Most Improved Performance WordPress Plugins
157 indexed plugins
Plugins
157
Active Installs
21m+
Average Score
57
Audited
157
Most Improved
| Rank | Plugin | Score | Errors | Warnings | Installs | Added | Updated | Top Issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | bunny.net – WordPress CDN Plugin | 37 | 165 | 159 | 10k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #2 | Cloudinary – Deliver Images and Videos at Scale | 72 | 691 | 134 | 5k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #3 | Query Monitor | 31 | 44 | 273 | 200k+ | Non-prefixed class | ||
| #4 | AEH Speed Optimization: Browser Cache, Optimized Minify, Lazy Loading & Image Optimization | 31 | 91 | 133 | 2k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #5 | Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance | 30 | 164 | 439 | 100k+ | Interpolated SQL is not prepared | ||
| #6 | AF Companion – Starter Sites, Speed Booster & Growth Suite for Professional Publishing | 25 | 665 | 1,486 | 10k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #7 | AMP | 43 | 63 | 362 | 400k+ | Non-prefixed hook name | ||
| #8 | App for Cloudflare® | 98 | 10 | 1 | 1k+ | wp function not compatible with requires wp | ||
| #9 | Aruba HiSpeed Cache | 97 | 12 | 5 | 100k+ | wp function not compatible with requires wp | ||
| #10 | Async JavaScript | 37 | 357 | 79 | 70k+ | Unsafe printing function | ||
| #11 | atec Cache APCu | 89 | 36 | 22 | 3k+ | wp function not compatible with requires wp | ||
| #12 | Auto Image Title & Alt | 68 | 13 | 4 | 400 | Missing direct file access protection | ||
| #13 | Enhanced Responsive Images | 99 | 1 | 2 | 50k+ | Missing direct file access protection | ||
| #14 | Auto SRI | 92 | 4 | 1 | 500 | wp function not compatible with requires wp | ||
| #15 | Autoptimize | 23 | 288 | 191 | 800k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #16 | Avif Express | 35 | 26 | 167 | 400 | Input is not validated | ||
| #17 | Speed Kit | 32 | 296 | 73 | 2k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #18 | Batcache | 49 | 12 | 53 | 800 | Input is not sanitized | ||
| #19 | Breeze Cache | 25 | 217 | 790 | 400k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #20 | Cache-Control | 57 | 26 | 4 | 1k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #21 | Cache Enabler | 35 | 44 | 75 | 90k+ | Input is not sanitized | ||
| #22 | Cachify | 84 | 9 | 36 | 9k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #23 | Clear Cache Everywhere | 76 | 7 | 17 | 600 | Nonce verification recommended | ||
| #24 | Clearfy Cache – WordPress optimization plugin, Minify HTML, CSS & JS, Defer | 22 | 2,858 | 1,270 | 50k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #25 | Cloudflare Page Cache | 98 | 2 | 4 | 500 | trademarked term | ||
| #26 | Code Profiler – WordPress Performance Profiling and Debugging Made Easy | 22 | 265 | 400 | 8k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #27 | commonWP | 71 | 18 | 33 | 400 | Non-prefixed hook name | ||
| #28 | Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster | 77 | 346 | 65 | 1k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #29 | Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally | 77 | 14 | 20 | 400k+ | Request data is not unslashed | ||
| #30 | DB Cache Reloaded Fix | 29 | 133 | 42 | 2k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #31 | Debloat – Remove Unused CSS, Optimize JS | 58 | 24 | 20 | 30k+ | Nonce verification recommended | ||
| #32 | DefendWP Firewall | 39 | 16 | 203 | 3k+ | Non-prefixed global variable | ||
| #33 | Delete Duplicate Posts | 47 | 9 | 50 | 10k+ | Direct Query | ||
| #34 | Disable CSS JS Cache | 93 | 9 | 400 | Non-prefixed function | |||
| #35 | Disable Emojis (GDPR friendly) | 100 | 1 | 0 | 60k+ | Missing direct file access protection | ||
| #36 | Docket Cache – Object Cache Accelerator | 25 | 333 | 481 | 20k+ | Output is not escaped | ||
| #37 | Image Placeholders | 100 | 2 | 60k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | |||
| #38 | Dynamic Front-End Heartbeat Control | 36 | 217 | 111 | 1k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #39 | Easy Actions Scheduler Cleaner | 99 | 2 | 3 | 600 | wp function not compatible with requires wp | ||
| #40 | Easy Auto Reload – Auto Refresh | 69 | 37 | 12 | 1k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #41 | Easy PHP Settings | 66 | 34 | 48 | 2k+ | Missing Translators Comment | ||
| #42 | ElasticPress | 81 | 13 | 655 | 8k+ | Non-prefixed hook name | ||
| #43 | Embed Optimizer | 100 | 4 | 50k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | |||
| #44 | Embed Privacy | 35 | 10 | 41 | 10k+ | slow db query meta key | ||
| #45 | ezCache | 26 | 127 | 269 | 10k+ | Direct Query | ||
| #46 | F12 Profiler | 24 | 282 | 451 | 500 | Direct Query | ||
| #47 | Falcon – WordPress Optimizations & Tweaks | 69 | 29 | 21 | 2k+ | Short PHP open tag found | ||
| #48 | Fast Smooth Scroll | 99 | 1 | 0 | 800 | license mismatch | ||
| #49 | Fastly | 33 | 221 | 66 | 1k+ | Text Domain Mismatch | ||
| #50 | Flying Pages: Preload Pages for Faster Navigation & Improved User Experience | 47 | 21 | 21 | 20k+ | Missing direct file access protection |
