Fast Velocity Minify — WordPress Directory Plugin
by Raul P. · WordPress.org page · Website
Fast Velocity Minify has 40,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 3,581,440 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 17, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Fast Velocity Minify at a glance
Is Fast Velocity Minify well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Purge all caches: wp fvm purge
- Purge all caches on a network site: wp --url=blog.example.com fvm purge
- Purge all caches on the entire network (linux): wp site list --field=url | xargs -n1 -I % wp --url=% fvm purge
Fast Velocity Minify reviews and ratings
195 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
195 reviews
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Works great
FVM was able to handle a couple of optimizations that other minification plugins were not.
Wild Operation -
Works 100% with Simplicity and Effectiveness
I've been using this plugin for a long time now and it meets my needs for Simplicity and Effectiveness totally.The plugin support is also very fast and efficient, and again, all in terms I can understand. I'd recommend this plugin to anyone totally and unreservedly!
HKP -
Great cache tools
Great plugin to compress and cache html/js/css easily
nicolasvsedeco -
Good support
Issues experienced with Uncode theme causing database to bloat. Developer offered helpful advice.
jtwoody -
Great! Exactly what I have been looking for
Tried them all. The results, simplicity and unobtrusiveness of this plugin makes it the winner. Thank you!
Sunny -
Compatibily Issue with PHP 8.1
Plugin has got compatibility issues with PHP 8.1 Issue: ICONS break on the website and is replaced with some weird characters. Example Icons: Basket ICON / Down arrow / Wish list Heart Icon etc. Issue is after upgrading PHP from 8.0 to 8.1 (stable release). If plugin is deactivated with PHP 8.1 icons return to their normal view. Enable it and converts icons to weird characters again. Reverted back PHP to 8.0 and it works perfectly fine. Can this be fixed as in order to stay inline with the latest stable PHP releases, please?
yasin939
Where Fast Velocity Minify ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Fast Velocity Minify appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Directory Plugins | #54 in search, not tagged | #93 | – |
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Details
Maximize GTmetrix, PageSpeed and enhance Web Vitals by minifying CSS/JS, lazy loading scripts, optimizing images, and improving load speed overall.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- gtmetrix
- lighthouse
- pagespeed
- speed optimization
- web vitals
- Version
- 3.5.7
- Last updated
- Jul 17, 2026
- First published
- Jun 21, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 5.6
- Tested up to
- 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.2
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Fast Velocity Minify FAQ
What does Fast Velocity Minify do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Fast Velocity Minify offers Purge all caches: wp fvm purge, Purge all caches on a network site: wp --url=blog.example.com fvm purge and Purge all caches on the entire network (linux): wp site list --field=url | xargs -n1 -I % wp --url=% fvm purge.
How many active installs does Fast Velocity Minify have?
WordPress.org reports 40,000+ active installs for Fast Velocity Minify as of September 7, 2026.
Is Fast Velocity Minify still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on July 17, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Does Fast Velocity Minify have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 4 recent support threads for Fast Velocity Minify are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Fast Velocity Minify free?
Fast Velocity Minify is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Fast Velocity Minify rank among Directory Plugins?
Fast Velocity Minify is #93 in the WordPress.org Directory Plugins ranking.