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WP SpeedUp

A great plugin which helps you to speed up your WordPress website from all aspects — CSS, JS, images, caching, database, cron jobs, and more.

By Fahad Mahmood·Caching·Free
4.1(9 reviews)
·300 active installs·Updated 11 months ago
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As of April 2026, WP SpeedUp is a WordPress caching plugin with 300 active installations and a 4.1/5 rating from 9 reviews. It has been downloaded 34K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Top alternative: LiteSpeed Cache.

4.1/59 reviews
300active installs
34K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015

Overview

  • Author: Fahad Mahmood
  • Project URI: http://androidbubble.com/blog/wordpress/plugins/wp-speedup

WP SpeedUp is a powerful and easy-to-use plugin that significantly improves your website’s performance. Whether you’re an expert or a beginner, this plugin offers everything from CSS/JS optimizations to image compression, cron control, database insights, and server-level diagnostics — all from a unified dashboard.

✅ The new Plugin Speed Profiler lets you test which plugin(s) slow down your site, with live ticker updates, millisecond timer, percentage-based progress, and a horizontal performance chart.

You can enable options from the WP Admin panel or leave defaults as-is for instant results. The latest version includes visual indicators, a full speed health dashboard,…

Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

4.19 reviews
5 ★
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1 ★
2

Compatibility

WordPress3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5
PHP7.0+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.5.0

  • NEW: Plugin Speed Profiler tab to detect slow plugins via visual benchmark
  • Live ticker with real-time plugin testing updates using 🔧, ✅, and ❌
  • Stopwatch-style timer with millisecond precision and percent completion
  • Horizontal bar chart displays load time per plugin
  • Option to include inactive plugins in profiling

…and 1 more changes

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Fahad MahmoodFahad MahmoodInvoicepressInvoicepress
Plugin Info
Version
1.5.0
Last Updated
Apr 15, 2025
WP Requires
3.0.1+
Tested Up To
6.8.5
PHP Requires
7.0+
Active Installs
300
Downloads
34K+
Added
Jul 16, 2015
Business
Free

Tags

cachingcss js minifyplugin profilerwebsite speedupspeed optimization

Developer

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Fahad Mahmood
44 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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