Performance Plugins
Site Bloat Remover
Perfmatters
A lightweight WordPress plugin that speeds up pages by switching off code a site doesn't need.
- Category
- Performance Plugins
- Stack role
- Delivery
- Tool type
- WordPress Plugin
- Best suited for
- Trimming Heavy WordPress Sites
- Hosting model
- Self-Hosted
- Software price
- $30 - $125 / year
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What is Perfmatters?
Perfmatters, in plain English.
Perfmatters is a WordPress performance plugin that speeds up a site by removing things it doesn't need. Most pages load extra scripts and styles that never get used on that page, and every extra file makes the visitor wait a little longer.
With simple on and off switches, Perfmatters can stop scripts loading on pages that don't need them, delay JavaScript until after the page appears, remove unused CSS, lazy load images and videos, and host Google Analytics on your own server. It's designed to work alongside a caching plugin, not replace one.
That difference is useful to know. A caching plugin like WP Rocket or FlyingPress makes pages arrive faster, while Perfmatters makes each page lighter. The result for your business is a site that feels quicker, especially on phones and slower connections.
In our stack
Why we use Perfmatters.
Perfmatters is our go-to for trimming a WordPress site down. We use it on a number of client sites to turn off scripts and styles a page doesn't use, which makes pages lighter without touching the design.
Lighter Pages
Unused scripts and styles stop loading, so pages arrive faster.
Page-by-Page Control
We can turn code off only where it isn't needed, so nothing breaks.
Pairs With Caching
It works next to a caching plugin, adding speed rather than competing.
Related tools
Works well with Perfmatters.
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