🔹 Perfmatters – WordPress Performance Optimization Plugin

📌 GPL-distributed version. No official support. Clean, secure, and legally redistributed under the GPL license.

📝 Overview

Perfmatters is a lightweight WordPress plugin designed to boost site speed by disabling unnecessary features, mostly JavaScript & CSS. It works seamlessly alongside caching plugins like WP Rocket and gives you fine-grained control over performance optimizations without touching code.

🚀 Key Features

Performance Optimizations

✔️ Disable unused WordPress features such as emojis, embeds, and post revisions.
✔️ Reduce HTTP requests and page size for faster loading.
✔️ Limit post revisions to improve database performance.
✔️ Enable or disable optimizations with a single click – no coding required.

Scripts Manager

✔️ Control scripts on a per-page or per-post basis.
✔️ Disable unnecessary plugin scripts (e.g., Contact Form 7) where not needed.
✔️ Restrict social media scripts to only load where required.
✔️ Helps drastically reduce frontend bloat for faster load times.

Extras

✔️ DNS Prefetching for faster external requests.
✔️ Accessibility mode ensures plugin dashboard works for all users.
✔️ Lightweight and unobtrusive – focuses purely on speed improvements.

Easy to Use

• User-friendly one-click toggles for all settings.

• Tooltips guide you through each option, explaining what it does and when to use it.

• Optimizations are safe to toggle on or off without breaking your site.

🎯 Why Use Perfmatters?

• Faster Page Loads: Minimize scripts, styles, and database bloat.

• Better User Experience: Speed improvements enhance engagement and reduce bounce rates.

• Developer-Friendly: Gives control over scripts without editing theme or plugin files.

• Complementary: Works alongside caching and CDN solutions for maximum performance.

Perfmatters is ideal for anyone looking to shave milliseconds off load times and optimize their WordPress site without complicated coding or excessive plugins.