean and secure WordPress by disabling unnecessary features like comments, XML-RPC, and RSS feeds.

WE

Down in the last 7 days:139#20,140

by wordpresteem1 year ago

WE - Minify HTML will help in Compacting HTML code, including any inline JavaScript and CSS contained in it,can save many bytes of data. 1.

Mida A/B Testing

#20,160

by midatest1 month ago

A free plugin to add your mida tracking script to your WordPress site. The official mida Plugin for WordPress.

365i Queue Optimizer

Up in the last 7 days:114#20,162

by Mark McNeece of 365i5 months ago

A lightweight WordPress plugin to optimize ActionScheduler queue processing for faster image optimization and background tasks.

Auditizer

Down in the last 7 days:72#20,421

by Teamjuh7 months ago

AI-powered SEO and accessibility auditing. Scan, fix, and optimize your WordPress content automatically with OpenAI or Claude AI.

Unless

Down in the last 7 days:531#20,633

by centrical3 years ago

Install the Unless user experience optimization service on your website. You can insert targeted, personalized content and features, and automatically …

WP AMP Website

Down in the last 7 days:267#20,662

by WP-EXPERTS.IN4 years ago

Most popular plugin to build a light waighted wordpress AMP website.

AssistKit

Down in the last 7 days:951#20,688

by WPAssist5 days ago

Improve WordPress performance, strengthen security, simplify administration, and reduce website bloat with a single lightweight plugin.

Web Pixel Studio Image Compressor

Up in the last 7 days:182#20,765

by WPS.sk5 months ago

Optimizes images on upload. Define max. size and select the types of images to convert to webp and what quality the optimized image should have.

Globaliser

Up in the last 7 days:154#21,305

by Globaliser5 days ago

This plugin enables Globaliser Cloud's services for Globaliser clients' WordPress sites.

TC SEO / Schema / Sitemap

Down in the last 7 days:2,337#21,334

by trianglecode1 month ago

TC SEO / Schema / Sitemap is a plugin that enhances your website’s SEO by adding google local business, SEO metadata, sitemap and optimizations.

SbS Settings

Down in the last 7 days:116#22,340

by onepixelwp13 days ago

All-in-one WordPress & WooCommerce optimization. Modern AJAX toggle UI, completely free.

BaseCloud Boost

Down in the last 7 days:765#22,469

by BaseCloud26 days ago

World-class page caching, asset optimization, and performance acceleration for WordPress — by BaseCloud.

Unfluff.io

Down in the last 7 days:244#22,503

by Unfluff.io4 years ago

Unfluff helps keep your content on-point and easily readable, can detect fluff/filler and AI-written content, and keeps your content team accountable.

Satellite Optimization Monitoring

Up in the last 7 days:68#22,847

by joshvickers10 years ago

Satellite is a simple WordPress optimization reporting tool. Get actionable metrics you can use to improve your website's performance.

DMValdez AI Context

Up in the last 7 days:617#22,853

by donaldmvaldez3 months ago

Instantly generate a virtual /llms.txt endpoint to train AI models on your exact brand context, vital business URLs, and localized semantic graph.

imagIn

Up in the last 7 days:1,191#22,900

by inkamediautama1 month ago

Free image converter for JPG, JPEG, and PNG uploads to WebP or AVIF, running locally on your WordPress server with no cloud service or external API.

DBStorage Insights

Down in the last 7 days:21#22,941

by WPExtent4 months ago

Find out exactly what is using space on your WordPress site -- database, autoload, transients, uploads, plugins, and themes.

Wonderful Revision Cleaner

Down in the last 7 days:57#23,322

by wonderfulplugins1 month ago

Safely clean up outdated post revisions and their leftover metadata — preview exactly what will be removed with a dry run before deleting.