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Best speed plugins for WordPress

The most popular speed plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Speed Optimizer leads with 1M+ active installs, ahead of Cloudflare (200K+) and Jetpack Boost (200K+). All 292 plugins tagged “speed” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 speed plugins

  1. 1.
    Speed Optimizer

    The most installed speed plugin, with 1M+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 641 reviews, updated 6 days ago.

  2. 2.
    Cloudflare

    200K+ active installs. Rated 3.5 from 181 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  3. 3.
    Jetpack Boost

    200K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 612 reviews, updated 2 days ago.

  4. 4.
    10Web Booster

    60K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 405 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.

  5. 5.
    A2 Optimized WP

    60K+ active installs. Rated 3.1 from 43 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.

  6. 6.
    Debloat

    30K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 41 reviews, updated 4 weeks ago.

  7. 7.
    Flying Pages

    20K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 79 reviews, updated 5 months ago.

  8. 8.
    PhastPress

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 99 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  9. 9.
    WP Performance Score Booster

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 339 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  10. 10.
    Prevent Browser Caching

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 29 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.

All 292 plugins tagged “speed”