Autoptimize
Free WordPress plugin that aggregates, minifies and caches scripts and styles, defers JavaScript, minifies HTML and lazy loads images, with a paid Autoptimize Pro subscription that adds page caching, image optimization, a CDN and critical CSS.
At a glance
- Testing
- Researched Facts come from the vendor’s own pages, with sources and dates. We haven’t tested it hands-on yet.
- Starting price
- Price not published We couldn’t confirm a public price.
- Free plan or trial
- Free plan
- Works with
- WordPress, WooCommerce Autoptimize doesn't cache pages itself; its listing suggests pairing it with a page caching plugin, or Autoptimize Pro, which adds page caching.
- Best for
- Solo owner, WooCommerce store
- Made by
- Optimizing Matters
- Store rating
- 4.7 on WordPress.org, 1,428 ratings, checked Oct 26, 2026 Week by week
- Last verified
- Oct 26, 2026
Features we checked
- Image compression
- Partly: Serves publicly available images through ShortPixel's CDN, with WebP and AVIF support; Autoptimize Pro includes image optimization Checked Oct 26, 2026 on wordpress.org
- Speed optimization
- Yes: Aggregates, minifies and caches CSS and JavaScript, defers scripts, inlines critical CSS, minifies HTML, lazy loads images and optimizes Google Fonts; no page cache in the free plugin Checked Oct 26, 2026 on wordpress.org
Sources
- https://autoptimize.com/en/terms-of-service/ (Oct 26, 2026)
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/autoptimize/ (Oct 26, 2026)
Change log
- Oct 26, 2026: New draft record from the WordPress.org listing (with its FAQ) and autoptimize.com's terms of service; Autoptimize Pro's prices left out because the terms forbid crawling.
- Oct 26, 2026: Every number checked against its sources by a person.
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