Best site-speed plugins for WordPress
The most popular site-speed plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Leverage Browser Caching leads with 9K+ active installs, ahead of Preload LCP Image (3K+) and WatchTowerHQ (100+). All 8 plugins tagged “site-speed” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 8 site-speed plugins
- 1.
Leverage Browser CachingThe most installed site-speed plugin, with 9K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 42 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
- 2.
Preload LCP Image3K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 5 reviews, updated 6 months ago.
- 3.
WatchTowerHQ100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 4 months ago.
- 4.
Static Resource Cleanup by Removing Query Strings10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 5.
Cache Me Baby10+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 6.
PixJet10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 7.
Dragon Speed DoctorFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 8.
Caresort Performance MonitorFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 8 plugins tagged “site-speed”
Leverage Browser Caching
Down in the last 7 days:7#2,214by Rinku Y4 months ago
Speed up WordPress with browser caching. Automatically adds expiry headers for images, CSS, JS & fonts via .htaccess Zero config (Apache only)
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 4.1(42)
- Downloads
- 41/day
Preload LCP Image
Down in the last 7 days:3#3,670by Rhys Wynne6 months ago
Allows you to specify on individual pages or posts the Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) Image on that page to preload, making the page load quicker.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.8(5)
- Downloads
- 22/day
WatchTowerHQ
Down in the last 7 days:60#16,504by watchtowerhq4 months ago
The WatchTowerHQ WordPress plugin allows us to monitor, backup, upgrade, and manage your site!
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Static Resource Cleanup by Removing Query Strings
Down in the last 7 days:779#29,693by Sayan Naskar9 years ago
Wordpress by default adds query strings “?” or “&” to the static resources (CSS & JS) files used in the site. This plugin will help to remove …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Cache Me Baby
Down in the last 7 days:958#34,611by WP Fix It - WordPress Experts1 year ago
Cache Me Baby simulates visits to pages and posts to warm up your cache and integrates with Cloudflare for faster load times.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.3(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
PixJet
Down in the last 7 days:411#34,819by addonix1 year ago
PixJet: Simplify media management with image optimization, watermarking, and a premium CDN for lightning-fast content delivery.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Dragon Speed Doctor
Up in the last 7 days:9,547#63,232by Dragon Core1 month ago
Find which plugins are slowing your WordPress site. Measured on your own server, explained in plain English.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Caresort Performance Monitor
Up in the last 7 days:273#70,441by caresortsolutions1 month ago
Find out exactly WHY your WordPress site is slow — not just that it is.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day