Best performance plugins for WordPress

LiteSpeed Cache

#5

by LiteSpeed Technologies4 days ago

All-in-one unbeatable acceleration & PageSpeed improvement: caching, image/CSS/JS optimization...

WP Super Cache

#36

by Automattic6 days ago

A very fast caching engine for WordPress that produces static html files.

Speed Optimizer

#44

by SiteGround6 days ago

Boost your website performance and page speed, and increase conversions with powerful caching, frontend, media, and environment optimizations.

WP Fastest Cache

#47

by Emre Vona3 days ago

The simplest and fastest WP Cache system

ManageWP Worker

#55

by ManageWP6 days ago

A better way to manage dozens of WordPress websites.

Image Optimizer

#58

by Elementor1 month ago

Image Optimizer is an easy-to-use WordPress plugin that reduces image size through various compression and resizing techniques – all of which preserve …

W3 Total Cache

#73

by BoldGrid18 days ago

Search Engine (SEO) & Performance Optimization (WPO) via caching. Integrated caching: CDN, Page, Minify, Object, Fragment, Database support.

Autoptimize

#77

by Optimizing Matters14 days ago

Autoptimize speeds up your website by optimizing JS, CSS, images (incl. lazy-load), HTML and Google Fonts, asyncing JS, removing emoji cruft and more.

Redis Object Cache

Up in the last 7 days:3#120

by Till Krüss1 month ago

A persistent object cache backend powered by Redis®¹. Supports Predis, PhpRedis, Relay, replication, sentinels, clustering and WP-CLI.

Custom Fonts

Up in the last 7 days:1#147

by Brainstorm Force4 days ago

Custom Fonts is a powerful WordPress plugin that allows you to upload your own custom fonts or choose from a vast collection of Google Fonts, all host …

Breeze Cache

Down in the last 7 days:3#163

by Cloudways6 days ago

Breeze is a caching plugin developed by Cloudways. Breeze uses advance caching systems to improve site loading times exponentially.

WebP Express

#167

by rosell.dk21 days ago

Serve autogenerated WebP images instead of jpeg/png to browsers that supports WebP.

AMP

Down in the last 7 days:4#172

by Weston Ruter1 year ago

An easier path to great Page Experience for everyone. Powered by AMP.

Page Optimize

Up in the last 7 days:3#202

by Automattic20 days ago

Optimize pages for faster load and render in the browser.

Query Monitor

Down in the last 7 days:2#243

by John Blackbourn12 days ago

Query Monitor is the developer tools panel for WordPress and WooCommerce.

Jetpack Boost

#245

by Automattic2 days ago

Speed up your WordPress site with one-click optimizations like Page Cache, Critical CSS, and Image CDN to improve Core Web Vitals.

Performance Lab

Down in the last 7 days:2#306

by WordPress Performance Team2 months ago

Performance plugin from the WordPress Performance Team, which is a collection of standalone performance features.

Aruba HiSpeed Cache

Up in the last 7 days:2#322

by Aruba.it Dev13 days ago

Aruba HiSpeed Cache interfaces directly with an Aruba hosting platform's HiSpeed Cache service and automates its management.

TinyPNG Image Optimization

Down in the last 7 days:2#329

by TinyPNG26 days ago

Speed up your website. Optimize your JPEG, PNG, and WebP images automatically with TinyPNG.

Advanced Database Cleaner

#340

by Younes JFR.2 months ago

Clean database by deleting orphaned data such as 'revisions', 'expired transients', optimize database and more...

Modern Image Formats

Down in the last 7 days:1#355

by WordPress Performance Team2 months ago

Converts images to more modern formats such as WebP or AVIF during upload.

Manage

Up in the last 7 days:5#397

by Elementor7 days ago

Manage provides a centralized dashboard to monitor, optimize, and maintain your WordPress sites without switching between individual sites.

Cache Enabler

Up in the last 7 days:11#404

by KeyCDN1 month ago

A lightweight caching plugin for WordPress that makes your website faster by generating static HTML files.

NitroPack

Down in the last 7 days:1#500

by NitroPack3 days ago

Boost site speed and performance with an all-in-one cache and speed optimization plugin. Pass Core Web Vitals with CDN, image optimization, lazy loadi …

Hummingbird Performance

Up in the last 7 days:1#597

by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform5 days ago

Optimize PageSpeed Performance & Core Web Vitals, Advanced Cache, Minify CSS & JavaScript, Inline Critical CSS, Defer CSS & JS, Smush & Lazy Load, CDN

Speculative Loading

Down in the last 7 days:1#615

by WordPress Performance Team2 months ago

Enables browsers to speculatively prerender or prefetch pages to achieve near-instant loads based on user interaction.

Async JavaScript

#620

by David Clough3 years ago

Async Javascript lets you add 'async' or 'defer' attribute to scripts to exclude to help increase the performance of your WordPress website.

10Web Booster

Down in the last 7 days:2#641

by 10Web26 days ago

Speed up your site with 10Web Booster. Pass Core Web Vitals by optimizing HTML / CSS / JavaScript, Image Optimization, Lazy Loading, Cache, Google Fon …

Disable Emojis (GDPR friendly)

Down in the last 7 days:1#658

by Ryan Hellyer5 months ago

Disable the WordPress emoji functionality to improve performance and privacy.

Image Placeholders

Down in the last 7 days:2#665

by WordPress Performance Team2 months ago

Displays placeholders based on an image's dominant color while the image is loading.

Optimization Detective

Down in the last 7 days:1#687

by WordPress Performance Team2 months ago

Provides a framework for leveraging real user metrics to detect optimizations for improving page performance.

Index WP MySQL For Speed

Up in the last 7 days:4#717

by OllieJones1 month ago

Speed up your WordPress site by adding high-performance keys (database indexes) to your MariaDB / MySQL database tables.

Seraphinite Accelerator

Down in the last 7 days:20#761

by Seraphinite Solutions6 days ago

Turns on site high speed to be attractive for people and search engines.

Embed Optimizer

Down in the last 7 days:5#779

by WordPress Performance Team2 months ago

Optimizes the performance of embeds through lazy-loading, adding dns-prefetch links, and reserving space to reduce layout shifts.

Enhanced Responsive Images

#784

by WordPress Performance Team2 months ago

Improvements for responsive images in WordPress.

Clearfy Cache

Up in the last 7 days:1#813

by Creativemotion3 months ago

Optimize and tweak WordPress by disable unused features. Improve performance, SEO and security using Clearfy — super easy, fast and zero code.

Image Prioritizer

Down in the last 7 days:2#823

by WordPress Performance Team2 months ago

Prioritizes the loading of images and videos based on how they appear to actual visitors: adds fetchpriority, preloads, lazy-loads, and sets sizes.

Simply Static

Up in the last 7 days:7#917

by Simply Static1 day ago

Convert WordPress to static HTML. Boost performance 3-5x. Eliminate security vulnerabilities. Deploy anywhere.

Performant Translations

#923

by Pascal Birchler2 months ago

Making internationalization/localization in WordPress faster than ever before.

Debloat

Down in the last 7 days:2#960

by asadkn1 month ago

Remove Unused CSS, Optimize CSS, Optimize JS and speed up your site.

SpinupWP

Up in the last 7 days:1#1,023

by Brad Touesnard1 month ago

SpinupWP is a modern server control panel that's here to help you implement best practices for every server you spin up. Designed for WordPress.

WP YouTube Lyte

Up in the last 7 days:2#1,096

by Frank Goossens2 months ago

High performance YouTube video, playlist and audio-only embeds which don't slow down your blog and offer optimal accessibility.

Docket Cache

Up in the last 7 days:5#1,190

by Nawawi Jamili8 days ago

Speed up your WordPress site with a persistent object cache, powered by OPcache. An efficient alternative to Redis and Memcached.

LWS Optimize

Up in the last 7 days:8#1,382

by Aurélien LWS25 days ago

All-in-one speed optimization: caching, WebP/AVIF, Critical CSS, lazy loading, CDN, and more. Instantly boost Core Web Vitals and site speed!

Flying Pages

Up in the last 7 days:1#1,384

by Gijo Varghese5 months ago

Preload pages intelligently to boost site speed and enhance user experience by loading pages before users click, ensuring instant page transitions.

WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon

#1,387

by Aleksandr Guidrevitch1 month ago

2x-5x improvement in your Page Speed score. A completely new way of optimizing your page speed.

Insights from Google PageSpeed

Down in the last 7 days:12#1,551

by Matt Keys25 days ago

Use Insights from Google PageSpeed to improve your site's performance, Core Web Vitals, search engine ranking and your visitors' browsing experience.

View Transitions

#1,564

by WordPress Performance Team2 months ago

Adds smooth transitions between navigations to your WordPress site.

bunny.net

Down in the last 7 days:4#1,627

by bunny.net2 months ago

Enable Bunny CDN to speed up your WordPress website and enjoy greatly improved loading times around the world.

Web Worker Offloading

Down in the last 7 days:6#1,636

by WordPress Performance Team2 months ago

Offloads select JavaScript execution to a Web Worker to reduce work on the main thread and improve the Interaction to Next Paint (INP) metric.