Plugin Optimizer – Speed Up Your WordPress Like Never Before
The Most Powerful Performance Plugin for WordPress is now available for FREE.
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Plugin Optimizer shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 70+ sites, is rated 4/5 and was last updated 4 years ago, and scores 29/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (70+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 3 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.1 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Plugin Optimizer stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| optimization | >100 |
| Page Speed | >100 |
| Plugin Optimizer | >100 |
| save time | >100 |
| speed up | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4 from 4 reviews
About Plugin Optimizer
From the official readme · v1.3.7Description
The Most Powerful Performance Plugin for WordPress is now available for FREE.
Plugin Optimizer for WordPress
Categories and Groups have been moved to the Premium version of Plugin Optimizer
Plugin Optimizer free version now allows you to create up to 10 active filters
Speed up WordPress by only loading the Plugins you need in each page.
Optimizing your WordPress site with Plugin Optimizer is easy and can reduce load times as much as 90%.
Faster page load, faster wp-admin, and faster page editing.
Speed up your site today with by only loading the plugin code needed for any particular page.
Plugin Optimizer works completely different than any other Page Speed / Site Speed plugin or tool.
Plugin Optimizer does not affect minifying, cache, image load/size or scripts. It works by filtering the plugins and only allowing the necessary plugins for each page to load.
Once installed and configured you will see an instant boost in any optimized page.
Speed up the back-end development environment and speed up the front-end user experience.
Features
- Page size reduction by stripping code from unneeded plugins on each optimized page
- Step-by-Step Wizard for creating Filters, Groups, and Categories
- Custom filters for maximizing user experience
- Boost speed for both backend and frontend pages
- Speed up editing of content
- Instant page speed boost on optimized pages
- Reduction in server load – get great results with even basic shared server accounts
- Works great in combination with a cache plugin (e.g. WP Rocket, WP Fastest Cache, W3 Total Cache), a hosting company that offers packages with server-level caching available (e.g. WordKeeper) or a service like Cloudflare that has page caching enabled.
Support
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions contact us here:
By Email: Support@pluginoptimizer.com
By Form: https://pluginoptimizer.com/support
Privacy Policy
Plugin Optimizer uses Appsero SDK to collect some telemetry data upon user’s confirmation. This helps us to troubleshoot problems faster & make product improvements.
Appsero SDK does not gather any data by default. The SDK only starts gathering basic telemetry data when a user allows it via the admin notice. We collect the data to ensure a great user experience for all our users.
Integrating Appsero SDK DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY start gathering data, without confirmation from users in any case.
Learn more about how Appsero collects and uses this data.
Installation
- Install ‘Plugin Optimizer’ plugin
- Activate the plugin
- Go to Plugin Optimizer -> Create Filter and start making filters.
Frequently asked questions
Q: How does PO speed up my site?
A: Using Filters, Plugin Optimizer blocks selected Plugins from running where they aren’t needed, thereby reducing the overall page size, load time and resources used! You end up with a FASTER Site!
Q: Will using PO help me save money?
A: Yes! PO will extend the life of your current server from needing an upgrade. By running PO you will use far less of your server resources when opening any page. This allows for more users to be able to interact with your site before you need to increase the size of your servers or bandwidth. In some cases we have recorded resource usage decreases of up to 40%.
Q: What Plugins does PO work with?
A: Plugin Optimizer works with 100s of the top WordPress Plugins and we are adding more filters daily. If there is a plugin Premium PO Members need a filter built for and it’s not already available, we’ll make it by just requesting!
Q: Is Plugin Optimizer easy to setup?
A: There are step-by-step videos to help you and with PO Premium it’s easy to add filters and speed up your site!
Q: Does PO work with other page speed or site speed plugins?
A: YES! You can use Plugin Optimizer with most of the top cache, minify, image optimization and other speed plugins to really speed up your site!
Q: Should I use Plugin Optimizer or a cacheing plugin first?
A: Use both!
Q: Does Plugin Optimizer work on both front and backend pages?
A: Yes, there are Pre-configured filters for the backend and you can create custom filters for the front end on any WordPress site!
Q: I heard there is a free version of Plugin Optimizer?
A: Yes, there is a free version available in the WordPress repository here.
Q: How can I add more filters with the free version of Plugin Optimizer?
A: Plugin Optimizer free version allows you up to 10 active filters. In order to add more filters to your filters list you can turn one filter off to enable another.
Q: Are there any known issues?
A: There are some plugins that have admin pages with a hash (#) in the url that our filters will not match. We are working to capture these specific endpoints.
Changelog
1.3.7
February 2023
* Fix: Bug Fixes
1.3.6
February 2023
* Change: Remove Prospector features
1.3.5
August 2022
* Fixed: Exclude PO post_types from search
1.3.4
April 2022
* Fixed: Fixed bug with frontend checkbox
1.3.3
April 2022
* Change: Added checkbox and alert for frontend checkbox on filter post type
1.3.1
April 2022
* Fixed: Asterick not correctly matching endpoint
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FAQ
Plugin Optimizer: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026
Is Plugin Optimizer free?
Yes. Plugin Optimizer is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Plugin Optimizer safe to use in 2026?
Plugin Optimizer shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 70+ sites, is rated 4/5 and was last updated 4 years ago, and scores 29/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Plugin Optimizer?
Plugin Optimizer is active on 70+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 7,143 times since it launched in March 2021. It was downloaded 117 times in the last 30 days.
Does Plugin Optimizer work with WordPress 7.1?
Plugin Optimizer is officially tested up to WordPress 6.1.14, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Plugin Optimizer need?
Plugin Optimizer requires PHP 7.0 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Plugin Optimizer last updated?
The latest version, 1.3.7, was released on February 24, 2023 (4 years ago).
Who makes Plugin Optimizer?
Plugin Optimizer is developed and maintained by pluginoptimizer.
What are the best alternatives to Plugin Optimizer?
The most popular alternatives to Plugin Optimizer are AMP (400K+ installs), Performance Lab (100K+ installs) and Optimization Detective (60K+ installs).
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