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HTTP/2 Server Push

Enables HTTP/2 server push for local JavaScript and CSS resources.

By Dana Ross·Http2·Free
4.2(11 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 8 years ago
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As of April 2026, HTTP/2 Server Push is a WordPress http2 plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 4.2/5 rating from 11 reviews. It has been downloaded 27K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 27% this week. Top alternative: Page Speed Optimizer: HTTP/2 Push….

4.2/511 reviews
1.0K+active installs
27K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015

Overview

HTTP/2 is the new generation of the venerable HTTP protocol that powers the web. Among its most powerful features is server push, a way for web servers to send resources to the browser before it even realizes it needs them. This avoids the usual HTTP request/response cycle which happened for every script or stylesheet on a page.

This plugin enables WordPress to send a Link:<...> rel="prefetch" header for every enqueued script and style as WordPress outputs them into the page source. Unfortunately, it can’t help plugins and themes that output their scripts directly into the page itself, but these will continue to work as they always have.

Requires a web server that supports HTTP/2.

WordPress 4.6 and above

WordPress 4.6 introduced native support for resource hints.
By default, t…

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Ratings & Reviews

4.211 reviews
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Recent Reviews

Working!
by Juuso Turunen·6 years ago

This plugin works very well!

Works perfectly
by bettersecurity·6 years ago

Works perfectly in conjunction with Cloudflare to deliver excellent performance

Not enough to trigger proper HTTP2 Server Push
by blablabla·7 years ago

It’s not enough to trigger a proper HTTP2 Server Push without warnings for all preloaded resources. It needs some header checks.

works as advertised
by jeduan·8 years ago

this plugin just works.

Works as advertised
by Daniel Chase·8 years ago

This plugin helped speed up my website by 33%!

Download Trends

Today: 3Yesterday: 3This week: 28Period total: 857

Compatibility

WordPress3.0+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29
PHPfalse+ required

Version Adoption

v1.4
98.3%
v1.3
1.7%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.0

  • Initial release
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Dana RossDana Ross
Plugin Info
Version
1.4
Last Updated
Mar 25, 2018
WP Requires
3.0+
Tested Up To
4.9.29
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
1.0K+
Downloads
27K+
Added
Jul 22, 2015
Business
Free

Tags

http2prefetchperformance

Developer

D
Dana Ross
5 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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