Performance & Optimization plugins ranked by health
294
plugins in Performance & Optimization
64%
rated Healthy
Healthiest performance & optimization plugins
Top 20 by Canary Score with 10,000+ active installs.
| # | Plugin | Score | Status | Active installs | Last release | Support resolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Index WP MySQL For Speed | 98 | Healthy | 50,000+ | 5 Oct 2026 | 100% |
| 2 |  Super Page Cache - Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals | 95 | Healthy | 70,000+ | 20 Oct 2026 | 100% |
| 3 |  WP Super Cache | 93 | Healthy | 1,000,000+ | 2 Nov 2026 | 67% |
| 4 |  Modern Image Formats | 93 | Healthy | 100,000+ | 26 Aug 2026 | 100% |
| 5 |  CompressX - AVIF & WebP Converter, Media Replacement | 93 | Healthy | 40,000+ | 7 Oct 2026 | 67% |
| 6 |  Simply Static - The Static Site Generator | 93 | Healthy | 30,000+ | 29 Oct 2026 | 100% |
| 7 |  Cimo - Free Instant Image Optimizer & WebP Converter | 93 | Healthy | 10,000+ | 14 Oct 2026 | 100% |
| 8 |  SQLite Object Cache | 93 | Healthy | 10,000+ | 21 Oct 2026 | 33% |
| 9 |  Imagify Image Optimization: Optimize Images | Compress & Convert to WebP/AVIF | 92 | Healthy | 900,000+ | 7 Sep 2026 | 67% |
| 10 |  Redis Object Cache | 92 | Healthy | 500,000+ | 18 Sep 2026 | 60% |
| 11 |  reSmush.it : The original free image compressor and optimizer plugin | 92 | Healthy | 100,000+ | 20 Aug 2026 | 100% |
| 12 |  Nginx Helper | 91 | Healthy | 200,000+ | 9 Sep 2026 | 0% |
| 13 | Page Optimize | 91 | Healthy | 200,000+ | 19 Oct 2026 | 0% |
| 14 |  Jetpack Boost - Website Speed, Performance and Critical CSS | 91 | Healthy | 200,000+ | 8 Oct 2026 | 75% |
| 15 |  Cloudflare | 91 | Healthy | 200,000+ | 5 Oct 2026 | 25% |
| 16 |  Performance Lab | 91 | Healthy | 100,000+ | 26 Aug 2026 | 50% |
| 17 |  TinyPNG Image Optimization - Image Compression JPEG & PNG | Convert to WebP & AVIF | 91 | Healthy | 100,000+ | 13 Oct 2026 | no data |
| 18 |  Resize Image After Upload | 91 | Healthy | 80,000+ | 20 Aug 2026 | 0% |
| 19 |  Speculative Loading | 91 | Healthy | 70,000+ | 26 Aug 2026 | 100% |
| 20 |  Optimization Detective | 91 | Healthy | 60,000+ | 26 Aug 2026 | no data |
Most at risk popular plugins
At risk or Avoid, with 10,000+ active installs.
Heartbeat Control70,000+ installsAt riskNo release in 38 months (last release 31 Aug 2023).Async JavaScript60,000+ installsAt riskNo release in 41 months (last release 22 Jun 2023).Disable Google Fonts40,000+ installsAt riskNo release in 93 months (last release 24 Feb 2019).Lazy Load10,000+ installsAt riskNo release in 96 months (last release 22 Nov 2018).Use Google Libraries10,000+ installsAt riskNo release in 108 months (last release 28 Nov 2017).Recent events in Performance & Optimization
Last 90 days, from the Radar.
3 Nov 2026, Security
Remove Google Fonts - Disable, Block, or Replace with Bunny Fonts for GDPR Compliance: Vulnerability published 3 Nov 2026 with no patched version yet.
Remove Google Fonts - Disable, Block, or Replace with Bunny Fonts for GDPR Compliance: Vulnerability published 3 Nov 2026 with no patched version yet.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
MouseWheel Smooth Scroll: Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.
MouseWheel Smooth Scroll: Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
RapidLoad AI - Optimize Web Vitals Automatically: Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.
RapidLoad AI - Optimize Web Vitals Automatically: Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.