Best Performance plugins for WordPress

#1

LiteSpeed Cache

litespeed-cache 7M installs #2

WP Super Cache

wp-super-cache 1M installs #2

Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN

wp-smushit 1M installs #2

WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance

wp-optimize 1M installs #2

WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin

wp-fastest-cache 1M installs #2

Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin

sg-cachepress 1M installs #2

Regenerate Thumbnails

regenerate-thumbnails 1M installs #2

Image Optimizer – Compress Images and Convert to WebP or AVIF

image-optimization 1M installs #2

EWWW Image Optimizer

ewww-image-optimizer 1M installs #10

W3 Total Cache

w3-total-cache 900K installs #10

Imagify Image Optimization: Optimize Images | Compress & Convert to WebP/AVIF

imagify 900K installs #12

Autoptimize

autoptimize 800K installs #13

Converter for Media – Optimize images | Convert WebP & AVIF

webp-converter-for-media 500K installs #13

SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance

speedycache 500K installs #13

Redis Object Cache

redis-cache 500K installs #16

WebP Express

webp-express 300K installs #16

ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF

shortpixel-image-optimiser 300K installs #16

Breeze Cache

breeze 300K installs #16

AMP

amp 300K installs #20

Page Optimize

page-optimize 200K installs #20

Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization

optimole-wp 200K installs #20

Nginx Helper

nginx-helper 200K installs #20

Jetpack Boost – Website Speed, Performance and Critical CSS

jetpack-boost 200K installs #20

Cloudflare

cloudflare 200K installs #25

WP-Sweep

wp-sweep 100K installs #25

Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster

wp-asset-clean-up 100K installs #25

Modern Image Formats

webp-uploads 100K installs #25

TinyPNG Image Optimization – Image Compression JPEG & PNG | Convert to WebP & AVIF

tiny-compress-images 100K installs #25

LazyLoad Plugin – Lazy Load Images, Videos, and Iframes

rocket-lazy-load 100K installs #25

Robin Image Optimizer – Unlimited Image Optimization, WebP & AVIF

robin-image-optimizer 100K installs #25

reSmush.it : The original free image compressor and optimizer plugin

resmushit-image-optimizer 100K installs #25

Performance Lab

performance-lab 100K installs #25

Disable and Remove Google Fonts | GDPR & DSGVO friendly

disable-remove-google-fonts 100K installs #25

Cache Enabler

cache-enabler 100K installs #25

Aruba HiSpeed Cache

aruba-hispeed-cache 100K installs #25

Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance

advanced-database-cleaner 100K installs #37

NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization

nitropack 90K installs #38

Resize Image After Upload

resize-image-after-upload 80K installs #38

a3 Lazy Load

a3-lazy-load 80K installs #40

Super Page Cache – Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals

wp-cloudflare-page-cache 70K installs #40

Speculative Loading

speculation-rules 70K installs #40

Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN

hummingbird-performance 70K installs #40

Heartbeat Control

heartbeat-control 70K installs #40

AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages

accelerated-mobile-pages 70K installs #45

10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer

tenweb-speed-optimizer 60K installs #45

Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions

rvg-optimize-database 60K installs #45

Optimization Detective

optimization-detective 60K installs #45

Image Placeholders

dominant-color-images 60K installs #45

Disable Emojis (GDPR friendly)

disable-emojis 60K installs #45

Async JavaScript

async-javascript 60K installs #45

A2 Optimized WP – Turbocharge and secure your WordPress site

a2-optimized-wp 60K installs #52

WP-DBManager

wp-dbmanager 50K installs #52

Proxy Cache Purge

varnish-http-purge 50K installs #52

Seraphinite Accelerator

seraphinite-accelerator 50K installs #52

Index WP MySQL For Speed

index-wp-mysql-for-speed 50K installs #52

Embed Optimizer

embed-optimizer 50K installs #52

Enhanced Responsive Images

auto-sizes 50K installs #58

WP Revisions Control

wp-revisions-control 40K installs #58

Super Progressive Web Apps

super-progressive-web-apps 40K installs #58

Image Prioritizer

image-prioritizer 40K installs #58

CompressX — AVIF & WebP Converter, Media Replacement

compressx 40K installs #58

Clearfy Cache – WordPress optimization plugin, Minify HTML, CSS & JS, Defer

clearfy 40K installs #58

Clear Cache for Me

clear-cache-for-widgets 40K installs #64

SpinupWP

spinupwp 30K installs #64

QODE Optimizer

qode-optimizer 30K installs #64

Performant Translations

performant-translations 30K installs #64

Optimus – WordPress Image Optimizer

optimus 30K installs #64

Flying Scripts: Delay JavaScript to Improve Site Speed & Performance

flying-scripts 30K installs #64

Fast Velocity Minify

fast-velocity-minify 30K installs #64

Disable Everything

disable-everything 30K installs #64

Debloat – Remove Unused CSS, Optimize JS

debloat 30K installs #72

WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon

wp-meteor 20K installs #72

PWA

pwa 20K installs #72

LWS Optimize – All-in-One Speed Booster & Cache Tools

lws-optimize 20K installs #72

LWS Cleaner

lws-cleaner 20K installs #72

jQuery Updater

jquery-updater 20K installs #72

ThumbPress – Compress Images, Manage Thumbnails, Detect Image Issues, WebP/AVIF, Lazy Loading, Hotlinking & More

image-sizes 20K installs #72

Flying Pages: Preload Pages for Faster Navigation & Improved User Experience

flying-pages 20K installs #72

Docket Cache – Object Cache Accelerator

docket-cache 20K installs #72

Comet Cache

comet-cache 20K installs #81

xSpeed Cache: AI-Powered Performance Hub with MCP, Caching & CDN

xspeed 10K installs #81

Compress, Resize & Lazy Load Images – WPvivid Image Optimization

wpvivid-imgoptim 10K installs #81

WPS Cleaner

wps-cleaner 10K installs #81

WP REST Cache

wp-rest-cache 10K installs #81

WP Performance Score Booster – Optimize Speed, Enable Cache & Page Preload

wp-performance-score-booster 10K installs #81

WP-Memory-Usage

wp-memory-usage 10K installs #81

Featherweight

wp-disable 10K installs #81

Web Worker Offloading

web-worker-offloading 10K installs #81

Use Google Libraries

use-google-libraries 10K installs #81

Swap Google Fonts Display: Improve Font Rendering & Performance

swap-google-font-display 10K installs #81

SQLite Object Cache

sqlite-object-cache 10K installs #81

Simple Revisions Delete

simple-revisions-delete 10K installs #81

ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization

shortpixel-adaptive-images 10K installs #81

Server-Side Cache AutoPurge

server-side-cache-autopurge 10K installs #81

PWA for WP – Progressive Web Apps Made Simple

pwa-for-wp 10K installs #81

Prevent Browser Caching

prevent-browser-caching 10K installs #81

PNG to JPG

png-to-jpg 10K installs #81

Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup)

plugins-garbage-collector 10K installs #81

PhastPress

phastpress 10K installs #81

Pantheon Advanced Page Cache

pantheon-advanced-page-cache 10K installs #81

Instant Back/Forward

nocache-bfcache 10K installs #81

Minify HTML

minify-html-markup 10K installs #81

Lazy Load

lazy-load 10K installs #81

Kraken.io Image Optimizer – Compress, Convert to WebP & AVIF, Resize & Bulk Optimize

kraken-image-optimizer 10K installs #81

CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally

host-analyticsjs-local 10K installs #81

Insights from Google PageSpeed

google-pagespeed-insights 10K installs #81

WP OPcache

flush-opcache 10K installs #81

ezCache

ezcache 10K installs #81

Disable Bloat for WordPress & WooCommerce – Speed Up & Clean Up Admin

disable-dashboard-for-woocommerce 10K installs #81

Disable Cart Fragments by Optimocha

disable-cart-fragments 10K installs #81

Database Cleaner: Cleanup, Optimization & Repair

database-cleaner 10K installs #81

CLP Varnish Cache

clp-varnish-cache 10K installs #81

Cimo – Free Instant Image Optimizer & WebP Converter

cimo-image-optimizer 10K installs #81

CDN Enabler

cdn-enabler 10K installs #81

bunny.net – WordPress CDN Plugin

bunnycdn 10K installs #81

APCu Manager

apcu-manager 10K installs #117

WPS Bidouille

wps-bidouille 9K installs #117

WP Redis

wp-redis 9K installs #117

WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization

wp-compress-image-optimizer 9K installs #117

Nginx Cache

nginx-cache 9K installs #117

Leverage Browser Caching

leverage-browser-caching 9K installs #117

Lazy Loader

lazy-loading-responsive-images 9K installs #117

Lazy Load for Videos

lazy-load-for-videos 9K installs #117

Images to WebP

images-to-webp 9K installs #117

Disable Lazy Load

disable-lazy-loading 9K installs #117

Cachify

cachify 9K installs #117

AAA Autoload Optimizer

aaa-option-optimizer 9K installs #128

WP Super Minify • Minify, Compress and Cache HTML, CSS & JavaScript

wp-super-minify 8K installs #128

Speed Booster Pack ⚡ PageSpeed Optimization Suite

speed-booster-pack 8K installs #128

QuickWebP – WebP & AVIF Image Optimizer, Compression & SEO for WordPress

quickwebp 8K installs #128

Code Profiler – WordPress Performance Profiling and Debugging Made Easy

code-profiler 8K installs #128

Autoclear Autoptimize Cache

autoclear-autoptimize-cache 8K installs #133

Scripts To Footer

scripts-to-footerphp 7K installs #133

jQuery Manager for WordPress

jquery-manager 7K installs #133

Hyper Cache

hyper-cache 7K installs #133

GTmetrix for WordPress

gtmetrix-for-wordpress 7K installs #133

Better WordPress Minify

bwp-minify 7K installs #138

Clear All Cache for WP Super Cache

wp-super-cache-clear-cache-menu 6K installs #138

Swift Performance Lite

swift-performance-lite 6K installs #138

reBusted!

rebusted 6K installs #138

Page Speed Optimizer: HTTP/2 Push, Async JavaScript, and Defer CSS

http2-push-content 6K installs #138

Far Future Expiry Header

far-future-expiry-header 6K installs #143

WPGraphQL Smart Cache

wpgraphql-smart-cache 5K installs #143

Version Control for jQuery

version-control-for-jquery 5K installs #143

PageSpeed Ninja – Cache, Minify, Defer CSS JavaScript, Critical CSS, Optimize Images, Convert WebP

psn-pagespeed-ninja 5K installs #143

Pods Alternative Cache

pods-alternative-cache 5K installs #143

Plus WebP or AVIF

plus-webp 5K installs #143

Object Cache 4 everyone

object-cache-4-everyone 5K installs #143

Native Lazyload

native-lazyload 5K installs #143

LWSCache

lwscache 5K installs #143

Cloudinary – Deliver Images and Videos at Scale

cloudinary-image-management-and-manipulation-in-the-cloud-cdn 5K installs #152

WPJAM Basic

wpjam-basic 4K installs #152

Hosting Benchmark tool

wpbenchmark 4K installs #152

WP-Stateless – Google Cloud Storage

wp-stateless 4K installs #152

WP Hyper Response

wp-hyper-response 4K installs #152

Surge

surge 4K installs #152

Solid Performance – Your No-Code Caching, Performance, & Page Speed Solution

solid-performance 4K installs #152

BerqWP – All-In-One Optimization for Core Web Vitals, Cache, CDN, Images, CSS & JavaScript

searchpro 4K installs #152

JCH Optimize

jch-optimize 4K installs #152

FlyWP Helper – Page Cache, Page Optimization, Emails for FlyWP Server Control Panel

flywp 4K installs #152

FastPixel Cache – Optimize Page Speed: Compress Images, Minify, Clean Database & CDN

fastpixel-website-accelerator 4K installs #152

WP Rocket | Simple LoadCSS Preloader

enhance-wp-rocket-loadcss 4K installs #152

Delete Expired Transients

delete-expired-transients 4K installs #152

Companion Revision Manager – Revision Control

companion-revision-manager 4K installs #152

Clear Autoptimize Cache Automatically

clear-autoptimize-cache-automatically 4K installs #152

Automatic Cache Flusher for W3 Total Cache

automatic-cache-flusher-for-w3-total-cache 4K installs #167

WS Action Scheduler Cleaner

ws-action-scheduler-cleaner 3K installs #167

WPBase Cache

wpbase-cache 3K installs #167

WPMobile.App – Android and iOS App Builder

wpappninja 3K installs #167

WP Remove Query Strings From Static Resources

wp-remove-query-strings-from-static-resources 3K installs #167

Disable Bulk Smush Limit of Smush Image Optimization

wp-nonstop-smushit 3K installs #167

Static 404

static-404 3K installs #167

Squeeze – Browser-Based Image Compression & WebP Converter (No API, No Limits)

squeeze 3K installs #167

Remove jQuery Migrate

remove-jquery-migrate 3K installs #167

Preload LCP Image

preload-lcp-image 3K installs #167

Powered Cache – Caching and Optimization for WordPress – Easily Improve PageSpeed & Web Vitals Score

powered-cache 3K installs #167

Merge + Minify + Refresh

merge-minify-refresh 3K installs #167

Lazy Load Optimizer

lazy-load-optimizer 3K installs #167

Lazy Load Control For Elementor – Remove the Lazy Load attribute from specific images in Elementor

lazy-load-control-for-elementor 3K installs #167

Image Optimizer by 10web – Image Optimizer and Compression plugin

image-optimizer-wd 3K installs #167

Fresh Forms for Gravity

fresh-forms-for-gravity 3K installs #167

Ergonet Cache

ergonet-varnish-cache 3K installs #167

C3 Cloudfront Cache Controller

c3-cloudfront-clear-cache 3K installs #167

Autoload Checker

autoload-checker 3K installs #167

atec Cache APCu

atec-cache-apcu 3K installs #167

Adaptive Images for WordPress

adaptive-images 3K installs #187

WPSpeed – WordPress Speed, Cache & Performance Optimization (Core Web Vitals, PageSpeed 100)

wpspeed 2K installs #187

DietPress

wpo-tweaks 2K installs #187

Unveil Lazy Load

unveil-lazy-load 2K installs #187

RICG Responsive Images

ricg-responsive-images 2K installs #187

OPcache Manager

opcache-manager 2K installs #187

Flying Images: Optimize and Lazy Load Images for Faster Page Speed

nazy-load 2K installs #187

Lazy Load for Comments

lazy-load-for-comments 2K installs #187

instant.page

instant-page 2K installs #187

Helper Lite for PageSpeed

helper-lite-for-pagespeed 2K installs #187

Assets manager, dequeue scripts, dequeue styles for WordPress

gonzales 2K installs #187

Falcon – Cache, Performance, Security, Cleanup, and Tweaks

falcon 2K installs #187

Emoji Settings

emoji-settings 2K installs #187

Easy WP Cleaner

easy-wp-cleaner 2K installs #187

DB Cache Reloaded Fix

db-cache-reloaded-fix 2K installs