WP Performance — WordPress Caching Plugin
by Ante Laća · WordPress.org page
WP Performance has 200+ active installs on WordPress.org and 25,018 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 19, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
WP Performance at a glance
Is WP Performance well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Page cache – serves a static HTML copy of each page, before WordPress even loads
- Block cache – cache just the slow parts of a page, even on pages you can’t fully cache (more below)
- Cache preloading – warm the cache from your sitemap
- Browser caching – tells browsers to keep files so repeat visits are instant
- GZIP compression – sends smaller files to the browser
- Object cache – optional Redis drop-in to cut database load
- Smart by default – skips logged-in users and WooCommerce/EDD cart pages, and ignores tracking parameters (utm, gclid, fbclid) so clean URLs share one cache
- Mobile cache – keep a separate copy for mobile devices when you need it
WP Performance reviews and ratings
28 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Solid cache plugin
Great speed, beautifully simple UI. Can do basic caching or even more advanced caching. Most of all, it worked well for my use. I'm typically a LiteSpeed Cache and Swift user...but really enjoyed this one. Thanks for such a great free cache plugin.
treeflips -
Great page caching plugin
Thank you for your great work. I have got a great experience while using it.
Nawawi Jamili -
I Don't Know
I want to say that it worked but my site still feel the same and I've activated the essentials so I don't know what to say. If I can get a reply back from the developer, that'll be nice. It says CSS not found and Javascript not found.
Stephanie -
Best Caching Plugin
This is the best caching plugin I ever tested. Simple but powerfull.
Ratan -
Best plugin on this category, and the amazing thing is it is free
I wanna thank the developer of this plugin really, it is better than every site speed optimize plugin that I've used, and the best thing about it, is it is COMPLETELY FREE
froughtz -
Amazing plugin
I've tried all caching and minifying plugins available on WordPress.org and CodeCanyon. WP-Performance is easily my favorite. Can't recommend it enough.
ThomDJ
Details
Make your site fast. Page caching, CSS/JS/HTML optimization, modern images, and Core Web Vitals tools in one simple plugin.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings WP Performance competes in
Tags
- cache
- core web vitals
- optimization
- Page Speed
- performance
- Version
- 2.0.0
- Last updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- First published
- Dec 28, 2018
- Requires WordPress
- 6.9
- Tested up to
- 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- 8.1
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
WP Performance FAQ
What does WP Performance do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, WP Performance offers Page cache – serves a static HTML copy of each page, before WordPress even loads, Block cache – cache just the slow parts of a page, even on pages you can’t fully cache (more below), Cache preloading – warm the cache from your sitemap, Browser caching – tells browsers to keep files so repeat visits are instant and GZIP compression – sends smaller files to the browser.
How many active installs does WP Performance have?
WordPress.org reports 200+ active installs for WP Performance as of September 7, 2026.
Is WP Performance still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 19, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Is WP Performance free?
WP Performance is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.