Best resource hint plugins for WordPress
The most popular resource hint plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Oxyplug Preload leads with 500+ active installs, ahead of Oxyplug Image (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “resource hint” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 resource hint plugins
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Oxyplug PreloadThe most installed resource hint plugin, with 500+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
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Oxyplug Image10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 2 plugins tagged “resource hint”
Oxyplug Preload
Down in the last 7 days:17#8,840by Oxyplug Team2 months ago
Preload featured images to improve the Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) and to get a better Core Web Vital (CWV) score on Google's Lighthouse.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 7/day
Oxyplug Image
Up in the last 7 days:3,879#36,634by Oxyplug Team11 months ago
Oxyplug Image is a WordPress.org plugin that optimize your site by compressing your images, creating 1X, 2X, 2.8X and 3x images and more...
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day