PageSpeed Ninja – Cache, Minify, Defer CSS JavaScript, Critical CSS, Optimize Images, Convert WebP

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 49% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ adamnasser

   1.3y ago

   horribly bad, you can’t change any settings until you pay a subscription! don’t waste your time

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2. ★★★★★ esoleybus

   2.3y ago

   The plugin is successful in terms of optimization, but it automatically added a footer link without my consent. I thought it was spam, but I realized it wasn’t. You can remove it in advanced settings. This topic was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by esoleybus. This topic was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by esoleybus.

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3. ★★★★★ ooftsauce

   2.3y ago

   I was concerned about load speed for my pages and did a Google page speed and found that my desktop was around 70 and mobile around 55. I installed this package and I saw significant improvement immediately to 98 desk and 70 mobile. Tony Johnson ooftsauce.com

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4. ★★★★★ remzi17

   2.5y ago

   <font style=”vertical-align: inherit;”><font style=”vertical-align: inherit;”>Достали эти уведомления о лицензии на всех страницах админки!!! Идите в одно место с такой назойливостью.</font></font>

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5. ★★★★★ lagg333673034

   2.8y ago

   The best pagespeed optimization plugin. 91/100 mobile, 100/100 desktop!

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6. ★★★★★ Navin Sigamany

   2.8y ago

   This plugin completely broke my mobile site – the reason? They wanted me to get a free licence. I’m happy to get a licence and pay for it – but messing with my website is not the best way to incentivize me.

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7. ★★★★★ den7777

   3.9y ago

   Creates a folder “S” in the root of the site with suspicious content, as they say it’s a cache. But the plugin was disabled in the admin panel, and the “cache” was created, why? Breaks sometimes completely at a random moment the layout on the site

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8. ★★★★★ isma381

   4.4y ago

   Spectacular! you just have to know how to use your settings well, 99 on desktop and 62 on mobile

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.2

Translated into 7 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-06-06 6K+ → 5K+ down after 155 days in tier
2. 2026-01-02 7K+ → 6K+ down after 137 days in tier
3. 2025-08-18 8K+ → 7K+ down after 110 days in tier
4. 2025-04-30 9K+ → 8K+ down after 107 days in tier
5. 2025-01-13 10K+ → 9K+ down after 543 days in tier
6. 2023-07-20 20K+ → 10K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Image Optimization – Compress Images and Convert to WebP or AVIF 1M+ installs · 2.0★ · 2 shared tags C
• Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• B Better WordPress Minify 7K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
• LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth 3M+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag A

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PageSpeed Ninja – Cache, Minify, Defer CSS JavaScript, Critical CSS, Optimize Images, Convert WebP: 5K+ active installs, 4.5★ (114 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/psn-pagespeed-ninja