Best performance plugins for WordPress

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.

SnapCache

Up in the last 7 days:313#17,801

by StaticWeb.io1 month ago

A high-performance persistent object cache powered by Memcached.

Prodibi Photo Library

Down in the last 7 days:91#17,922

by prodibi7 years ago

Get the highest resolution images with the smoothest zoom, the fastest speed and the best quality. Responsive gallery and zoomable image via fast CDN

Easy Critical CSS

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

by Easy Critical CSS28 days ago

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

API Stats

Down in the last 7 days:66#18,068

by Salar Gholizadeh29 days ago

View and filter API calls to your website with details about Method, Path, Response time, and Count.

ShieldUp

Down in the last 7 days:206#18,123

by shieldup2 years ago

ShieldUp helps you to tackle bad bots, scrapers, hackers, enhancing website security and optimizing performance for a seamless user experience.

Query monitor Twig profile

Up in the last 7 days:147#18,137

by Niels de Blaauw4 years ago

Displays Twig profiler output in Query Monitor.

Facilitated Routines

Down in the last 7 days:37#18,187

by Lucas Ferraz SEO1 year ago

Automate technical SEO, image optimization and webp creation, security, unused media cleanup, sitemaps, find broken links, and more.

WP Speed 404

Up in the last 7 days:63#18,207

by Michael Thomas9 years ago

WP Speed 404 can either suppress or log any 404 errors affecting your site under wp-content, wp-admin and wp-includes (configurable).

YEP

Up in the last 7 days:283#18,225

by Webamator5 months ago

Short Description: Load YouTube videos faster by replacing iframes with a preview image; the video plays only when clicked play.

Hide reCAPTCHA on Non-Form Pages for Contact Form 7

Down in the last 7 days:109#18,461

by Abhi11 months ago

Hides Google reCAPTCHA badge on pages without Contact Form 7 forms. Improves performance and user experience.

Speed Up

Down in the last 7 days:262#18,549

by Simone Nigro3 months ago

The translations reduces speed of Wordpress. This plugin offers a caching solution that reduces this effects on performance.

IMJOLWP Image Optimizer

Down in the last 7 days:27#18,670

by Jahidul1 year ago

IMJOLWP Image Optimizer automatically converts uploaded images (JPG, PNG, GIF) to WebP format without changing the original image URL, improving page …

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.

Why So Slow?

Down in the last 7 days:1,011#18,776

by bettersecurity2 years ago

Improve the loading speed of your website by removing bloat and unused features (formerly named Better Speed)

Scrutoscope

Down in the last 7 days:187#18,891

by Kurt Payne1 month ago

Find which plugins, hooks, and queries are slowing your WordPress site. From the author of P3 Profiler.

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.

CSS & JS Refresher

Down in the last 7 days:42#19,082

by Faiz R1 year ago

CSS & JS Refresher is a WordPress plugin that ensures the latest CSS and JavaScript changes are always reflected without being cached by browsers.

AdminEase

Up in the last 7 days:303#19,193

by PrecisionWP5 days ago

Fix a slow WordPress admin, harden security, and control 60+ settings from one dashboard - no code required.

Local Twemoji

Up in the last 7 days:1,108#19,240

by Peter Wilson1 month ago

Self hosted Twemoji 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.

SlyMetrics

Up in the last 7 days:215#19,552

by Timon6 months ago

A comprehensive WordPress plugin that exports WordPress metrics in Prometheus format for monitoring and observability.

Optimize More!

Down in the last 7 days:5#19,778

by Arya Dhiratara3 years ago

A lightweight yet powerful image, iframe, and video optimization plugin. Lazy load, preload, and more. No jquery dependency.

Hedef Image Optimizer

Down in the last 7 days:152#19,835

by hedefhosting111 months ago

Converts JPEG and PNG to modern WebP and AVIF formats, with bulk optimization and smart delivery.

SlimPress

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

by Mac1 month ago

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

InstantClick

Down in the last 7 days:46#19,964

by Erica Franz2 months ago

Dramatically speed up your WordPress site and make navigation effectively instant by loading the next link on hover.

PlugoSpeed

Up in the last 7 days:42#20,007

by plugopress17 days ago

A WordPress cache plugin delivering static HTML cache, page caching, CSS minification, JavaScript defer, lazy load, and Core Web Vitals improvements.

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.

Image Preloading

Up in the last 7 days:203#20,118

by tiptinker7 months ago

Modern image preloading/prefetching plugin for WordPress to improve page loading performance.

Animicro

Up in the last 7 days:288#20,133

by jorgemml1 month ago

Utility-first micro-animations for WordPress. Simple CSS classes, extreme performance. Every module included, free.

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.

Disable Auto-Sizes

Up in the last 7 days:77#20,258

by Mukesh Panchal1 year ago

A lightweight plugin to disable the automatic addition of the auto value in the sizes attribute for images in WordPress.

Fast 404

Up in the last 7 days:63#20,395

by Ayesh Karunaratne3 years ago

Prevents WordPress from delivering full Page-Not-Found errors when the browser is not expecting a full HTML page. Saves bandwidth and improves perform …

ABCode Improved Caching for 20i StackCache

Down in the last 7 days:192#20,574

by Ash Brentnall | ABCode2 months ago

Purges the full listing hierarchy 20i StackCache leaves stale when you edit a post (homepage, archives and feeds) and rebuilds it.

Speed Up

Up in the last 7 days:556#20,606

by Simone Nigro3 months ago

A very simple plugin to make your site run lightning fast with page caching.

Speed Up

Down in the last 7 days:5#20,667

by Simone Nigro3 months ago

The menu reduces speed of Wordpress. This plugin offers a caching solution that reduces this effects on performance.

WP Nav Menu Cache

Down in the last 7 days:1,462#20,839

by Md Jahidul Islam3 years ago

Create cache for dynamically generated navigation menu HTML and serve from a static file. It reduces some MySQL queries and increases page speed.

PixelParade Smart Purge for Breeze Cache

#20,890

by PixelParade3 months ago

Intelligently purges CPT archives, taxonomies, and page-builder hub pages when content changes in Breeze Cache.

Site Suggest

#20,912

by Aryan Shirani Bid Abadi11 months ago

Site Suggest is a comprehensive WordPress plugin designed to assist site administrators in reviewing and optimizing their site's SEO analytics.

Deny All Firewall

#20,964

by Olly Campion1 month ago

Stop unwanted requests before WordPress loads. Deny All Firewall uses .htaccess to allow genuine content and refuse everything else.

WPCacheOn

Up in the last 7 days:85#20,967

by jeffreycooper1 year ago

A simple and lightweight caching plugin for WordPress that boosts website loading time and enhances performance scores on GTMetrix and Pingdom.

GreenerWP

#21,074

by Christian Neumann3 years ago

Assists you in creating climate-friendly WordPress websites.

Asset Preloader

Down in the last 7 days:25#21,135

by Jose Mortellaro1 month ago

Decide which assets you want to preload depending on the page.

Pagemeter

Down in the last 7 days:50#21,404

by ultrawebhosting29 days ago

An on-demand plugin speed test: see which plugins cost the most time to build a page, measure your caching, and prove every improvement.

Performance & Security

Up in the last 7 days:97#21,455

by JMR.codes18 days ago

A site manager's toolkit. Settings to modify WordPress and improve performance and security.

Dynamic Inspector for Elementor

Down in the last 7 days:198#21,478

by Dynamic.ooo9 months ago

A powerful frontend inspector and navigator for Elementor that helps developers debug, inspect elements, and analyze performance.

Vagizov Metrika Loader

Down in the last 7 days:5#21,530

by Maksim Vagizov4 months ago

Loads Yandex Metrica in WordPress with performance modes, status check links, cookie consent, and duplicate counter checks.

OpCache Monitor and Reset

Down in the last 7 days:18#21,578

by Dmytro6 months ago

Clears OPcache automatically on plugin updates and lets admins inspect and clear OPcache from Tools -> OpCache Monitor and Reset.

CynderHost Cache

Up in the last 7 days:1,291#21,601

by CynderHost2 years ago

Provides an easy interface to clear the CynderHost CDN & local cache automatically and manually.

Skyspeed

#21,692

by Jackson Jonah5 months ago

Boost your site speed automatically. Resizes huge uploads, converts images to next-gen WebP & AVIF formats, and safely backs up originals.