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Footprint

Footprint – Find what slows your site

by ByUs · WordPress.org page · Website

v0.23.1 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 7.4+

Footprint has 200+ active installs on WordPress.org and 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 July 20, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Footprint at a glance

Active installs
200+
Total downloads
266
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Footprint well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

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

  • which plugin or theme slows the page the most
  • which one ships the heaviest JS/CSS
  • which one issues the most SQL queries
  • which one consumes the most memory
  • which one calls external services
  • whether the active theme has a meaningful footprint of its own
  • what to optimise first

Footprint reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

1 reviews

5★
1
4★
0
3★
0
2★
0
1★
0

  • Nice idea and implementation

    I like it.

    Pär Thernström

Details

Find which plugins and theme slow down your site. Real per-component measurements on your own server, plus an optional community A-E score.

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

Tags

  • Page Speed
  • performance
  • performance optimization
  • profiler
  • speed
Version
0.23.1
Last updated
Jul 20, 2026
First published
Jul 20, 2026
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Footprint FAQ

What does Footprint do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Footprint offers which plugin or theme slows the page the most, which one ships the heaviest JS/CSS, which one issues the most SQL queries, which one consumes the most memory and which one calls external services.

How many active installs does Footprint have?

WordPress.org reports 200+ active installs for Footprint as of September 7, 2026.

Is Footprint still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on July 20, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is Footprint free?

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