Best speed up plugins for WordPress
The most popular speed up plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Seraphinite Accelerator leads with 50K+ active installs, ahead of Defer Transactional Emails for WooCommerce (200+) and Plugin Optimizer (70+). All 11 plugins tagged “speed up” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 speed up plugins
- 1.
Seraphinite AcceleratorThe most installed speed up plugin, with 50K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 477 reviews, updated 6 days ago.
- 2.
Defer Transactional Emails for WooCommerce200+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
Plugin Optimizer70+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 4.
Dessky Cache50+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 5.
Ivan Gospodinow Cache10+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 6.
AgileCDNFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
- 7.
wnokta nginx cacheFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
- 8.
Pars Host AddonsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 9.
Heartbeat ManagerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 10.
Mega Performance MonitorFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 11 plugins tagged “speed up”
Seraphinite Accelerator
Down in the last 7 days:13#751by Seraphinite Solutions6 days ago
Turns on site high speed to be attractive for people and search engines.
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rating
- 4.8(477)
- Downloads
- 331/day
Defer Transactional Emails for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:30#11,539by Jose Mortellaro1 month ago
It will speed up the checkout of WooCommerce by deferring the transactional emails. No settings, just install it and activate it.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Plugin Optimizer
Up in the last 7 days:44#18,537by pluginoptimizer3 years ago
The Most Powerful Performance Plugin for WordPress is now available for FREE.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 4/day
Dessky Cache
Up in the last 7 days:286#20,583by dessky12 days ago
Dessky Cache is the ultralight caching plugin suited for websites that are hosted on shared hosting with limited resources.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 7/day
Ivan Gospodinow Cache
Down in the last 7 days:131#43,996by Gospodinow13 years ago
Ivan Gospodinow Cache is smart , automated and completely removable caching plugin.Just install and turn on.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.8(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
AgileCDN
Down in the last 7 days:347#62,344by agilewing3 years ago
Use AgileCDN to speed up and secure your web services
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
wnokta nginx cache
Down in the last 7 days:13,225#65,157by wnokta6 years ago
WNOKTA Nginx Cache Eklentisi
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Pars Host Addons
Up in the last 7 days:3,345#65,907by Pars Host Developer Team1 year ago
This plugin is programmed to significantly enhance your website's load speed, ensuring a seamless and faster user experience.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Heartbeat Manager
#71,390by sonofgod8012 days ago
Stop high CPU spikes and fix admin-ajax.php slowdowns. Granularly control WordPress Heartbeat frequency to boost backend speed and save hosting costs.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Mega Performance Monitor
Down in the last 7 days:10,221#72,809by MegaWix Technologies1 month ago
Monitor and improve your Core Web Vitals (LCP, CLS, INP) using professional Lighthouse 10 analysis, completely managed via the Mega Plugin Hub.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day