Hummingbird Performance — WordPress Caching Plugin
Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform · WordPress.org page · Website
Hummingbird Performance has 70,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 5,781,421 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 7.0.4.
Hummingbird Performance at a glance
Is Hummingbird Performance well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Scan and Fix – Get a scan of your site, find out what’s slowing it down, and use one-click performance improvements to make critical speed improvements
- World-class caching – A full caching suite to load pages faster with full-page, Gravatar, and browser cache tool
- Performance Reports – Pro tips for running your site at super speed
- Asset Optimization – Combine, compress and position Javascript, CSS, and Google Font files for top performance
- Safe Mode — Test Hummingbird settings without affecting your visitors’ experience, only logged-in admins see the optimized version
- Better Rankings – Improve scores on Google PageSpeed Insights (SEO ranking factor), YSlow, Pingdom, and GTmetrix
- Increase Your Conversion Rate – Don’t keep visitors waiting: faster sites convert better
- GZIP Compression – Blazing-fast HTML, JavaScript, and stylesheet (CSS) transfer
- Configs – Set your preferred performance settings, save them as config, and instantly upload to any other site
- Font Optimization – Improve site speed, Core Web Vitals, and visual stability by preloading critical fonts and enabling fallbacks
- Uptime Monitoring & Alerts – Get instant notifications if your site ever goes down
- Scheduled Performance Reports – Stay on top of site speed with regular insights
Hummingbird Performance reviews and ratings
1,487 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Automatic Re-check Files?
Great plugin and easy to use but i have one question: Is there a way to let HB auto-check changes in asset files? If do CSS changes on a live site HB normally doesn't recognize these changes. Also it's possible that a plugin uses different files after an update and be a problem if HB doesn't know there are optimized assets to renew.
pdjp -
One of the best tools out there with outstanding support
I use this plugin on nearly every website I manage, with the exception of a few legacy sites I inherited that were already running different solutions. As a long-time PRO user, I am thrilled to recommend this now-free version to everyone. The only area with room for improvement is the asset optimization/CSS combination. It can be a bit complex to configure, and the results aren't always ideal. For instance, when using Elementor for posts, many small CSS files are generated. If the plugin combines these—along with CSS from plugins that only run on specific subpages—the main stylesheet becomes excessively large. I have also occasionally encountered issues where font icons fail to display correctly due to asset caching. Despite these minor drawbacks, this is undoubtedly one of the best tools I have worked with. The support team is fantastic: super fast and incredibly helpful. I almost always receive immediate responses via chat, ranging from quick advice to custom code snippets to resolve specific issues. Highly recommended!
jayq -
Робота плагіна на сайті з вукомерсом
Плагін працює досить коректно . Помітив приріс швидкості навіть в версії не платній , що свідчить про правильний підхід при розробці плагіна. З часом куплю повну версію , цікаво які побачу показники .
lustrans -
Worst in its class
I installed it on a client’s site a couple of years ago and haven’t touched the site since. Today I needed to move it to a new hosting provider, and every attempt to do something in the admin panel resulted in a 503 error. I downloaded an archive through the hosting control panel and couldn’t understand why a small company’s site was taking up almost 2GB. After unpacking the archive, I found a folder with this plugin’s cache, which was taking up about 98% of the space. I’ve made a note for myself to never use it again.
tanoshiiru -
Good plugin for cache
Nice plugin, many options. The only down is that you really have to verify your site regularly, and make changes in the settings if you see anything in the frontend not working. But this is a good plugin, recommended.
aledoluis -
Great it also suppor cloudflare APO
Great it also suppor cloudflare APO, make easier to configure
hilfans
Where Hummingbird Performance ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Hummingbird Performance appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Caching Plugins | #15 by tag, #38 in search | #19 | – |
| Best CDN Plugins | #8 in search, not tagged | #35 | – |
| Best Custom CSS Plugins | #29 in search, not tagged | #49 | – |
| Best Image Optimization Plugins | #34 in search, not tagged | #65 | – |
Hummingbird Performance alternatives
Plugins that solve the same problem, ranked by how closely they overlap with Hummingbird Performance.
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WP-Optimize 1 million+ installs · 4.8 -
W3 Total Cache 900,000+ installs · 4.4 -
LiteSpeed Cache 7 million+ installs · 4.8 -
WP Super Cache 1 million+ installs · 4.3 -
FastPixel Cache 4,000+ installs · 4.8
Details
Optimize PageSpeed Performance & Core Web Vitals, Advanced Cache, Minify CSS & JavaScript, Inline Critical CSS, Defer CSS & JS, Smush & Lazy Load, CDN
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Hummingbird Performance competes in
Tags
- cache
- caching
- Critical CSS
- minify css
- performance
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- Version
- 3.21.2
- Last updated
- Sep 1, 2026
- First published
- Jun 9, 2017
- Requires WordPress
- 6.4
- Tested up to
- 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free, paid version available
Hummingbird Performance FAQ
What does Hummingbird Performance do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Hummingbird Performance offers Scan and Fix – Get a scan of your site, find out what’s slowing it down, and use one-click performance improvements to make critical speed improvements, World-class caching – A full caching suite to load pages faster with full-page, Gravatar, and browser cache tool, Performance Reports – Pro tips for running your site at super speed, Asset Optimization – Combine, compress and position Javascript, CSS, and Google Font files for top performance and Safe Mode — Test Hummingbird settings without affecting your visitors’ experience, only logged-in admins see the optimized version.
How many active installs does Hummingbird Performance have?
WordPress.org reports 70,000+ active installs for Hummingbird Performance as of September 7, 2026.
Is Hummingbird Performance still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on September 1, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Does Hummingbird Performance have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 2 of 2 recent support threads for Hummingbird Performance are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Hummingbird Performance free?
Hummingbird Performance is free to install from WordPress.org. The developer lists it as commercial, so a paid version or paid add-ons exist.
Where does Hummingbird Performance rank among Caching Plugins?
Hummingbird Performance is #19 in the WordPress.org Caching Plugins ranking.