Descripción
Performance Optimisation helps you speed up your site with cache management, JavaScript and CSS minification, image conversion (WebP and AVIF), lazy loading, preload hints, and a modern admin UI. It is designed to stay off by default for aggressive options (defer/delay JS, WooCommerce asset removal, server rules) so you can enable features gradually and test as you go—similar to how you would tune Autoptimize or a caching stack, but with a focused, dashboard-first workflow.
Why use this plugin?
- Clear scope: One place for cache stats, file optimisation, images, preload, and tools—without bundling unrelated features.
- Safety-first UX: Advanced toggles show warnings; WooCommerce-related options remind you to test cart and checkout.
- Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed: Lazy loading, minification, preconnect/prefetch, and image formats help real-world metrics—not just a higher score on a single lab test.
Features:
- Dashboard with an overview of cache, JavaScript, CSS, and image optimisation status.
- Cache management tools, including size display and a «Clear Cache» button.
- JavaScript & CSS Optimization: Minify, combine, defer/delay (opt-in), and exclude specific files.
- Core Tweaks: Safely disable Core bloat (Emojis, Embeds, Dashicons, XML-RPC, Heartbeat API).
- Image optimization: Convert images to WebP and AVIF formats.
- Preload settings for cache, fonts, DNS, and images.
- Advanced lazy loading options.
- Database Optimization: Clean database bloat manually or schedule automated cleanups (Daily/Weekly/Monthly) with granular control over post revisions.
- Import/export plugin settings.
Usage
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Dashboard Overview
- View cache size and clear cache.
- Check the number of minified JavaScript and CSS files.
- Monitor image optimisation (WebP/AVIF status).
- Review recent plugin activities.
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File Optimization Settings
- Minify JavaScript, CSS, and HTML.
- Combine CSS and exclude specific files.
- Defer and delay JavaScript loading.
- Core Tweaks: Disable emojis, embeds, XML-RPC, and control Heartbeat limits.
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Preload Settings
- Enable cache preloading.
- Preconnect to origins and prefetch DNS.
- Preload fonts, CSS, and images.
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Image Optimisation Settings
- Lazy load images with SVG placeholders.
- Convert images to WebP/AVIF formats and exclude specific images.
- Preload feature images for selected post types.
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Database Cleanup
- Schedule automatic cleanup for revisions, auto-drafts, and transients.
- Keep recent revisions based on age or maximum count.
- Clean all overhead in one click.
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Tools
- Import/export plugin settings for quick setup.
Composer Libraries
This plugin uses the following composer libraries:
voku/html-min– For HTML minification.matthiasmullie/minify– For JavaScript and CSS minification.
Composer configuration:
{
"name": "nilesh/performance-optimisation",
"description": "A package for performance optimization, including HTML minification and code minification tools.",
"license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
"authors": [
{
"name": "nilesh",
"email": "nilesh.kanzariya912@gmail.com"
}
],
"require": {
"voku/html-min": "^4.5",
"matthiasmullie/minify": "^1.3"
},
"extra": {
"cleanup": {
"dirs": ["bin", "tests", "docs"],
"exclude": ["*.md", "*.yml", "*.xml", "tests", "docs"]
}
}
}
Capturas

Dashboard: Comprehensive overview of cache status, file optimization metrics, and recent activity log. 
File Optimization: Minification settings for JavaScript, CSS, and HTML with Basic, Advanced, E-commerce, and Network tab configurations. 
Preload Settings: Granular controls for cache warm-up, connection prediction (DNS/Preconnect), and critical asset prioritization (Fonts/CSS). 
Image Optimization: Automated Next-Gen format conversion (WebP/AVIF), smart lazy loading with SVG placeholders, and intelligent LCP preloading. 
Database Optimization: Safe manual and automated maintenance tools with advanced rules to keep specific historical revisions. 
Core Tweaks: Advanced interface for controlling Heartbeat API frequency and stripping unneeded core WordPress bloat.
Instalación
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/performance-optimisationdirectory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
- Configure the settings via the Performance Optimisation menu in the WordPress admin panel.
FAQ
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Will this work with WooCommerce?
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Yes. WooCommerce-specific asset removal is optional and off by default. If you enable it, test cart, checkout, and product pages—incorrect URL or handle exclusions can break the storefront.
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Can I use this with another cache plugin (WP Super Cache, LiteSpeed, WP Rocket, etc.)?
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You should run one full-page caching solution. This plugin can install a
advanced-cache.phpdrop-in when appropriate; if another plugin or your host already manages that file, Performance Optimisation will not replace it and may show an admin notice. Minify/image features may still be usable depending on your stack—test carefully. -
Does this plugin improve Core Web Vitals or PageSpeed Insights?
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It can help when you enable features that address LCP, CLS, and JS blocking (lazy load, minify, preload, modern image formats). Results depend on your theme and other plugins; always measure before and after.
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How do I optimize images using this plugin?
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Go to the Image Optimisation Settings tab, enable image conversion, and choose the format (WebP, AVIF, or both). Click «Optimize Now» to start the process.
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Can I exclude specific JavaScript or CSS files from minification?
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Yes, in the File Optimization Settings tab, use the provided text areas to list files you want to exclude.
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Does the plugin support lazy loading for images?
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Yes, lazy loading can be enabled in the Image Optimisation Settings tab. You can also use SVG placeholders for better performance.
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How can I import/export plugin settings?
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Use the Tools section to export your current settings or import settings from another instance.
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Registro de cambios
1.3.0 (2026-04-15)
- New: Core Tweaks section to remove WordPress bloat (Emojis, Embeds, Dashicons) and control Heartbeat limits.
- New: Active WP-Cron scheduling for Database cleanups (Daily, Weekly, Monthly) with precise age/revision limits.
- New: Injected
fetchprioritysupport to preload links for faster asset transmission. - New: Implemented an active MutationObserver to track and lazy-load dynamically generated DOM content.
- New: Extended server-level cache expiration and Deflate/Gzip compression rules within
.htaccess. - New: Added logic to exclude specific self-hosted videos from lazy-loading routines.
- Improvement: Automatically inject
font-display: swapinto CSS payloads to eliminate render-blocking text. - Improvement: Substantially refined UI aesthetics by migrating to native WP CSS variables and expanding component descriptions.
- Improvement: Added logic toggles to conditionally skip heavy HTML, CSS, and JS minification overhead.
- Fix: Mitigated false-positive SQL placeholder warnings (
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.UnfinishedPrepare) in database garbage collection routines.
1.2.3 (2026-04-14)
- Fix: Resolved fatal error where
Advanced_Cache_Handlerwas not found during activation or admin notice checks. - Performance: Refactored
Advanced_Cache_Handlerto use lazy loading («require when needed») to reduce memory footprint. - Fix: Shortened plugin short description to meet WordPress.org’s 150-character limit.
1.2.1 (2026-04-14)
- Fix: Implemented handle whitelisting in Metabox to prevent unauthorized script/style handle persistence.
- Fix: Support parent directory locations for
wp-config.php(core-mirroring behavior). - Fix: Properly handle transient deletion and
WP_CACHEconstant guards during activation. - Fix: Alignment and escaping in admin notices for WPCS compliance.
- Fix: Add
WP_CACHEto wp-config.php when the constant was previously undefined (correct activation logic). - Safety:
advanced-cache.phpincludes a plugin marker; do not overwrite or delete another plugin’s drop-in. - UX: Admin notices for foreign drop-in, wp-config issues, competing full-page cache plugins, and a short post-activation welcome notice.
- UI: Stronger warning when enabling WooCommerce asset removal.
- Docs: Expanded readme description, FAQ, and screenshot placeholders.
- Meta: Plugin header
Requires at leastnow matches readme.txt (6.2).
1.2.0 (2026-04-13)
- New: Automatic Gzip compression and browser caching for faster page loads.
- New: CDN support — serve static assets from your own CDN domain.
- New: Smarter cache clearing — related pages update automatically when you edit content.
- New: Safety prompts before deleting data, removing images, or importing settings.
- New: Helpful warnings when enabling advanced options like Defer JS or Server Rules.
- New: Plugin UI matches your chosen WordPress admin color scheme.
- Improvement: Faster loading — removed external font dependency.
- Improvement: Better form inputs, loading indicators, and keyboard navigation.
- Improvement: Faster database operations for image processing.
- Security: Fixed several file path security issues.
- Compatibility: Tested up to WordPress 6.9.
1.1.4 (2026-04-08)
- Security: Fixed path traversal vulnerability in the Image Optimisation REST endpoint.
- Security: Added directory traversal protection in URL-to-path resolution.
- Performance: Optimized image queue database writes by caching in memory and flushing once on shutdown.
- Fix: Updated CheckboxOption component to use unique IDs for proper accessibility (label/input association, aria-describedby).
1.1.3 (2026-04-07)
- Fix: Anchored build paths in .distignore to prevent accidental exclusion of vendor files.
1.1.2 (2026-04-07)
- Fix: Cache the Img_Converter instance to reduce PHP overhead during image conversion.
- Fix: Validate and sanitize imported REST API settings before saving.
- Fix: Improve sidebar accessibility and keyboard navigation in the admin UI.
- Update: Use
@wordpress/elementfor React rendering compatibility in WordPress.
1.1.1 (2026-04-06)
- Improvement: Optimized JS Defer and Delay loading by caching exclusion lists.
- Improvement: Enhanced backend performance by reducing redundant string parsing.
- Security: Implemented protection against potential directory traversal vulnerabilities.
- Fix: Standardized REST API key sanitization to prevent settings synchronization issues.
- Localization: Added translated ARIA labels for sidebar accessibility.
1.1.0 (2026-04-05)
- Improvement: Visually enhanced the ‘File Optimization’ settings for easier configuration.
- Improvement: Hardened overall plugin security and input validation.
- Fix: Automatically clear cache when changing permalink settings or switching themes.
- Fix: Prevented unnecessary CSS files from generating on 404 error pages.
- Update: Improved image lazy loading reliability for smoother page rendering.
1.0.0 (2024-12-18)
Initial release with full functionality:
Dashboard overview.
Cache management.
JavaScript, CSS, and HTML optimization.
Advanced image optimisation and lazy loading.
Preloading settings for cache, fonts, and images.
Import/export settings tools.