Performance Tweaks is a WordPress app, with a 5.0 average rating from 3 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Performance Tweaks is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Rick Hoekman. With a rating of 5.0★ from 3 reviews.
AppRanks verdict
Generated from live marketplace data — refreshed daily
Performance Tweaks is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. 3 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (5.0★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Rick Hoekman — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (3) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
Looking to switch from Performance Tweaks?
See Performance Tweaks's alternatives ranked by audit score, rating, and review velocity.
How Performance Tweaks works
Show full descriptionShow less
Simple but effective performance tweaks for WordPress—now with a polished, tabbed settings UI.
Features are grouped like your workflow: Scripts & Assets, Network, Security, Performance & Admin, and Database.
Scripts & Assets
Contact Form 7 Smart Loader — Only loads CF7 assets on pages with a form.
CF7 reCAPTCHA Smart Loader — Dequeues reCAPTCHA when no CF7 form is present.
Disable Advanced Custom Fields on Frontend — Stops ACF assets from loading on the frontend.
Emoji Unloader — Removes Emoji CSS and JavaScript.
Defer JavaScript — Adds defer attribute to eligible scripts.
Async JavaScript — Adds async attribute to eligible scripts.
Async/Defer Exclude Handles — A textarea to exclude script handles from async/defer.
Remove Query Strings — Strips ?ver= from CSS/JS URLs to improve CDN caching.
Block CSS Smart Loader (classic themes) — Dequeues block CSS on singular pages without blocks.
Separate Core Block CSS (WP 5.8+) — Opt-in to load only the CSS for blocks used on the page.
Disable Dashicons for Visitors — Removes dashicons for non-logged-in users.
Disable jQuery Migrate (frontend) — Drops jquery-migrate from frontend dependencies.
Boost Hero Image (fetchpriority) — Adds fetchpriority=”high” to the first content image on singular pages.
Lazy‑load iframes in Content — Ensures iframes in post content use loading=”lazy”.
WooCommerce Smart Loader — Loads WC CSS/JS only on WooCommerce pages (shop, product, cart, checkout, account).
Network
DNS Single Post Prefetch — Prefetch homepage on singular pages to speed return navigation (HTTP/2).
Resource Hints Hosts — Add domains for dns-prefetch and preconnect (one per line).
Google Fonts Preconnect — Adds preconnect hints for fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com.
Security
Disable XML-RPC — Blocks the XML-RPC endpoint unless you need it.
Disable WP Embeds / oEmbed — Removes discovery links and wp-embed script.
Head Cleanup — Removes RSD, WLW, generator, shortlink, and extra feed links.
Performance & Admin
Disable WordPress Heartbeat (Frontend) — Keep editor autosave, reduce frontend pings.
Heartbeat Interval — Set between 15–120 seconds.
WP‑Cron Guidance — Advisory copy to move cron to a real system cron.
Database
Limit Post Revisions — Define WP_POST_REVISIONS to 5.
Autosave Interval (advisory) — Suggest a wp-config constant.
Empty Trash Days (advisory) — Suggest a wp-config constant.
UI/UX
Tabbed settings with keyboard navigation and ARIA roles.
Card layout, helpful tooltips, and consistent spacing.
Sticky save bar with “unsaved changes” hint.
“Reset all settings” link (with nonce) to clear options without uninstalling.
Competitors & alternatives
AppRanks tracks competitor sets per category. For Performance Tweaks, the independent listing audit includes a competitive context section, and the full WordPress app index shows the broader marketplace landscape this app competes in. Sign up free to surface a side-by-side competitor matrix customized to your tracked apps.
Frequently asked questions
What is Performance Tweaks?
Performance Tweaks is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 5.0-star rating from 3 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Rick Hoekman.