Is Fast Forward free?

Yes, Fast Forward is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Fast Forward?

Fast Forward has 10 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Fast Forward alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Fast Forward include WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images…, WP Super Cache, WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache…. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Fast Forward work with the latest WordPress?

Fast Forward has been tested up to WordPress 3.4.2. It requires WordPress 3.4+ and PHP false+.

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Fast Forward

Name: Fast Forward
Author: Albert Bertilsson

Help browsers preload content to speed up the next page view.

By Albert Bertilsson·Cache·Free

·10 active installs·Updated 13 years ago

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As of April 2026, Fast Forward is a WordPress cache plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.4+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images….

0/5Rating

10active installs

2.4K+total downloads

14 yearssince 2012

Overview

A classical optimization on a web site is to configure cache headers of a page to enable the browser to display the page instantly if it has been loaded recently. This works very well when the user is hitting the back button to go back to the previous page.

What if we could do the same for the next page that the user will request? With this plugin this is now possible!

Fast Forward works by analyzing which pages are most frequently navigated to from the current page. The page with most traffic is then given as a preload hint to the users browser. For technical details please see: http://albertsnotes.blogspot.se/2012/06/browser-preloading.html.

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