WP Asset Optimizer is a lightweight, high-performance WordPress plugin engineered to accelerate page load speeds by managing enqueued scripts, delaying third-party tracking JavaScript, minifying CSS, stripping core WordPress bloat, and automatically converting uploaded images to WebP format.
Four powerful, tightly-integrated modules — each engineered to eliminate a specific source of WordPress slowdown.
Take full control of your JavaScript assets with a complete inventory of every script loaded on your front-end.
Streamline your stylesheets to shave critical bytes off every page view while preserving your design.
Remove the hidden overhead WordPress ships with by default — items most sites never need.
Automatically convert and compress your media library with zero manual effort.
A closer look at the internals of each performance module.
WP Asset Optimizer scans all enqueued scripts on front-end page requests, giving you a complete, real-time inventory. Toggle off heavy third-party plugins with a single switch, or configure keywords to auto-delay tracking scripts like Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, and Hotjar until a genuine user interaction occurs.
Identify and disable unused stylesheets, load external CSS asynchronously to eliminate render-blocking, and minify inline and aggregated styles — all from a clean, visual interface.
WordPress ships with several features most sites never use. WP Asset Optimizer removes them at the source — emoji scripts, oEmbed embeds, version generator tags, WLW manifest, and front-end Heartbeat polling — reclaiming valuable bytes on every page.
Every uploaded JPEG and PNG is automatically converted to WebP — a format with dramatically smaller file sizes and equal visual quality — while EXIF metadata (camera, location, color profile overhead) is stripped out automatically.
Every module targets a specific performance bottleneck. The result is a noticeably faster, lighter, better-ranked website.
Delay and dequeue unnecessary JavaScript across your entire site.
Automatic WebP conversion dramatically shrinks media file sizes.
Load stylesheets asynchronously so pages paint instantly.
Install, configure, and watch your performance metrics improve.
Upload to wp-content/plugins/wp-asset-optimizer,
activate through the Plugins menu, and access the dashboard from
the WordPress admin sidebar.
Use the intuitive React-powered admin UI to manage scripts, stylesheets, bloat, and image settings — each toggle saves instantly via async REST API.
Inspect your real-time script inventory, fine-tune delay keywords, and enjoy a faster, lighter, higher-ranking WordPress site.
Designed to run smoothly on virtually any modern WordPress setup.
Custom endpoints under the asset-optimizer/v1 namespace
power the seamless, asynchronous experience.
Simple installation, one dashboard, immediate results.
Get WP Asset Optimizer running on your WordPress site in under a minute.
Set up the development environment to build and customize the plugin.
build/ directory.
@wordpress/scripts for bundling React components
and styles.
Download WP Asset Optimizer today and unlock the full potential of your website's performance.
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