Best optimizations plugins for WordPress
The most popular optimizations plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) leads with 200K+ active installs, ahead of WP EXtra (6K+) and Pressidium Performance (100+). All 4 plugins tagged “optimizations” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 optimizations plugins
- 1.
Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE)The most installed optimizations plugin, with 200K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 423 reviews, updated 6 days ago.
- 2.
WP EXtra6K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 41 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
Pressidium Performance100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 4.Bloat-off
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
All 4 plugins tagged “optimizations”

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE)
#215by Bowo6 days ago
Duplicate post, post order, image resize, email via SMTP, admin menu editor, custom css / code, disable gutenberg and much more in a single plugin.
- Installs
- 200K+
- Rating
- 5.0(423)
- Downloads
- 6.4K/day

WP EXtra
Down in the last 7 days:9#2,827by COP2 months ago
Optimize your site instantly with one-click activation. WP Extra offers easy fixes and features for WordPress.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.9(41)
- Downloads
- 34/day

Pressidium Performance
Up in the last 7 days:60#14,909by pressidium16 days ago
Speed up your WordPress site, improve Core Web Vitals and enhance user experience with one-click image optimization, CSS & JavaScript minification.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 10/day
Bloat-off
Down in the last 7 days:6,850#66,042by Nikodemsky5 months ago
Remove bloat and redundant functions, and further optimize your WordPress with just a few clicks.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day