Optimization plugin · WordPress
The right Perfmatters settings for your site
Perfmatters has dozens of toggles, and the right combination depends on what's actually slowing your site down. Maki detects Perfmatters, reads your PageSpeed data and tells you which features to enable — and which assets to unload in the Script Manager.
What usually slows down Perfmatters sites
Script Manager isn't being used
Plugins load their CSS and JS on every page. The Script Manager lets you unload them where they aren't needed — the most surgical fix for unused JavaScript and CSS.
Fonts still come from Google
Perfmatters can host Google Fonts locally and add font-display: swap, removing an external render-blocking request.
Leading images get lazy-loaded
Use 'Exclude Leading Images' and preload your LCP image so the most important pixel paints first.
Step-by-step fixes
The fixes Maki most often recommends on Perfmatters sites.
Reduce unused JavaScript
Read the fix →SpeedGoogle Fonts load from Google's servers
Read the fix →LCPYour main image isn't prioritized
Read the fix →SpeedWooCommerce cart fragments run on every page
Read the fix →SpeedYouTube, Vimeo or Google Maps embeds load immediately
Read the fix →SpeedWordPress emoji script loads on every page
Read the fix →SpeedjQuery Migrate is loading
Read the fix →SpeedAdmin icon font (Dashicons) loads for visitors
Read the fix →Perfmatters speed FAQ
Do I need a caching plugin with Perfmatters?
Yes. Perfmatters doesn't do page caching. Pair it with server-level caching from your host or a caching plugin.
Also see: Elementor · WooCommerce · WP Rocket · LiteSpeed Cache · Divi
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