WP Speed of light for WordPress comes with a lot of optimization systems such as cache system: it generates more static content (HTML) therefore reducing the number of database queries required to load the page. Plus, you have the possibility of storing the major part of the heavy page resources (like images) in the browser cache. And you can clean it when you want! Full optimization list:
- Static file cache system
- Gzip data compression
- Browser caching
- Files group: CSS, JS, Local fonts, Google Fonts
- Resources minification: HTML, CSS, JS
- Specific mobile cache per device
- Remove query string
- Cache external scripts
- Option to disable WordPress features like REST API, RSS feeds, Gravatar, Emojis
- Automatic cache clean: by interval, on save, by user group
A Dashboard to Rule All the Performance
The WordPress Speed Plugin includes a dashboard that checks all major performance issues you have and fix them in one click, pretty handy to optimize performance in no time.
Check for WordPress cache activation and duration
Check for WordPress Gzip activation
Check for resources group and minification
Expire Headers presence and duration
Check website loading time (latest test)
Auto Clear cache activation
Check the number of plugins in use
Check for PHP version
Selective Cache for Mobile Devices
WP Speed of Light can handle the cache for mobile automatically, and you can generate a dedicated cache version per device or even disable it. The plugin also works automatically with mobile plugins like WPtouch. Mobile cache features:
Automatically serve cache for all devices (desktop, tablet, mobile)
Dedicated cache for mobile
Dedicated cache for tablet
Option to disable cache for a specified device
Selective Cache for Mobile Devices
Visual File Exclusion from Group & Minification
Visual File Exclusion from Group & Minification
The file group and minification is one the tricky stuff to configure on complex WordPress website with tons of plugins. We've made the process simple in WP Speed of Light: Scan your website and index the files then, if needed, exclude one or several files from the process by using a simple ON/OFF button.
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Features in WP Speed of Light Free version
- Features included in the FREE plugin version -
WordPress static cache
Add a page cache system to WordPress website: Minimise the requests and serve an ultralight HTML file
Minify WordPress content
Minification refers to the process of removing unnecessary or redundant data to serve smaller files, smaller is faster!
Site speed testing
Test your WordPress speed using webpagetest.org, store and compare your speed test results
Gzip compression
Send compressed (Gzipped) data to users. The smart compression uses the server module in priority then the htaccess if not possible.
Browser cache
With browser caching, static contents (JS, CSS, images) are stored in the browser therefore served quickly from the user hard drive when brownsing another page.
Cache clean on save
Clean the cache automatically when a page, post or any content is saved or modified. It works with Gutenberg AJAX saving too
Group and serve files
Grouping several CSS and JS files into a single file will minimize the HTTP requests number
Mobile devices cache
Cache device detection: Depending of your theme, cache may require to be served by device type (desktop, tablet, mobile)
Browser cache cleanable
The plugin can give instructions to clear the browser cache that stores CSS, JS and images
Features in WP Speed of Light Pro Addon
Features included only in the WP Speed of Light Pro Addon version
Full Feature List
PRO ADDON
Image Compression
Compress your images by up to 80% without any visual loss of quality. Get 1GB or 3GB of image compression included
PRO ADDON
Google Fonts - Local Fonts
Group all the local fonts and the Google fonts in a single file. One single file is loaded faster!
PRO ADDON
DNS Prefetching
The DNS prefetching will pre-load DNS information on external domain links. Useful when when you use frenquently the same domains in external links
PRO ADDON
WooCommerce Files
Disable styles and scripts for non WooCommerce pages. Disable cart fragments and save a lot of useless resources to be loaded
PRO ADDON
Image Lazy Loading
Load only images when it’s visible in the by user (on scroll), remove up to 60% of your page weight with a single setting!
PRO ADDON
Visual Files Exclusion
Scan your website, exclude one or several files from the resources group and minify in a click
PRO ADDON
Database Automatic Cleanup
The database cleanup from post revisions, trash, spam... can be made automatically at a defined frequency
PRO ADDON
Woo Database Cleanup
Clear customers cart and sessions automatically, after a certain delay. Save database space and Woocommerce queries speed
PRO ADDON
Cache Pre-Loading
User that comes after a page cache cleanup won't have to wait for the cache generation, it's automatically regenerated!
PRO ADDON
Cache Exclusion
Exclude a set of URL from cache using roles or a set of users using WordPress User Roles
PRO ADDON
Defer loading
Possibility to defer script loading in page footer, remove the render blocking heavy resources to be loaded in your page header
PRO ADDON
Heartbeat control
Control the WordPress Heartbeat API, used to perform automatic actions by defining the execution frequency
WP SPEED OF LIGHT FULL FEATURE LIST
WORDPRESS PLUGIN INTEGRATION
Compatibility and 3rd party integration's with the plugin
WP Speed of Light for woocomerce
WooCommerce
WooCommerce has a dedicated integration with the plugin. Display your product faster, AJAX cart handled. Keep consumers on your eshop.
WP Speed of Light for Divi
Elementor
Elementor page builder is fully tested with all plugin version and you can speed up Elementor content and cleanup cache automatically after editing
WP Speed of Light for Divi
DIVI Builder
DIVI builder from Elegant themes page speed up. WP Speed of Light is fully compatible with the frontend and admin edition. Cache can be automatically cleanup on save
WP speed of light for Beaver Builder
Beaver Builder
Speed Up Beaver Builder pages ! WP Speed of Light is fully compatible with Beaver Builder frontend content edition
WP Speed of Light for gutenberg
Gutenberg Editor
WP Speed of Light is integrated with WordPress Gutenberg editor. SpeedUp and clean cache of Gutenberg based websites
WP Speed of Light for visual composer
WP Bakery
WP Speed of Light is fully compatible with WP Bakery (formerly Visual Composer) admin and frontend content edition
WP Speed of Light other page builders
Others Page Builders
WP Speed of Light works with all other major content builders: ACF, Site Origine, Themify builder, Elementor and Live Composer page builders...
For every theme
15000+ active users can't be wrong. The plugin has been tested on tons of themes, their page builders... We've even included some options to handle specific content creation frameworks
