Best performance plugins for WordPress

Disable Custom CSS

Up in the last 7 days:17#25,644

by Milan Dinić7 years ago

Disable frontend database query and Customizer section for Custom CSS.

Advanced Preloader

Up in the last 7 days:520#25,774

by Sanjay Shankar18 days ago

A customizable WordPress preloader plugin that enhances user experience with beautiful loading animations while your site content loads.

Wonder Cache

Up in the last 7 days:356#25,900

by handyplugins2 months ago

A simple yet powerful caching plugin. It powers and abilities include: superhuman strength and durability.

Ultimate Extension for ACF

#26,074

by Ultimate Agency1 month ago

Enhanced ACF Flexible Content editing with image previews and performance optimizations - compatible with ACF v5.6+ and v6.5+

Capo

Down in the last 7 days:12#26,075

by Rick Viscomi2 months ago

Automatically reorders the HTML head of your WordPress pages for optimal browser rendering performance using the Capo.js methodology.

Header Junk Remover

Up in the last 7 days:364#26,109

by Joseph Brzezowski4 months ago

Short Description: Remove unnecessary meta tags and junk from your WordPress header for faster load times and cleaner code.

Neurax Site Health Analyzer

Down in the last 7 days:269#26,110

by neuraxhost1 month ago

Analyze SEO, security, malware, performance, accessibility, privacy, visitor analytics, and overall site health.

Niquelao Image Optimizer

Up in the last 7 days:327#26,166

by Koke Pérez2 months ago

Automatic PNG, JPEG and WebP image optimizer. No external binaries or API keys required. Works on any shared hosting.

Tanupom In-Place Converter for WebP

Up in the last 7 days:1,405#26,225

by tanupom2 months ago

Convert new uploads and your existing media library to WebP in place, and update the references in your content automatically.

站长帮

Up in the last 7 days:280#26,252

by 站长帮1 month ago

为 WordPress 提供智能 CDN 缓存管理，发布或更新内容时自动刷新缓存并可选预热，支持腾讯云 CDN、EdgeOne、Cloudflare 和 Nginx（ngx_cache_purge），并提供手动刷新与预热功能。

DadsFam Cache

Up in the last 7 days:224#26,263

by dadsfam1 month ago

Make your WordPress and WooCommerce site lekker fast — friendly page caching, no rocket science required.

WP Blast

Down in the last 7 days:422#26,325

by WP Blast14 days ago

Improve your Wordpress SEO and performance by using dynamic rendering. Prerender your website and generate an easy-to-crawl version of your website.

ZapCache

#26,382

by Aleksandr Ivanov1 year ago

ZapCache — powerful WordPress plugin for instantly clearing all types of caches with a single click.

Convert Images to WebP on Upload

Down in the last 7 days:1,309#26,411

by Daniel Esparza4 days ago

Automatically converts JPG and PNG images to WebP when they are uploaded, reducing file size and improving performance.

Image Optimizer

Up in the last 7 days:47#26,614

by Compressify1 month ago

Compress JPG and PNG images, optimize uploads and your Media Library, and convert images to WebP locally for a faster WordPress site.

VeloIMG

Down in the last 7 days:182#26,632

by Penetrato29 days ago

Local WebP & AVIF for WordPress. No external image CDN, account, API key, or paid feature limits.

Dependency Minification

Down in the last 7 days:92#26,650

by Weston Ruter11 years ago

Automatically concatenates and minifies any scripts and stylesheets enqueued using the standard dependency system.

RTL/LTR Switcher

#26,747

by themeforen3 months ago

Easily switch between RTL and LTR text directions on multilingual WordPress sites. Responsive and theme-compatible for global audiences.

Total CrUX

Up in the last 7 days:72#26,863

by elartedelaweb3 months ago

Measure and store real-user experience (UX) metrics directly from visitors browsers using Google's Core Web Vitals.

Website Carbon Calculator

Up in the last 7 days:875#26,913

by Sustainable Web Dev7 months ago

Effortlessly calculate any page’s impact and performance, with real-time results and no reliance on the Website Carbon API, ensuring instant updates.

FastCloudWP

#27,008

by FastCloudWP1 month ago

Automatically offload your WordPress media library to FastCloudWP. Reduces server load, frees up disk space, and keeps your site fast.

Blocksify

#27,041

by PressMaximum1 month ago

Performance-first block library for WordPress. Build pages that load fast, look great, and stay yours.

iSmartFrame

#27,227

by ismartframe1 year ago

Official WordPress plugin to manage iSmartFrame cache.

Easy Symbols & Icons

Up in the last 7 days:970#27,231

by FARN Labs3 months ago

Upload, manage, and use custom icon fonts in WordPress in a centralized and performance-oriented way. Add icons via Gutenberg block or shortcode, with …

Page Load Ajax

Down in the last 7 days:647#27,255

by Jacob N. Breetvelt1 year ago

This plugin enables the use of shortcodes that create links to replace the current page content with the content of another page.

LehmannLabs WebP Optimizer

#27,273

by lehmannlabs5 months ago

Improve page speed in WordPress with a free WebP optimizer for Elementor workflows. No ads, no tracking, no paid upsells.

Native Gettext for WordPress

Down in the last 7 days:18#27,389

by colinleroy5 months ago

A very light wrapper plugin that uses the native gettext library for faster localization.

AVIF Local Support

#27,450

by David Degner18 days ago

High-quality AVIF image conversion for WordPress — local, quality-first.

InfoBilisim Query Strings Remover

Down in the last 7 days:179#27,494

by vedataydar5 months ago

A lightweight plugin to remove query strings from static resources like CSS and JS files to improve speed and caching scores.

Prime Cache

Up in the last 7 days:1,257#27,510

by rapls23 days ago

Page caching that works the moment you activate it, plus one-click speed tuning. Runs on shared hosting without editing wp-config.php.

Tuurbo

Up in the last 7 days:27#27,638

by Tuurbo.ai2 months ago

Connect WordPress and WooCommerce to Tuurbo.ai for SEO, Core Web Vitals, speed, accessibility, UX, and blog publishing.

Web Vitals

Up in the last 7 days:67#27,652

by saltagency6 years ago

Send Web Vitals to Google Analytics.

Performance Tweaks

Down in the last 7 days:258#27,699

by Rick Hoekman1 year ago

WordPress Performance Tweaks

CLU Just Modern Images

Up in the last 7 days:432#27,709

by CLU Level Up12 days ago

Modern formats for your existing image library, automatically. Keep your originals and let the plugin do the work.

Broodweb Image Converter

Up in the last 7 days:75#27,721

by Md Jubayer Hossain6 months ago

Convert JPEG, PNG, and GIF media library images to WebP from the WordPress dashboard.

NGINX Manager

#27,728

by Hpatoio12 years ago

Easily purge Nginx cache. Each time a post is modified clear the cached version of the page and of all the related page.

Resource Not Found Placeholder

Down in the last 7 days:34#27,759

by Jose Mortellaro1 month ago

No more 404 errors and redirections due to missing resources. When a resource is not found, the plugin will replace it with an empty resource.

WebP Tools

Down in the last 7 days:22#28,034

by Oracast Inc7 months ago

Convert JPG and PNG images in your WordPress site to modern, lightweight WebP format for faster loading and better performance.

Flash Cache

Down in the last 7 days:198#28,127

by etruel2 days ago

Static page cache served by your web server, without PHP: cache rules per page type, background refreshes and lighter CSS and JavaScript.

Technical Site Auditor

Down in the last 7 days:2,252#28,146

by Kristoffer Pihlfelt3 days ago

Technical SEO, performance, security and database audit for WordPress, with manual guidance for every issue and one-click fixes you can undo.

CSS-JS-Booster

Down in the last 7 days:25#28,247

by Schepp16 years ago

CSS-JS-Booster automates performance optimizing steps related to CSS, Media and Javascript linking/embedding.

Performance Checker

Down in the last 7 days:86#28,300

by tecsys7 years ago

This Plugin will show your site performance using Gt-Metrix and PageSpeed Insight Api.

Noncensible

Up in the last 7 days:182#28,386

by Roy Orbitson1 year ago

Provides sensible replacements of default nonce generation functions to more accurately reflect their expected behaviour.

AJAX Comment Loading

Up in the last 7 days:177#28,388

by Mark Jaquith14 years ago

Loads comments with a secondary AJAX request, including comment paging. Speeds initial loading of the page.

ElementsBoost

Up in the last 7 days:504#28,389

by Mubashir Taqi28 days ago

Speed up your Elementor pages. Find unnecessary files, fix common image issues, and test changes without writing code.

PANOMITY WP CACHE

Down in the last 7 days:217#28,538

by Panomity GmbH3 years ago

PANOMITY WP CACHE Interface.

Site Pulse

Down in the last 7 days:63#28,671

by otokichi37 months ago

Internal site monitoring for WordPress. Checks page uptime, DB performance, and slow queries.

DCX RUCSS Manager

Down in the last 7 days:245#28,679

by DCX.RS1 year ago

Professional dashboard for WP Rocket RUCSS: view statuses, requeue failed/selected URLs, and trigger SaaS cron jobs manually.

Optimator

Up in the last 7 days:207#28,708

by Engramium10 months ago

Simplify and streamline WordPress by removing unnecessary data and functionalities.

Uplink7 Skeleton Loader

Down in the last 7 days:136#28,997

by Uplink75 months ago

Professional shimmer skeleton screens for your WordPress site. Improve perceived performance and keep users engaged while your content loads.