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Best page speed plugins for WordPress

The most popular page speed plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. TinyPNG Image Optimization leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of Asset CleanUp (100K+) and NitroPack (80K+). All 80 plugins tagged “Page Speed” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 page speed plugins

  1. 1.
    TinyPNG Image Optimization

    The most installed page speed plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 181 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.

  2. 2.
    Asset CleanUp

    100K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 1,564 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  3. 3.
    NitroPack

    80K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 311 reviews, updated 3 days ago.

  4. 4.
    Insights from Google PageSpeed

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 28 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.

  5. 5.
    xSpeed Cache

    10K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 24 reviews, updated 8 hours ago.

  6. 6.
    PhastPress

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 99 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  7. 7.
    Leverage Browser Caching

    9K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 42 reviews, updated 4 months ago.

  8. 8.
    GTmetrix for WordPress

    7K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 15 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.

  9. 9.
    Solid Performance

    4K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 3 weeks ago.

  10. 10.
    Powered Cache

    3K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 58 reviews, updated 2 days ago.

All 80 plugins tagged “Page Speed”