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Best speedup plugins for WordPress

The most popular speedup plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WPTurbo -WordPress性能优化插件 leads with 800+ active installs, ahead of Instant Gzip Compression (300+) and WP Accelerator for Chinese (100+). All 6 plugins tagged “speedup” 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 5 speedup plugins

  1. 1.
    WPTurbo -WordPress性能优化插件

    The most installed speedup plugin, with 800+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  2. 2.
    Instant Gzip Compression

    300+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.

  3. 3.
    WP Accelerator for Chinese

    100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.

  4. 4.
    Static Resource Cleanup by Removing Query Strings

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.

  5. 5.
    WP Booster

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.

All 6 plugins tagged “speedup”