Autoptimize — WordPress CDN Plugin
by Optimizing Matters · WordPress.org page · Website
Autoptimize has 800,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 44,212,266 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 20, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Autoptimize at a glance
Is Autoptimize well maintained?
Autoptimize reviews and ratings
1,428 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
1,428 reviews
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Where Autoptimize ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Autoptimize appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best CDN Plugins | #22 in search, not tagged | #47 | – |
| Best Image Optimization Plugins | #32 in search, not tagged | #61 | – |
| Best Caching Plugins | #67 in search, not tagged | #99 | – |
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Details
Autoptimize speeds up your website by optimizing JS, CSS, images (incl. lazy-load), HTML and Google Fonts, asyncing JS, removing emoji cruft and more.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- core web vitals
- images
- Optimize
- pagespeed
- performance
- Version
- 3.1.15.1
- Last updated
- Aug 20, 2026
- First published
- Jul 9, 2009
- Requires WordPress
- 5.3
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.1
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Autoptimize FAQ
How many active installs does Autoptimize have?
WordPress.org reports 800,000+ active installs for Autoptimize as of September 7, 2026.
Is Autoptimize still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 20, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Does Autoptimize have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 3 recent support threads for Autoptimize are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Autoptimize free?
Autoptimize is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Autoptimize rank among CDN Plugins?
Autoptimize is #47 in the WordPress.org CDN Plugins ranking.