Preload allows you to specify resources (such as fonts, images, JavaScript, and CSS) that are needed right away or very soon during a page load. A link rel tag is added toward the top of the <head> </head> section on every page of your site. <link rel=’preload’ href=’font.woff2′ as=’font’ type=’font/woff2′ crossorigin> This helps fix the following two … Read more
Time and time again, we see WordPress users struggling with performance. In a lot of cases, it’s not hard to achieve faster speeds. Most of it comes down to choosing the right technology stack and following best optimization practices. Having been in the performance industry for years, we’ve seen what does and doesn’t work. Google uses … Read more
We developed the Perfmatters plugin with simplicity in mind. We use all of these optimizations on our own sites and are excited to provide an easy way for you to now have them too! No messing around with code or your functions.php file. Performance optimizations shouldn’t have to be complicated and so everything can be … Read more
If you regularly work with a lot of sites, it can be cumbersome to copy over all of your settings. We have an import and export tool you can use to speed up your workflow. Export Perfmatters settings To export your Perfmatters settings, click on the “Tools” submenu. Click on the “Export Plugin Settings” button. … Read more
Check out reviews and feedback we’ve been getting from our amazing customers that have tried and are actively using the Perfmatters plugin to optimize their WordPress sites. Review from Kevin Muldoon – kevinmuldoon.com I’ve been very impressed with what perfmatters can do. It has reduced my page sizes and total number of HTTP requests. I’m … Read more
Dashicons is the official icon font of the WordPress admin as of 3.8. Some themes and developers utilize this (dashicons.min.css) on the front-end of sites. However, many modern themes and plugins now utilize their own icons, SVGs, or don’t have any icons at all. So if you’re not using Dashicons, the stylesheet adds unnecessary load time … Read more
Query strings such as “?” or “&” are sometimes appended on the ends of assets (CSS, JS) in WordPress, along with the version number, such as edd.min.css?ver=2.7.9. Proxy servers and older CDNs might have trouble caching these. You might also see a warning about query strings showing up in your speed tests. You can safely remove query … Read more
Last Updated: 05.06.25 If you have a feature you would like added, feel free to contact us. Below are features we either have already planned or are discussing. Make sure to also check out our changelog. Pending (development/discussion) Fixed Added Not possible Not planning to implement If you have any questions as to why we’ve chosen … Read more
2.4.4 – 05.08.2025 2.4.3 – 04.15.2025 2.4.2 – 04.02.2025 2.4.1 – 03.26.2025 2.4.0 – 02.26.2025 2.3.9 – 02.06.2025 2.3.8 – 01.07.2025 2.3.7 – 01.01.2025 2.3.6 – 11.21.2024 2.3.5 – 11.21.2024 2.3.4 – 10.10.2024 2.3.3 – 08.28.2024 2.3.2 – 07.30.2024 2.3.1 – 06.27.2024 2.3.0 – 05.23.2024 2.2.9 – 05.16.2024 2.2.8 – 05.16.2024 2.2.7 – 04.19.2024 2.2.6 … Read more
