Is Simple DNS Prefetch free?

Yes, Simple DNS Prefetch is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Simple DNS Prefetch?

Simple DNS Prefetch has 200 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Simple DNS Prefetch alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Simple DNS Prefetch include CCPA Opt-Out by CookiePro, DNS Prefetch, DNS Manager for Cloudflare. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Simple DNS Prefetch work with the latest WordPress?

Simple DNS Prefetch has been tested up to WordPress 4.9.29. It requires WordPress 4.1+ and PHP false+.

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Simple DNS Prefetch

Name: Simple DNS Prefetch
Rating: 3.7 (3 reviews)
Author: andrewmoof

Adds (or removes) DNS prefetching meta tags to your site and speeds up your page load speed.

By andrewmoof·Dns·Free

3.7(3 reviews)

·200 active installs·Updated 7 years ago

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As of April 2026, Simple DNS Prefetch is a WordPress dns plugin with 200 active installations and a 3.7/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: CCPA Opt-Out by CookiePro.

3.7/53 reviews

200active installs

5.2K+total downloads

9 yearssince 2017

Overview

DNS resolution time can lead to a significant amount of user perceived latency. The time that DNS resolution takes is highly variable. Latency delays range from around 1ms (locally cached results) to commonly reported times of several seconds.

DNS prefetching is an attempt to resolve domain names before a user tries to follow a link. This is done using the computer’s normal DNS resolution mechanism. Once a domain name has been resolved, if the user does navigate to that domain, there will be no effective delay due to DNS resolution time. When we encounter hyperlinks in pages, we extract the domain name from each one and resolving each domain to an IP address. All this work is done in parallel with the user’s reading of the page, using minimal CPU and network resources. When…

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