Best performance plugins for WordPress

Security Checker for Themes

#32,344

by Harpalsinh Parmar5 months ago

Analyze your WordPress theme's PHP code for issues, security vulnerabilities, and adherence to coding standards with a detailed report and score.

Beky Cache Pilot

#32,492

by orthoplex1 month ago

Compatibility-first WordPress performance for Elementor, Divi, Bricks, Beaver Builder, and WooCommerce — fast sites that do not break your builder.

Simple WebP Optimizer

Down in the last 7 days:1,038#32,839

by Ash9 months ago

Auto-convert JPG/PNG to WebP. Save up to 80% server space and boost site speed with built-in bulk optimization and real-time savings reports.

RVS Database Doctor

Down in the last 7 days:671#32,840

by Adi Glibanović7 days ago

Safely analyze and optimize your WordPress and WooCommerce database with backups, restore, schedules, and a built-in health advisor.

PowerSuite Modular Admin Toolkit

#32,928

by powersuite7 days ago

155 WordPress modules: 90 free in this plugin, plus 65 in the separate Pro add-on. Tools for admin, content, media, login, and email.

Redpic JS&CSS Optimizer

Down in the last 7 days:102#32,932

by alekseyf6 years ago

Redpic JS&CSS Optimizer combine CSS and JS files from theme and installed plugins using optimal algorithm to speedup rendering and page load.

Convert to AVIF and Optimise

Down in the last 7 days:956#32,982

by Bicknell Digital1 year ago

Convert and optimise your WordPress media library to AVIF while keeping every reference to your images in sync.

DZIEWA Media Converter

Up in the last 7 days:47#33,040

by Rafał Dziewa2 months ago

Converts JPEG/PNG to AVIF and WebP; rewrites content to <picture> with JPG/PNG fallback. Completely free, no paid version.

Rapid Optimizer

#33,110

by Notify CRM Team1 month ago

Speed up WooCommerce and get alerted the moment checkout, payments, SSL, or order emails break — before your customers notice.

EDZNET Super Cache

Down in the last 7 days:2,004#33,149

by EDZNET1 day ago

Ultra-fast page caching for WordPress. Activate and go — works on Apache, Nginx and LiteSpeed with zero configuration.

ProRank SEO

Down in the last 7 days:325#33,150

by prorankseo12 days ago

Rank higher and load faster with live SEO audits, schema, caching, image optimisation, internal links, and AI search tools.

Yac Object Cache

#33,168

by laruence21 days ago

Yac (lock-free shared memory) backed object cache for WordPress. Zero external servers, zero network round trips.

Webxperthub Media Optimizer

Up in the last 7 days:5,344#33,211

by iftiarhossain2 months ago

Automatically compress and convert your images to WebP on upload, with safe background bulk processing for your existing media library.

Lightweight Performance Optimizer

#33,249

by Mehul Lakhatariya1 year ago

Speed up WordPress with simple page caching, lazy loading images, and heartbeat control—lightweight and privacy-friendly.

DebugHawk

Down in the last 7 days:2,987#33,270

by A5hleyRich5 days ago

Performance monitoring built specifically for WordPress. Track Core Web Vitals, slow database queries, external API calls and cache effectiveness.

CNR Performance

Down in the last 7 days:202#33,275

by Amit Moreno10 years ago

Boost your WordPress performance with additional performance settings.

Full Site Cache for CloudFront

#33,324

by ze3kr9 years ago

This plugin can invalidate the cache automatically if you are using full site CDN.

Site CliniQ

#33,366

by Bilal Mahmood22 days ago

Scans your WordPress site and explains every problem in plain English — PHP errors, SEO issues, broken links, oversized images, and more.

Stintlief WebP Converter

Up in the last 7 days:1,266#33,382

by Stintlief Technologies10 months ago

Automatically convert uploaded images to optimized WebP format with safe fallbacks, optional backups, and easy restoration.

Omni Webmaster & SEO Suite

#33,635

by Ivan Lin1 day ago

All-in-one performance & SEO suite: cleans HTML head, restricts RSS, disables comments/thumbnails, renames/resizes uploads, translates Asian slugs.

WP FOFT Loader

Up in the last 7 days:5,625#33,727

by Chris J. Zähller1 month ago

Optimize and speed up web font loading and improve UX by minimizing Flash of Invisible Text, Flash of Unstyled Text, and DOM Reflow.

RationalCleanup

Up in the last 7 days:614#33,755

by rationalwp2 months ago

Clean up legacy WordPress bloat, improve security, and optimize performance with toggleable, opinionated defaults.

Unloadly

Up in the last 7 days:20,759#33,776

by versouq1 month ago

Speed up WordPress by disabling plugin CSS and JS on pages that don't need them. Faster load time, no code needed.

Disable Client Side Media

Down in the last 7 days:604#33,843

by Adam Silverstein2 months ago

Disables client-side media processing, so media uploads are processed on the server instead of in the browser.

Defer for Contact Form 7

#34,033

by Ryabinin Vitalii5 days ago

Takes Contact Form 7 off the critical rendering path: moves its head scripts to the footer and loads the form CSS asynchronously. No PageSpeed hit.

Essential WP Tools

Up in the last 7 days:318#34,035

by RactStudio2 years ago

Essential WP Tools is an all-in-one solution for customizing features, optimizing speed, boosting security, improving SEO, and enhancing WordPress.

OptiFlow WebP Media

#34,406

by Dhaval Vachhani10 months ago

Convert and serve WebP images to optimize WordPress media performance.

Merge + Minify + Refresh Clear Caches

Up in the last 7 days:4,370#34,465

by macbookandrew10 months ago

This plugin clears other page caches/proxies when the Merge + Minify + Refresh cache is regenerated.

UnoView

#34,524

by UnoizeStudio1 month ago

Make your mobile site feel more like an app — smooth page transitions, swipe-back navigation and smarter loading, built for WordPress.

Block editor assets filter

Down in the last 7 days:965#34,565

by enomoto celtislab6 years ago

Disable custom blocks not used in block editor editing (Admin Dashboard) to speed up JavaScript and prevent conflicts.

FlashSpeed

Down in the last 7 days:123#34,648

by Matt Biscay12 days ago

Make WordPress lighter by removing unused assets and head clutter. See the estimated savings and control exactly what your site loads.

5centsCDN

Down in the last 7 days:1,320#34,682

by 5centsCDN4 months ago

Optimize WordPress speed and performance with 5centsCDN plugin. Get advanced caching, CDN, and seamless optimization today!

Alpha Cache

Down in the last 7 days:130#34,704

by shra1 year ago

Caching plug-in. Easy to setup, free to use and fast in action.

WP Fragment Cache

Down in the last 7 days:1,259#34,822

by mariuspass12 years ago

Improve website performance by caching individual page fragments (widgets, menus output and long loops).

LSD Simple Cache

Down in the last 7 days:1,268#34,859

by Bas Matthee12 years ago

Cache the webpages to reduce serverload and database-requests. Speeds up your Wordpress website.

Unplug

Up in the last 7 days:11,762#35,303

by Mulberry Tech1 year ago

Cut the plugin bloat. See which plugins are actually being used on your sites and which ones are just plugin bloat.

LumenCache

Down in the last 7 days:1,072#35,348

by Celsius Anderson8 days ago

RAM-first full-page caching that serves pages before WordPress loads, with automatic WooCommerce and LMS integration.

Next Page Caching

Up in the last 7 days:10,575#35,435

by Benjamin Intal8 years ago

Speed up the loading of the NEXT page your visitors will go to.

Amigo Performance

#35,768

by Amigo Dheena1 day ago

Amigo Performance delivers professional-grade optimization controls for WordPress sites.

OptimWP

Up in the last 7 days:12,163#35,859

by ufukart2 months ago

🚀 The ultimate WordPress optimization toolkit. Clean up unnecessary code, boost performance, and enhance security!

Debug Bar Query Count Alert

#36,039

by Matthew Boynes12 years ago

A simple add-on for the Debug Bar plugin to replace the button text with the database query count and time.

Webp Image Block

Up in the last 7 days:2,329#36,069

by kodeknight6 years ago

This plugin adds an extra image widget in Elementor that converts the added image to webp and loads on front end if the browser supports webp images.

Appcachify

Up in the last 7 days:8,866#36,371

by Robert O'Rourke12 years ago

Adds an HTML5 appcache manifest to speed up your site by storing static assets client-side.

WP-PJAX

Up in the last 7 days:10,548#37,394

by Peter Elmered13 years ago

Makes WordPress a lot faster using PJAX (PushState + AJAX) for loading content.

Statixly

Up in the last 7 days:9,688#37,405

by Anindya Sundar Mandal5 months ago

Convert your WordPress site into a blazing-fast, static HTML site and deploy anywhere — no PHP, no database, reduced attack surface in production.

Cedexis Radar Monitoring for WordPress

Up in the last 7 days:5,380#37,451

by arnesonium10 years ago

Add Cedexis Radar monitoring to your WordPress blogs.

APC Object Cache Backend

#38,640

by Mark Jaquith6 years ago

APC Object Cache provides a persistent memory-based backend for the WordPress object cache. APC must be available on your PHP install.

2kb Performance

Up in the last 7 days:6,477#38,712

by 2kblater.com11 years ago

Ultimate Performance Boost For Your Site. Merge and cache css/javascript files and reduce server request up to 90%.

Smart Optimizer

Up in the last 7 days:8,649#38,967

by Huzaifa Al Mesbah1 year ago

Optimize your WordPress site performance with one-click minification, caching, and lazy loading features.

WP Tuner

Down in the last 7 days:1,295#39,094

by MrPeteH17 years ago

Easily, powerfully, discover why your blog or plugin is slow or cranky. Comprehensive time and database access analyzer. WPmu. multi-lingual.