Quicklink for WordPress
⚡️ Faster subsequent page-loads by prefetching in-viewport links during idle time.
Use with caution
Quicklink for WordPress works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 1K+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 1 year ago, and scores 42/100 on our health check.
- No update in over a year
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.7 (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 Quicklink for WordPress stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| Fast | >100 |
| optimization | >100 |
| performance | >100 |
| prefetch | #27 |
| speed | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 11 reviews
About Quicklink for WordPress
From the official readme · v0.10.4Description
Quicklink for WordPress attempts to make navigation to subsequent pages load faster. Embedded with the plugin is a javascript library, which detects links in the viewport, waits until the browser is idle and prefetches the URLs for these links. The library also tries to detect, if the user is on a slow connection or on a data plan.
This plugin builds heavily on the amazing work done by Google Chrome Labs.
More information about Quicklink on the official Website.
How it works
- Detects links within the viewport (using Intersection Observer)
- Waits until the browser is idle (using requestIdleCallback)
- Checks if the user isn’t on a slow connection (using
navigator.connection.effectiveType) or has data-saver enabled (usingnavigator.connection.saveData) - Prefetches URLs to the links (using
<link rel=prefetch>or XHR). Provides some control over the request priority (can switch tofetch()if supported).
If you are a developer, we encourage you to follow along or contribute to the development of this plugin on GitHub.
Installation
From within WordPress
- Visit ‘Plugins > Add New’
- Search for ‘Quicklink for WordPress’
- Activate ‘Quicklink for WordPress’ from your Plugins page.
Manually
- Upload the
quicklinkfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the Quicklink for WordPress plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Frequently asked questions
Will this make my website faster?
Yes and no. This plugin has no impact on the actual performance of your website. But navigating the website will feel faster, because potential navigation targets of the user have been prefetched in the users browser.
Will this make my website slower?
Slowing down the site is highly unlikely, but possible. If this plugin is used with a caching plugin, the additional hits on the server should not impact performance. But if resource intensive, uncached targets are being prefetched, a performance loss is to be expected.
What can I do if my website is getting slower?
You should fist check, that a good caching plugin like “WP Super Cache”, “W3 Total Cache” or “WP Rocket” is enabled. If this is not enough you can always add exception rules to the Quicklink configuration by modifying the ‘quicklink_options’ filter.
Changelog
0.10.4
- General maintenance for the repository
0.10.0
- General maintenance for the repository
- Updated Quicklink dependency to version 2.3
- Tested for WordPress 6.2
0.9.0
- General maintenance for the repository
- Updated Quicklink dependency to version 2.2
- Tested for WordPress 5.8
0.8.0
- Updated Quicklink dependency to version 2.0
0.7.3
- Made a function have a less generic name
0.7.1
- Fix some more deprecations with WooCommerce
For developers
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FAQ
Quicklink for WordPress: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026
Is Quicklink for WordPress free?
Yes. Quicklink for WordPress is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Quicklink for WordPress safe to use in 2026?
Quicklink for WordPress works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 1K+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 1 year ago, and scores 42/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Quicklink for WordPress?
Quicklink for WordPress is active on 1K+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 44,726 times since it launched in January 2019. It was downloaded 383 times in the last 30 days.
Does Quicklink for WordPress work with WordPress 7.1?
Quicklink for WordPress is officially tested up to WordPress 6.7.9, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Quicklink for WordPress need?
Quicklink for WordPress requires PHP 5.6 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Quicklink for WordPress last updated?
The latest version, 0.10.4, was released on April 6, 2025 (1 year ago).
Who makes Quicklink for WordPress?
Quicklink for WordPress is developed and maintained by WP Munich.
What are the best alternatives to Quicklink for WordPress?
The most popular alternatives to Quicklink for WordPress are Flying Pages: Preload Pages… (20K+ installs), Server-Side Cache AutoPurge (10K+ installs) and Faster Image Insert (2K+ installs).
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