Perfmatters

Perfmatters is a performance-enhancing WordPress plugin that is both lightweight and compatible with a wide range of WordPress themes and plugins.

What is Perfmatters?

Perfmatters is a performance-enhancing WordPress plugin that is both lightweight and compatible with a wide range of WordPress themes and plugins.

You might not be aware, but your WordPress site can slow down page load times. This is due in large part because of the CSS and JavaScript files that it loads on top of everything else you already have on a webpage - adding an unnecessary amount of weight for visitors with slower internet connections as well those looking through search engine results pages (SERPs). With this plugin, you can speed up your site by disabling things that might not be used on it. For example, emojis will load for each individual page of the website and if users do not want them they are disabled which reduces their number of HTTP requests as well as decreases its size in bytes because scripts no longer need to run when they aren't needed anymore. Another great optimization technique is limiting post revisions these speedy databases always help reduce loading times so keep those limits high!

It works great with all popular caching plugins and image compression tools, but Perfmatters also has server-level support for Kinsta hosting providers who offer CDN services on their servers as well!

It was founded by Brian Jackson and Brett Jackson.

Features & Functionality

  • Lazy loading: This is where the images on a page only load when they come into view, rather than loading everything upfront. This can be really helpful for pages with a lot of images because it will reduce the number of HTTP requests that are made, and it can speed up the page load time by quite a bit. You can enable lazy loading by default, or only for specific images that you choose.
  • Disable emojis: Disabling emojis will remove all of the emoji characters from your website, which can help to decrease the size of your files and decrease the number of HTTP requests that are made.
  • Post revisions: Limiting post revisions will keep only the most recent five versions of each post instead of retaining every version which can help decrease the size of your database and reduce the number of HTTP requests per page.
  • Cache: Your server is going to be doing a lot more work with this plugin, which means that caching will be very helpful in keeping it speedy! This allows you to cache all pages or posts on an individual basis - which comes in really handy when using a caching plugin since you don't have to add that into your HMTL header. Perfmatters will take care of all of that for you.
  • Change your WordPress login URL: This plugin allows you to change your WordPress login URL so that spambots cannot steal your password. This way, they can't redirect your visitors away from your site and collect their information which is a great way to keep WordPress sites secure.
  • Host Google Analytics locally: This plugin allows you to host your Google Analytics tracking code on your own server, which can help improve site speed.
  • Add code to header, body, footer: You can choose where you'd like to add the required custom codes to your header, body, or footer which makes it really easy to customize.
  • Database optimization: Perfmatters will optimize your database tables, which is particularly helpful for larger sites.

Pricing

1 Site - $24.95 per year

3 Sites - $54.95 per year

Unlimited Sites - $124.95 per year

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