Perform – Performance Optimization for WordPress

Description

🚀 Instantly Boost Your WordPress Site’s Performance

Perform is a lightweight yet powerful WordPress performance optimization plugin that helps you clean up unnecessary bloat and load your site faster — all without complicated settings.

If you’re familiar with Perfmatters or Asset Cleanup, you’ll feel right at home with Perform. It’s everything you need for faster load times, without the headache.

🎯 Why Perform is Different

  • Zero Setup Required: Sensible defaults — just install and activate.
  • Beginner-Friendly: Intuitive design, even for non-technical users.
  • Advanced Controls: Fine-tune asset loading on a per-page basis.
  • Highly Compatible: Works perfectly with popular caching plugins, hosting providers, and page builders.
  • Lightweight & Fast: Minimal impact on your admin dashboard and server resources.

🔥 Key Features

Assets Manager
– Disable unused CSS and JS files.
– Optimize assets per page/post.
– Built for compatibility with Elementor, Divi, and other page builders.

Speed Optimization
– Remove jQuery Migrate.
– Disable Emojis & Embeds.
– Strip Query Strings.
– Disable XML-RPC.
– Add DNS Prefetch & Preconnect.
– Cache navigation menus for instant clicks.

WordPress Cleanup
– Disable unnecessary WordPress features.
– Remove WordPress version numbers.
– Control and optimize WooCommerce behavior.
– Fine-tune the Heartbeat API.
– Manage Post Revisions.

Advanced Tools
– SSL Manager for HTTPS redirection.
– Native CDN Integration.
– Assets Preloading.
– WooCommerce Cart Fragment control.

🏆 Perfect For

  • Website owners seeking a lightweight alternative to Perfmatters or Asset Cleanup.
  • Developers needing granular asset control.
  • Agencies optimizing multiple client sites.
  • WooCommerce store owners battling slow sites.
  • Anyone frustrated with WordPress speed issues!

🤝 Compatible With

  • Popular caching plugins like WP Rocket, WP Super Cache, and W3 Total Cache.
  • Major page builders including Elementor, Divi, and Beaver Builder.
  • WooCommerce and WooCommerce extensions.
  • Managed WordPress hosting providers like Flywheel, Kinsta, and SiteGround.

✨ Try It Instantly

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💬 Connect with the Perform Community

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🤝 Contribute to Perform

Perform is proudly open-source and community-driven!
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Every contribution makes Perform stronger for everyone!

Installation

Minimum Requirements

  • WordPress 4.8 or higher
  • PHP 7.4 or higher
  • MySQL 5.5 or higher

Automatic Installation

  1. Go to your WordPress dashboard.
  2. Navigate to Plugins Add New.
  3. Search for “Perform”.
  4. Click “Install Now” and activate.

Manual Installation

  1. Download the Perform plugin.
  2. Upload it to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory via FTP or File Manager.
  3. Activate Perform from the “Plugins” screen in your WordPress dashboard.

FAQ

How do I get support?

For free support, visit our WordPress.org Support Forum.
We actively monitor the forum and do our best to assist everyone.

Is Perform compatible with caching plugins like WP Rocket?

Yes! Perform works seamlessly alongside caching plugins.

Can I use Perform with Autoptimize?

Absolutely. Perform plays well with Autoptimize and other optimization tools.

Does it work with server-level caching providers like Flywheel and Kinsta?

Yes! Perform is tested with hosting providers offering aggressive server-side caching.

Reviews

මාර්තු 11, 2022
A straightforward plugin that is easy to use. In my case, I only need the ‘General’ options to simplify the HTML that WP generates – removing the shortlink from <head>, query strings (version numbering) from CSS and JS files, etc. I then create a static mirror using wget and the output is clean.
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Contributors & Developers

“Perform – Performance Optimization for WordPress” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

Changelog

1.4.0: 26th April, 2025

  • Added Freemius integration.
  • Migrated styles from SASS to PostCSS.
  • Switched to wp-scripts for asset handling.
  • Added PHPStan for static analysis.
  • Improved menu cache and UI responsiveness.
  • Enhanced disable cart fragments feature.
  • Improve Plugin Uninstall Process.
  • WordPress 6.8 compatibility.

1.3.1: November 13, 2024

  • WordPress 6.7 compatibility.
  • Raised minimum PHP version requirement to 7.4.
  • Enhanced automation and security.

1.3.0: December 31, 2020

  • Modernized coding practices with namespaces.

1.2.3: December 31, 2019

  • Fix: Handle writable wp-config.php scenarios safely.

1.2.2: December 27, 2019

  • Fix: CDN rewrite bug.
  • UI enhancements for Assets Manager.
  • Improved security and constants management.

1.2.1: June 22, 2019

  • Fix: Redirect to Welcome screen after activation.
  • UX improvements across settings screens.

1.2.0: April 30, 2019

  • Added Menu Caching.
  • Generalized Asset Manager styles across themes.

1.1.1: April 25, 2019

  • Fix: Display asset manager links in admin bar.

1.1.0: April 25, 2019

  • Initial release of the Assets Manager.

1.0.1: March 31, 2019

  • Fix: Review link in admin footer.
  • Fix: WooCommerce widgets toggle.
  • Fix: Multisite visibility issues.

1.0.0: March 23, 2019

  • Initial Release 🎉