Best WordPress speed plugins for WordPress
The most popular WordPress speed plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. PixelCraft with WebP leads with 500+ active installs, ahead of Lazy Load Anything (20+) and Yeshourun Digital Support (10+). All 4 plugins tagged “wordpress speed” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 WordPress speed plugins
- 1.
PixelCraft with WebPThe most installed WordPress speed plugin, with 500+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 2.
Lazy Load Anything20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 3.
Yeshourun Digital Support10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
- 4.CodeMedic Slow Site Scanner
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
All 4 plugins tagged “wordpress speed”

PixelCraft with WebP
Down in the last 7 days:40#9,009by Secil Kars22 days ago
Automatically convert JPG and PNG images to WebP, reduce file sizes and speed up your WordPress website.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 12/day

Lazy Load Anything
Down in the last 7 days:196#28,721by WP Fix It - WordPress Experts1 year ago
Easiest and fastest way to lazy load any content on your site.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 3.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Yeshourun Digital Support
Down in the last 7 days:1,894#39,422by Yeshourun Digital5 years ago
Yeshourun Digital Support provides access to support engineers, allowing them to perform website maintenance & design.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
CodeMedic Slow Site Scanner
#68,134by adrianmikula4 months ago
Find which WordPress plugin is slowing down your site. Test plugin performance safely, detect conflicts, and identify speed bottlenecks in seconds.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day