{"id":8398,"date":"2017-09-01T13:12:31","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T10:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=8398"},"modified":"2025-01-01T11:24:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T09:24:35","slug":"wordpress-minify-plugins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-minify-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"I Tested 3 WordPress Minify Plugins: These Were My Results"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Minification is a popular way to optimize a WordPress website. There are plenty of WordPress minify plugins that can help you do it, but it&rsquo;s hard to know which ones provide the best results without testing them first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To save you some time and effort, I decided to test a few of the popular options out there while documenting the process. This way you&rsquo;ll know whether or not they live up to their reputation (and ultimately, whether to use them).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Before we get into the tests, I&rsquo;m going to briefly explain what minification is and how it can benefit your site. Then I&rsquo;ll compare three of my favorite WordPress minify plugins to help you pick the best one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&rsquo;s get started! &#127939;<\/p>\n\n\n    \r\n    <style>\r\n        :root {\r\n        --jtoc-progress-bar-color: #4267cf;\n        }\r\n                    .wpj-jtoc.--jtoc-theme-none.--jtoc-has-custom-styles {\r\n        --jtoc-width: 100%;\n--jtoc-toc-padding: 24px;\n--jtoc-toc-border: 1px solid;\n--jtoc-toc-border-color: #dedede;\n--jtoc-background-color: #f6f7f9;\n--jtoc-header-height: 20px;\n--jtoc-header-margin: 0;\n--jtoc-header-padding: 0;\n--jtoc-title-color: #393939;\n--jtoc-title-font-size: 1.2em;\n--jtoc-title-label-font-weight: 400;\n--jtoc-body-margin: 16px 0 0 0;\n--jtoc-body-padding: 0;\n--jtoc-headings-margin: 10px 0 0 0;\n--jtoc-link-font-size: 1em;\n--jtoc-link-font-weight: 400;\n--jtoc-link-color: #848484;\n--jtoc-link-color-hover: #4a66c8;\n--jtoc-link-color-active: #4a66c8;\n        }\r\n        .--jtoc-the-content{\r\ndisplay:none;\r\n}\r\n.--jtoc-is-active>.wpj-jtoc--item-content>a:before{\r\nmargin-left:3px;\r\n}\r\n.wpj-jtoc--nav>.wpj-jtoc--items li a::before{\r\ncontent:'\\203A';\r\ndisplay:block;\r\nfloat:left;\r\nheight:100%;\r\nfont-weight:700;\r\ncolor:#4267CF;\r\nline-height: 20px;\r\nmargin-right: 3px;\r\n}\r\n.sidebar .wpj-jtoc--toc{\r\nborder:0;\r\npadding:0;\r\n}\r\n.sidebar .wpj-jtoc--header,\r\n.sidebar .wpj-jtoc--body{\r\nbackground:transparent;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.sidebar .--jtoc-is-active>.wpj-jtoc--item-content>a{\r\ntext-decoration:none;\r\n}\r\n.sidebar-left .widget-first{\r\nposition:sticky;\r\ntop:70px;\r\nmargin-bottom:1250px;\r\n}\r\n.sidebar-left{\r\ndisplay:none;\r\nmax-width:300px;\r\nposition:absolute;\r\nleft:-330px;\r\ntop:0;\r\nheight:100%;\r\n}\r\n@media only screen and (max-width: 1900px) {\r\n.single-post .sidebar-left{\r\ndisplay:none !important;\r\n}\r\n.--jtoc-the-content{\r\ndisplay:block;\r\n}\r\n@media only screen and (max-width: 400px) {\r\n.wpj-jtoc--item .wpj-jtoc--item-content{\r\nmargin-top:5px;\r\n}\r\n.wpj-jtoc--header-main .wpj-jtoc--title{\r\nfont-size:1.1em;\r\n}\r\n}    <\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <!-- jtoc progress bar widget -->\r\n    <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--widget-progress --progress-top\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--widget-progress-bar\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"wpj-jtoc\" class=\"wpj-jtoc wpj-jtoc--main --jtoc-the-content --jtoc-theme-none --jtoc-title-align-left --jtoc-toggle-icon --jtoc-toggle-position-right --jtoc-toggle-1 --jtoc-header-as-toggle --jtoc-headings-full-row-clickable --jtoc-floating-toc-top --jtoc-floating-has-shadow --jtoc-has-custom-styles --jtoc-is-unfolded\" >\r\n            \r\n    <!-- TOC -->\r\n    <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--toc \">\r\n                            <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--header\">\r\n                <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--header-main\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--title\">\r\n                        <!-- <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" class=\"lucide lucide-columns-3\"><rect width=\"18\" height=\"18\" x=\"3\" y=\"3\" rx=\"2\"\/><path d=\"M9 3v18\"\/><path d=\"M15 3v18\"\/><\/svg> -->\r\n                        <span class=\"wpj-jtoc--title-label\">Table of contents<\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                                                        <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                                <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--body\">\r\n                        <nav class=\"wpj-jtoc--nav\">\r\n                <ol class=\"wpj-jtoc--items\"><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                        <a href=\"#h-what-minification-is-and-how-it-can-benefit-your-site\" title=\"What minification is (and how it can benefit your site) \ud83e\udd14\" data-numeration=\"1\" >What minification is (and how it can benefit your site) \ud83e\udd14<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                        <a href=\"#h-three-wordpress-minify-plugins-compared\" title=\"Three WordPress minify plugins compared \ud83d\udd0c\" data-numeration=\"2\" >Three WordPress minify plugins compared \ud83d\udd0c<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <ol class=\"wpj-jtoc--items\"><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h3\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"3\">\r\n                        <a href=\"#h-1-autoptimize-free\" title=\"1. Autoptimize (Free)\" data-numeration=\"2.1\" >1. Autoptimize (Free)<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h3\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"3\">\r\n                        <a href=\"#h-2-fast-velocity-minify-free\" title=\"2. Fast Velocity Minify (Free)\" data-numeration=\"2.2\" >2. Fast Velocity Minify (Free)<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h3\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"3\">\r\n                        <a href=\"#h-3-merge-minify-refresh-free\" title=\"3. Merge + Minify + Refresh (Free)\" data-numeration=\"2.3\" >3. Merge + Minify + Refresh (Free)<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><\/ol><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                        <a href=\"#h-a-summary-of-my-findings\" title=\"A summary of my findings \ud83d\udcca\" data-numeration=\"3\" >A summary of my findings \ud83d\udcca<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><\/ol>            <\/nav>\r\n                                                        <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"ti-tweet-clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ti-tweet_wrapper\">\n\t\t    \t<div class=\"ti-tweet_text\">\n\t\t    \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=3+%23WordPress+%23minify+%23plugins+tested+and+compared+%F0%9F%94%8C&amp;via=themeisle&amp;related=themeisle&amp;url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-minify-plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">3 #WordPress #minify #plugins tested and compared &#128268;<\/a>\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t<div class=\"ti-tweet_sharebtn\">\n\t\t    \t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=3+%23WordPress+%23minify+%23plugins+tested+and+compared+%F0%9F%94%8C&amp;via=themeisle&amp;related=themeisle&amp;url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-minify-plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click To Tweet \n\t\t    \t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t    \t<\/a>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"h-what-minification-is-and-how-it-can-benefit-your-site\">What minification is (and how it can benefit your site) &#129300;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Put simply, minification is the process of taking a piece of code and removing all unnecessary characters from it (think white spaces, line breaks, and so on). Minified files perform&nbsp;<em>exactly the same<\/em> as the original code, they just take up a little less space because they cut out extraneous information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minification commonly (though not exclusively) acts on site components like scripts and stylesheets. It can benefit your site by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Decreasing loading times.<\/strong>&nbsp;Most modern websites use multiple scripts and stylesheets, which, when combined, result in longer loading times (<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.kissmetrics.com\/speed-is-a-killer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">and frustrated visitors<\/a>). By minifying these things, you can help speed things up.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Obscuring your code from casual onlookers.<\/strong> Although minification doesn&rsquo;t actually hide your site&rsquo;s code, it does make it a bit harder for others to interpret. In other words, an experienced coder won&rsquo;t be able to easily see what&rsquo;s going on with your site&rsquo;s code by glancing at it. It&rsquo;s not a&nbsp;<em>true<\/em> security benefit in the sense that a truly determined person could &ldquo;de-minify&rdquo; the code if they wanted to, but it would require extra effort to do so.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>One other important point worth mentioning here is that minifying on its own is unlikely to make a&nbsp;<em>massive<\/em> dent in your <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/pagespeed-insights-score-vs-wordpress\/\">WordPress site&rsquo;s page load times.<\/a>&nbsp;However, it <em>can<\/em> cut your page load times by a couple of percentage points, which makes it a worthy tactic to implement alongside other strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"h-three-wordpress-minify-plugins-compared\">Three WordPress minify plugins compared &#128268;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you have a better understanding of what minification is (and its limitations), if you&rsquo;d like to implement it, there are plenty of plugins that can help you do it. As I mentioned earler, the best way to know how efficient these plugins are is to test them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To that end, I set up a test WordPress website using <a href=\"https:\/\/tastewp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TasteWP<\/a> and then installed five relatively complex plugins: <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/how-to-set-up-woocommerce\/\">WooCommerce<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/seo-by-rank-math\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RankMath SEO<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/optimole-wp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Optimole<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/otter-blocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Otter Blocks<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-reset\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WP Reset<\/a>. The last one was added mainly as a means of resetting the demo site settings between each plugin installation, thus ensuring a level playing field for each test. Here&rsquo;s what the backend looked like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full blog-img-std\"><img data-opt-id=1136555938  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1520\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/5-Plugins-Installed-on-Test-Site-scaled.webp\" alt=\"The 5 plugins we installed as shown in the WordPress dashboard.\" class=\"wp-image-108959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1818\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/5-Plugins-Installed-on-Test-Site-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:178\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/5-Plugins-Installed-on-Test-Site-scaled.webp 300w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:404\/h:240\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/5-Plugins-Installed-on-Test-Site-scaled.webp 404w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:669\/h:397\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/5-Plugins-Installed-on-Test-Site-scaled.webp 669w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1011\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/5-Plugins-Installed-on-Test-Site-scaled.webp 1011w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:249\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/5-Plugins-Installed-on-Test-Site-scaled.webp 249w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:328\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/5-Plugins-Installed-on-Test-Site-scaled.webp 328w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:227\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/5-Plugins-Installed-on-Test-Site-scaled.webp 227w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1818\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/5-Plugins-Installed-on-Test-Site-scaled.webp 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I also installed the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/themes\/neve-fse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neve FSE theme<\/a> because it allowed me a quick and easy way to add demo content to the site (thus increasing the &ldquo;content weight&rdquo;):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full blog-img-std\"><img data-opt-id=1731664291  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1452\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Using-Neve-FSE-setup-wizard-to-add-demo-content-to-test-site-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Using the Neve FSE theme setup wizard to quickly install demo content to the test site.\" class=\"wp-image-108958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1904\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Using-Neve-FSE-setup-wizard-to-add-demo-content-to-test-site-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:170\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Using-Neve-FSE-setup-wizard-to-add-demo-content-to-test-site-scaled.webp 300w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:261\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Using-Neve-FSE-setup-wizard-to-add-demo-content-to-test-site-scaled.webp 261w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:344\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Using-Neve-FSE-setup-wizard-to-add-demo-content-to-test-site-scaled.webp 344w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:238\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Using-Neve-FSE-setup-wizard-to-add-demo-content-to-test-site-scaled.webp 238w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1904\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Using-Neve-FSE-setup-wizard-to-add-demo-content-to-test-site-scaled.webp 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"h-setting-a-baseline\">Setting a baseline<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Before minifying any scripts, I did a baseline test on the home page using <a href=\"https:\/\/tools.pingdom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pingdom Tools<\/a>. I set the testing location to <em>North America &ndash; USA &ndash; San Francisco<\/em> and used this same location for all of the subsequent tests. The initial results were as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full blog-img-std\"><img data-opt-id=1758640008  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"778\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Baseline-Pingdom-Test.webp\" alt=\"Baseline Pingdom test results.\" class=\"wp-image-108960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1800\/h:778\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Baseline-Pingdom-Test.webp 1800w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:130\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Baseline-Pingdom-Test.webp 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:443\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Baseline-Pingdom-Test.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:332\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Baseline-Pingdom-Test.webp 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1536\/h:664\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Baseline-Pingdom-Test.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:22\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Baseline-Pingdom-Test.webp 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:480\/h:207\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Baseline-Pingdom-Test.webp 480w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:794\/h:343\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Baseline-Pingdom-Test.webp 794w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1200\/h:519\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Baseline-Pingdom-Test.webp 1200w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:296\/h:128\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Baseline-Pingdom-Test.webp 296w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Baseline-Pingdom-Test.webp 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:117\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Baseline-Pingdom-Test.webp 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1800\/h:778\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Baseline-Pingdom-Test.webp 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see, my test received an overall performance grade of 85, with a page size of 1.4 MB and a loading time of 2.77 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now let&rsquo;s see what those numbers looked like with each of the plugins&hellip;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"h-1-autoptimize-free\">1. Autoptimize (Free)<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\" id=\"wp-pic-autoptimize\"><div class=\"wp-pic-large\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-pic-large-content\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/autoptimize\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1757587997  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/autoptimize\/assets\/banner-772x250.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/autoptimize\/assets\/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=1315920\" alt=\"Autoptimize\"><noscript><img data-opt-id=1757587997  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/autoptimize\/assets\/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=1315920\" alt=\"Autoptimize\"></noscript>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>Autoptimize<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-first\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/autoptimize\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/autoptimize\/assets\/icon-256X256.png?rev=2211608 );\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-author\">Author(s):\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/optimizingmatters\/\">Optimizing Matters<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 3.1.15.1<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> April 4, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/autoptimize.3.1.15.1.zip\" title=\"Direct download\">Direct Download<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-last\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/view\/plugin-reviews\/autoptimize\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t94%<em>Ratings<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/autoptimize.3.1.15.1.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t900,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/autoptimize\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWP 5.3+<em>Requires<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper--><link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"dashicons-css\" href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/css\/dashicons.min.css?ver=6.8.5\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"wppic-style-css\" href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-plugin-info-card\/dist\/wppic-styles.css?ver=6.1.1\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1\" id=\"jquery-core-js\"><\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1\" id=\"jquery-migrate-js\"><\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" id=\"wppic-script-js-extra\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\nvar wppicAjax = {\"ajaxurl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themeisle.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-admin\\\/admin-ajax.php\"};\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-plugin-info-card\/assets\/js\/wppic-script.min.js?ver=6.1.1\" id=\"wppic-script-js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Autoptimize is one of the most popular WordPress minify plugins around. Along with minifying your scripts, it can also bundle them together, cache them, and even set them to load later, in order to further optimize your website&rsquo;s performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-testing-the-autoptimize-plugin\">Testing the Autoptimize plugin &#9201;&#65039;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting started with this plugin was very straightforward. I <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/how-to-install-a-wordpress-plugin\/\">installed and activated it<\/a> like any other plugin. Then I went to <em>Plugins<\/em> <em>&rarr;<\/em> <em>Installed Plugins<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I found <strong>Autoptimize<\/strong> on the list and clicked on&nbsp;<em>Setting<\/em>s. This brought me into the admin area, where I found options to optimize my HTML, JavaScript, and CSS:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full blog-img-std\"><img data-opt-id=759974541  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autoptimize-WP-Dashboard-Settings.webp\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1168\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autoptimize-WP-Dashboard-Settings.webp\" alt=\"Autoptimize settings inside the WordPress dashboard.\" class=\"wp-image-108963\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1830\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autoptimize-WP-Dashboard-Settings.webp 1980w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:177\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autoptimize-WP-Dashboard-Settings.webp 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:604\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autoptimize-WP-Dashboard-Settings.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:453\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autoptimize-WP-Dashboard-Settings.webp 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1536\/h:906\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autoptimize-WP-Dashboard-Settings.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:29\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autoptimize-WP-Dashboard-Settings.webp 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:407\/h:240\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autoptimize-WP-Dashboard-Settings.webp 407w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:673\/h:397\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autoptimize-WP-Dashboard-Settings.webp 673w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1017\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autoptimize-WP-Dashboard-Settings.webp 1017w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:251\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autoptimize-WP-Dashboard-Settings.webp 251w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:331\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autoptimize-WP-Dashboard-Settings.webp 331w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1830\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autoptimize-WP-Dashboard-Settings.webp 1980w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:177\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autoptimize-WP-Dashboard-Settings.webp 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:604\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autoptimize-WP-Dashboard-Settings.webp 1024w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:251\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autoptimize-WP-Dashboard-Settings.webp 251w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:331\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autoptimize-WP-Dashboard-Settings.webp 331w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:229\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autoptimize-WP-Dashboard-Settings.webp 229w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1830\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autoptimize-WP-Dashboard-Settings.webp 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"></noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For the test, I left everything on the default settings (which minified my JS, CSS, and HTML) but I didn&rsquo;t touch any of the other tabs like images, extra, etc. I then clicked <em>Save Changes and Empty Cache<\/em>. 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1200\/h:518\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autoptimize-Pingdom-Results-of-test.webp 1200w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:296\/h:128\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autoptimize-Pingdom-Results-of-test.webp 296w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:168\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autoptimize-Pingdom-Results-of-test.webp 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:117\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autoptimize-Pingdom-Results-of-test.webp 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1919\/h:829\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autoptimize-Pingdom-Results-of-test.webp 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"></noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While the <em>page size<\/em> and <em>requests<\/em> stayed the same, my overall <em>performance grade<\/em> went up a point and my <em>load time<\/em> decreased by 0.7 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These results weren&rsquo;t life-changing, but could have a positive <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/improve-user-experience\/\">impact on user experience<\/a> &ndash; particularly the reduced loading time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After I ran this test I deactivated and deleted <strong>Autoptimize<\/strong> and used the <strong>WP Reset plugin<\/strong> (which I mentioned earlier) to bring the website back to its semi-initial state. 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:925\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Using-WP-Reset-to-reset-the-test-site.webp 925w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:228\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Using-WP-Reset-to-reset-the-test-site.webp 228w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:301\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Using-WP-Reset-to-reset-the-test-site.webp 301w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:208\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Using-WP-Reset-to-reset-the-test-site.webp 208w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1388\/h:900\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Using-WP-Reset-to-reset-the-test-site.webp 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"></noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Doing this also meant that I had to run the Neve FSE setup wizard again &ndash; so that I&rsquo;d have the same demo content for the next test. Luckily, it only added on about 30 seconds of extra work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It goes without saying, but I repeated this process for the remaining plugins after completing each test. Now let&rsquo;s take a look at the next plugin on our list to see how it fared.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"h-2-fast-velocity-minify-free\">2. Fast Velocity Minify (Free)<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\" id=\"wp-pic-fast-velocity-minify\"><div class=\"wp-pic-large\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-pic-large-content\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/fast-velocity-minify\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=434894336  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/fast-velocity-minify\/assets\/banner-772x250.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/fast-velocity-minify\/assets\/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=1440936\" alt=\"Fast Velocity Minify\"><noscript><img data-opt-id=434894336  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/fast-velocity-minify\/assets\/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=1440936\" alt=\"Fast Velocity Minify\"></noscript>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>Fast Velocity Minify<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-first\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/fast-velocity-minify\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/fast-velocity-minify\/assets\/icon-128x128.jpg?rev=1440946 );\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-author\">Author(s):\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/alignak\/\">Raul P.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 3.5.4<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> November 4, 2025<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/fast-velocity-minify.3.5.4.zip\" title=\"Direct download\">Direct Download<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-last\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/view\/plugin-reviews\/fast-velocity-minify\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t92%<em>Ratings<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/fast-velocity-minify.3.5.4.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t40,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/fast-velocity-minify\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWP 5.6+<em>Requires<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper-->\n\n\n\n<p>Much like <strong>Autoptimize<\/strong>, <strong>Fast Velocity Minify<\/strong> lets you minify your HTML, CSS and JavaScript files, so that your servers have to deal with fewer requests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-testing-the-fast-velocity-minify-plugin\">Testing the Fast Velocity Minify plugin &#9201;&#65039;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The beginning of this process was identical to what I did previously. After installing the plugin, I went to <em>Plugins<\/em> <em>&rarr;<\/em> <em>Installed Plugins<\/em> and found <strong>Fast Velocity Minify<\/strong>. I then clicked on <em>Settings<\/em>. This brought me to &ndash; you guessed it &ndash; the settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full blog-img-std\"><img data-opt-id=381877888  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/The-settings-for-Fast-Velocity-Minify-inside-the-WordPress-dashboard-scaled.webp\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1449\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/The-settings-for-Fast-Velocity-Minify-inside-the-WordPress-dashboard-scaled.webp\" alt=\"The settings for Fast Velocity Minify inside the WordPress dashboard.\" class=\"wp-image-108965\" 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:239\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/The-settings-for-Fast-Velocity-Minify-inside-the-WordPress-dashboard-scaled.webp 239w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1908\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/The-settings-for-Fast-Velocity-Minify-inside-the-WordPress-dashboard-scaled.webp 2x\"><noscript><img data-opt-id=381877888  decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1449\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/The-settings-for-Fast-Velocity-Minify-inside-the-WordPress-dashboard-scaled.webp\" alt=\"The settings for Fast Velocity Minify inside the WordPress dashboard.\" class=\"wp-image-108965\" 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1060\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/The-settings-for-Fast-Velocity-Minify-inside-the-WordPress-dashboard-scaled.webp 1060w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:262\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/The-settings-for-Fast-Velocity-Minify-inside-the-WordPress-dashboard-scaled.webp 262w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:345\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/The-settings-for-Fast-Velocity-Minify-inside-the-WordPress-dashboard-scaled.webp 345w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:239\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/The-settings-for-Fast-Velocity-Minify-inside-the-WordPress-dashboard-scaled.webp 239w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1908\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/The-settings-for-Fast-Velocity-Minify-inside-the-WordPress-dashboard-scaled.webp 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"></noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike with <strong>Autoptimize<\/strong> though, I did make one minor adjustment here, which is that I checked off the <em>Enable JS Processing<\/em> option. For whatever reason, <strong>Fast Velocity Minify<\/strong> doesn&rsquo;t have it checked by default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I then ran my test and got the following results:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized blog-img-std\"><img data-opt-id=142297862  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fast-Velocity-Minify-Pingdom-Results.webp\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"2244\" height=\"1004\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fast-Velocity-Minify-Pingdom-Results.webp\" alt=\"Fast Velocity Minify Pingdom test results.\" class=\"wp-image-108968\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:174\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fast-Velocity-Minify-Pingdom-Results.webp 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:121\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fast-Velocity-Minify-Pingdom-Results.webp 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1920\/h:859\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fast-Velocity-Minify-Pingdom-Results.webp 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"></noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fast Velocity Minify<\/strong> performed similarly to <strong>Autoptimize<\/strong>. The <em>page size<\/em> didn&rsquo;t budge, but both the <em>performance grade<\/em> and number of <strong>requests<\/strong> saw one point improvements. Loading time was once again the biggest winner, but not quite as good as <strong>Autoptimize<\/strong>. It was reduced by 0.45 seconds compared to Autoptimize&rsquo;s 0.7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This brings us to <strong>Merge + Minify + Refresh<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"h-3-merge-minify-refresh-free\">3. Merge + Minify + Refresh (Free)<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\" id=\"wp-pic-merge-minify-refresh\"><div class=\"wp-pic-large\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-pic-large-content\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/merge-minify-refresh\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1065776540  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/merge-minify-refresh\/assets\/banner-772x250.png\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/merge-minify-refresh\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=3414776\" alt=\"Merge + Minify + Refresh\"><noscript><img data-opt-id=1065776540  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/merge-minify-refresh\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=3414776\" alt=\"Merge + Minify + Refresh\"></noscript>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>Merge + Minify + Refresh<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-first\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/merge-minify-refresh\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/merge-minify-refresh\/assets\/icon.svg?rev=3414776 );\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-author\">Author(s):\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/launchinteractive\/\">launchinteractive<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 2.15<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> January 5, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/merge-minify-refresh.zip\" title=\"Direct download\">Direct Download<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-last\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/view\/plugin-reviews\/merge-minify-refresh\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t84%<em>Ratings<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/merge-minify-refresh.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t4,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/merge-minify-refresh\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t6.4.0<em>Requires<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper-->\n\n\n\n<p>As you can imagine from its name, <strong>Merge + Minify + Refresh<\/strong>&nbsp;works its magic by combining your CSS and JavaScript files and minifying them. It also caches them so your server doesn&rsquo;t have to repeat the entire loading process each time they&rsquo;re requested, <em>and&nbsp;<\/em>it automatically updates everything when you make changes to those files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Worth noting though, is that unlike the other two plugins, it doesn&rsquo;t touch your HTML.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-testing-the-merge-minify-refresh-nbsp-plugin\">Testing the Merge + Minify + Refresh&nbsp;plugin &#9201;&#65039;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Another notable difference with Merge + Minify + Refresh is in the setup process. Once you install it, the minification automatically starts working by default. The settings menu is only there for you to deactivate aspects of it in a piecemeal manner or turn on other optimizations (e.g., <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/brotli-vs-gzip\/\">Gzip compression<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To access the settings is also a bit different. 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1200\/h:532\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merge-Minify-Refresh-Pingdom-test-results.png 1200w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:296\/h:131\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merge-Minify-Refresh-Pingdom-test-results.png 296w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:173\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merge-Minify-Refresh-Pingdom-test-results.png 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:120\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merge-Minify-Refresh-Pingdom-test-results.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1920\/h:851\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merge-Minify-Refresh-Pingdom-test-results.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"></noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These results were also interesting. It was the only plugin of the three that managed to reduce the baseline <em>page size<\/em> from 1.4 MB to 1.2 MB. However, the <em>requests<\/em> bizarrely shot up to 57 and the <em>loading time<\/em> was only reduced by 0.14 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"h-a-summary-of-my-findings\">A summary of my findings &#128202;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, the results I found during my tests were in line with my expectations. Each plugin delivered a small increase in performance, but nothing out of the ordinary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table blog-img-std fancy-table\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Baseline<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Autoptimize<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Fast Velocity Minify<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Merge + Minify + Refresh<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Performance Grade<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">85<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">86<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">86<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">86<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Page Size<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1.4 MB<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1.4 MB<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1.4 MB<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1.2 MB &#127942;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Load Time<\/strong><br><strong>(Seconds)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2.77<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2.07 &#127942;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2.32<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2.63<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Requests<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">44<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">44<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">43 &#127942;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">57<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#127942; = <em>top performer in category<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If we agree that loading time is probably the most important metric to pay attention to, then the top plugin turned out to be <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/autoptimize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Autoptimize<\/strong><\/a>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/fast-velocity-minify\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Fast Velocity Minify<\/strong><\/a> coming in second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/merge-minify-refresh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Merge + Minify + Refresh<\/strong><\/a> was a bit of a disappointment when it came to results, but it was still decent enough to consider using if you want something you can just install and forget about.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><a href=\"#\" style=\"color:#999999\">Go to top<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"h-final-thoughts\">Final thoughts &#128173;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are plenty of choices when it comes to WordPress minify plugins, but figuring out which one is right for you can be tricky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best way to do it is to test each of them and compare their performance. However, let&rsquo;s be honest &ndash; few people have the time to do this themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To make your job a little easier, we took it upon ourselves to test some of our favorite picks. Here is a recap of our results:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e1b2;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFBCC;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/autoptimize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Autoptimize<\/a>:&nbsp;<\/strong>Does a good job of reducing loading time, which is arguably the most desired result.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/fast-velocity-minify\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fast Velocity Minify<\/a>:&nbsp;<\/strong>Offers solid optimization&nbsp;<em>and&nbsp;<\/em>multiple settings to help you customize your experience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/merge-minify-refresh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Merge + Minify + Refresh<\/a>:&nbsp;<\/strong>Has decent optimization results and is arguably the easiest option to use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"ti-tweet-clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ti-tweet_wrapper\">\n\t\t    \t<div class=\"ti-tweet_text\">\n\t\t    \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=3+%23WordPress+%23minify+%23plugins+tested+and+compared+%F0%9F%94%8C&amp;via=themeisle&amp;related=themeisle&amp;url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-minify-plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">3 #WordPress #minify #plugins tested and compared &#128268;<\/a>\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t<div class=\"ti-tweet_sharebtn\">\n\t\t    \t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=3+%23WordPress+%23minify+%23plugins+tested+and+compared+%F0%9F%94%8C&amp;via=themeisle&amp;related=themeisle&amp;url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-minify-plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click To Tweet \n\t\t    \t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t    \t<\/a>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Do you have questions about any of these WordPress minification plugins? Let&rsquo;s talk about them in the comments section below!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.ticss-d144f107 strong{font-weight: 700;\n    letter-spacing: -0.2px;\n    line-height: 1.2;\n    display: inline-block;}<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns speed-guide has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-2f81f6c5526477b5b4d52d1ca4513949 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#4267cf\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img data-opt-id=30701221  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/e2ce20299a807336c68c2e029640adaa1.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" 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