Perform — WordPress CDN Plugin
Perform – Optimize Performance
by Mehul Gohil · WordPress.org page · Website
Perform has 200+ active installs on WordPress.org and 6,861 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 7, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Perform at a glance
Is Perform well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Inspect scripts and styles on the current page with the Assets Manager
- Disable selected CSS or JavaScript globally or keep it enabled for specific pages
- Enable full-page caching with cache validation, stale regeneration, preload scheduling, and cache stats
- Add DNS prefetch and preconnect hints for external resources
- Rewrite static asset URLs to a CDN when a CDN URL is configured
- Cache classic WordPress navigation menus on non-block themes
- Remove common frontend extras such as emojis, embeds, query strings, feed links, REST links, shortlinks, and jQuery Migrate
- Adjust Heartbeat, autosave, post revision, and self-pingback behavior
- Apply WooCommerce-specific asset and cart fragment controls when WooCommerce is active
Perform reviews and ratings
2 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Useful for creating static sites
A straightforward plugin that is easy to use. In my case, I only need the ‘General’ options to simplify the HTML that WP generates - removing the shortlink from <head>, query strings (version numbering) from CSS and JS files, etc. I then create a static mirror using wget and the output is clean.
Paul Trafford -
Combines a lot of small snippets and plugins
Used this plugin to combine what used to be a lot of different single-purpose plugins and code snippets. Seems to work well, and makes things easier for me.
stevenhermans
Where Perform ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Perform appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best CDN Plugins | #31 by tag, not in search | #56 | – |
Details
Optimize WordPress performance with asset controls, page caching, CDN rewriting, and cleanup tools.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Perform competes in
Tags
- assets
- caching
- cdn
- Optimize
- performance
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- Version
- 1.7.0
- Last updated
- Aug 7, 2026
- First published
- Mar 26, 2019
- Requires WordPress
- 4.8
- Tested up to
- 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Perform FAQ
What does Perform do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Perform offers Inspect scripts and styles on the current page with the Assets Manager, Disable selected CSS or JavaScript globally or keep it enabled for specific pages, Enable full-page caching with cache validation, stale regeneration, preload scheduling, and cache stats, Add DNS prefetch and preconnect hints for external resources and Rewrite static asset URLs to a CDN when a CDN URL is configured.
How many active installs does Perform have?
WordPress.org reports 200+ active installs for Perform as of September 7, 2026.
Is Perform still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 7, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Is Perform free?
Perform is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Perform rank among CDN Plugins?
Perform is #56 in the WordPress.org CDN Plugins ranking.