Pre* Party Resource Hints
Take advantage of browser resource hints and plug-and-play features to improve page load time.
5(28 reviews)
·6.0K+ active installs·Updated 2 years agoAs of April 2026, Pre* Party Resource Hints is a WordPress preload plugin with 6.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 28 reviews. It has been downloaded 174K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.4+ and PHP 7.0.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 2 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 26% this week. Top alternative: WP Performance Score Booster – Optimize….
5/528 reviews
6.0K+active installs
174K+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016
Overview
This plugin allows users to automatically and easily embed resource hints to improve page load time.
DNS prefetch, prerender, preconnect, prefetch, and preload are all supported.
After installation, preconnect hints will automatically be created the next time your website is visited.
You have the choice to include these resource hints in the HTTP header or the website’s .
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Recent Reviews
Great plugin!
by cvladan·2 years ago·1 reply
There are plenty of plugins that deal with this topic, even the official Speculation Rules, but for advanced users who know what they’re doing – this one is the best because it combines all techniques and allows customization in the right way, down to the details.
awesome!
by spiralofhope·2 years ago·4 replies
previously had a problem that patchstack reported
WordPress Pre* Party Resource Hints Plugin <= 1.8.18 is vulnerable to SQL Injection
was updated quite quickly in 1.8.19
- This topic was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by spiralofhope. Reason: 1.8.19 update
Brilliant plugin. So powerful that I removed my cache plugin
by schecteracademicservices·3 years ago·3 replies
I ran a webpage test on GTMetrix, identified the items to pre-connect, pre-fetch and pre-load, and wham(!), a tremendous speed increase I could never consistently achieve with any caching plugin (and I tried many, both free and paid). This plugin proves that concatenation – a core feature of many caching plugins – is a waste of time (literally).
Brilliant plugin.
If it had a better name, I believe it would be far more widely used.
- This topic was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by schecteracademicservices.
- This topic was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by schecteracademicservices.
Excellent
by creactivemind·3 years ago·1 reply
Sam really understands how things work and I’m glad I found this plugin. Would gladly pay for its pro version with more settings and customization.
Great plugin
by ai4k Web Design·4 years ago·1 reply
Taking out 3 or 4 secs from your load time is a big thing, but nothing with this plugin.
Download Trends
Today: 4Yesterday: 4This week: 34Period total: 5K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.4+ requiredTested up to 6.3.8 |
| PHP | 7.0.0+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.8
97.5%
Other
2.5%
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Changelog
- Most recent update: February 17, 2024
- Version 1.8.20
February 17, 2024:
1) updated sql query to prevent sqli issue.
January 13, 2024:
1) fixed sql injection issue.
November 11, 2023:
1) ensured compatibility with WP 6.4+
2) made small change to plugin activation process and file structure.
October 6, 2023:
1) maintenance update.
July 22, 2023:
1) updated to ensure compatibility with WP 6.3+
Jan…
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