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Easy Optimizer — WordPress Caching Plugin

Easy Optimizer – PageSpeed, Cache & Core Web Vitals (Unused CSS, Delay JS, Lazy Load)

by FluxPress · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.6.6 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+

Easy Optimizer has 800+ active installs on WordPress.org and 13,446 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 1, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Easy Optimizer at a glance

Active installs
800+
Total downloads
13,446
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Easy Optimizer well maintained?

Support threads resolved
9 of 9
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1
One-star reviews
7%
1 of 14 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

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

  • Full Page Caching: Serve static HTML with sub-millisecond TTFB, with separate mobile and desktop caches and automatic sitemap-based preloading that warms your…
  • Compression & Browser Caching: Turn on Gzip or Brotli text compression and long-lived browser-cache (Expires) headers to shrink transfer size and stop repeat…
  • Redis Object Cache: Add a persistent object cache that keeps repeated database and option lookups in Redis, cutting MySQL load on dynamic, logged-in and…
  • Remove Unused CSS: Fix Lighthouse’s “Reduce unused CSS” by serving a slim, per-page-type stylesheet — eliminating render-blocking CSS and lifting your LCP. A…
  • Minify CSS & JavaScript: Strip comments and whitespace from your local CSS and JS files, caching each minified file on disk so it is processed only once.…
  • Delay & Defer JavaScript: Cut Total Blocking Time and improve INP by delaying script execution until user interaction, or by deferring scripts natively. jQuery…
  • Smart Lazy Loading: Defer offscreen images, iframes, videos and CSS background images, and add missing width/height attributes to prevent layout shift (CLS)
  • Automatic LCP Preload: Detect each page’s Largest Contentful Paint image and preload it — including responsive srcset, <picture> and CSS background heroes…
  • Image CDN (WebP & AVIF): Rewrite your image URLs to a global CDN that serves modern WebP/AVIF formats and every responsive size, addressing Lighthouse’s “Serve…
  • Prefetch Pages: Pre-fetch links as visitors hover — with rate limiting and automatic back-off on a struggling server — making navigation feel like an instant…
  • Font Optimization: Add font-display: swap so text stays visible during webfont loads, with optional per-device font preloading learned from a lightweight beacon
  • Bloat Removal: 15 independent toggles to safely switch off unused WordPress core scripts and features (emojis, embeds, XML-RPC, jQuery Migrate, Dashicons…

Easy Optimizer reviews and ratings

14 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.5 out of 5

14 reviews

5★
12
4★
0
3★
0
2★
1
1★
1

  • The Best!

    It's the best optimization plugin! I tried many different method and the most recommended plugins, but still strugle to get green score. Now i have all green score just in few clicks

    bink42

  • Easy setup and visible performance

    easy to setup and fixes many performance issues, including accessibilities and seo.

    pritush

  • Fantastic Plugin

    Great plugin! Easy to setup and awesome end results.

    Aguilar1181

  • Seems incredible

    Hello, after some test on a heavy woocommerce your plugin seems incredible, I have to admin I am still looking for the catch. For now work perfectly !

    Ketchoupi

  • Great Plugin

    My pagespeed score on mobile now is 95

    ptdzxc

  • Best Cache plugin for WPX

    Excellent plugin! I've tried a few caching and speed optimization plugins, and this one has given me the best results. It works perfectly on my WPX Hosting server without any issues. Easy to set up and noticeably improves website speed. Highly recommended!

    gabystadler

Where Easy Optimizer ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Easy Optimizer appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Caching Plugins #100 by tag, #39 in search #52 –

Details

All-in-one speed plugin: page cache, unused CSS, delay JS, lazy load, LCP preload, WebP & Core Web Vitals. Free, no premium-locked features.

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

Rankings Easy Optimizer competes in

Tags

  • cache
  • core web vitals
  • pagespeed
  • performance
  • speed

More from FluxPress

Version
2.6.6
Last updated
Sep 1, 2026
First published
Jan 4, 2023
Requires WordPress
6.4
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Easy Optimizer FAQ

What does Easy Optimizer do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Easy Optimizer offers Full Page Caching: Serve static HTML with sub-millisecond TTFB, with separate mobile and desktop caches and automatic sitemap-based preloading that warms your, Compression & Browser Caching: Turn on Gzip or Brotli text compression and long-lived browser-cache (Expires) headers to shrink transfer size and stop repeat, Redis Object Cache: Add a persistent object cache that keeps repeated database and option lookups in Redis, cutting MySQL load on dynamic, logged-in and, Remove Unused CSS: Fix Lighthouse’s “Reduce unused CSS” by serving a slim, per-page-type stylesheet — eliminating render-blocking CSS and lifting your LCP. A and Minify CSS & JavaScript: Strip comments and whitespace from your local CSS and JS files, caching each minified file on disk so it is processed only once..

How many active installs does Easy Optimizer have?

WordPress.org reports 800+ active installs for Easy Optimizer as of September 7, 2026.

Is Easy Optimizer still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on September 1, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Does Easy Optimizer have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 9 of 9 recent support threads for Easy Optimizer are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Easy Optimizer free?

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

Where does Easy Optimizer rank among Caching Plugins?

Easy Optimizer is #52 in the WordPress.org Caching Plugins ranking.