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Admin Speedo — WordPress Caching Plugin

by Rajin Sharwar · WordPress.org page

v2.4.1 Tested up to WP 6.1.12 PHP 5.6+

Admin Speedo has 10+ active installs on WordPress.org and 2,124 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on December 11, 2022, tested up to WordPress 6.1.12.

Admin Speedo at a glance

Active installs
10+
Total downloads
2,124
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Admin Speedo well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.1.12, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Moves JQuery to Footer for fast loading
  • Reduces number of queried fields
  • Removes Admin Widgets from Admin Dashboard
  • Minifies the HTML, CSS and JS for the WordPress admin Dashboard
  • Schedules daily optimization of Database
  • Turns Template Editor off
  • Limits the rate of WordPress Heartbeat API
  • Turns off Jetpack promotions
  • Disables external HTTP API calls in WordPress Backend
  • Disables unwanted promotion admin notices from external plugins and themes
  • Clears off transients automatically in every two days
  • Removes Link rel=shortlink from HTTP

Details

AdminSpeedo is a simple method of boosting your WordPress admin dashboard and freeing your site code from unnecessary and not needed items.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Admin Speedo competes in

Tags

  • caching
  • core web vitals
  • Optimize
  • pagespeed
  • performance

More from Rajin Sharwar

Version
2.4.1
Last updated
Dec 11, 2022
First published
Nov 26, 2022
Requires WordPress
3.9
Tested up to
6.1.12
Requires PHP
5.6
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Admin Speedo FAQ

What does Admin Speedo do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Admin Speedo offers Moves JQuery to Footer for fast loading, Reduces number of queried fields, Removes Admin Widgets from Admin Dashboard, Minifies the HTML, CSS and JS for the WordPress admin Dashboard and Schedules daily optimization of Database.

How many active installs does Admin Speedo have?

WordPress.org reports 10+ active installs for Admin Speedo as of September 7, 2026.

Is Admin Speedo still maintained?

The last release was on December 11, 2022, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Admin Speedo free?

Admin Speedo is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.