WebsiteFix One-Click Performance Optimizer
You’ve heard “you should throttle the Heartbeat API” or “xmlrpc.php should probably be disabled”? But every time you end up in a forum thread with 12 conflicting code snippets, three of which will wreck your site. WebsiteFix One-Click Optimizer solves exactly this problem. Seven hand-curated performance and security fixes, each with auto-safety-check (automatically detects conflicting plugins and does NOT intervene), each one-click-activatable and just as one-click reversible. The 7 Fixes 1. Throttle the Heartbeat API Reduces the WordPress Heartbeat frequency contextually: 60s in the admin, 120s in the post editor (instead of 15s), practically off on the frontend. Typical savings: 75–85% less admin-ajax.php load → lower CPU throttling at your host, significantly lower TTFB value. 2. Disable XML-RPC & Pingbacks Closes the XML-RPC endpoint (by far the most common brute-force attack target on WordPress) and disables outbound pingbacks. Auto-safety-check: if Jetpack, Wordfence, or Sucuri are active, the fix does NOT intervene — you don’t have to choose between security plugin and xmlrpc hardening. Plus REST API user enumeration protection for anonymous requests. 3. Remove Emojis & oEmbed Discovery Removes the WordPress emoji polyfill scripts (wp-emoji-release.min.js, ~14 KB) and the oEmbed auto-discovery routes. Saves 2–3 HTTP requests per page load. URL embeds in the editor remain functional — only public discovery is turned off. 4. Strip Query Strings from Static Assets Strips ?ver=… from CSS/JS asset paths. Proxy and CDN caches (Cloudflare, host caches) can now cleanly cache the assets. Auto-safety-check: with WP Rocket / W3 Total Cache / WP Super Cache, the fix does NOT intervene — caching plugins handle this themselves. 5. Remove jQuery Migrate from Frontend Removes jquery-migrate.min.js (~11 KB) from the frontend but keeps it active in the admin. On modern themes (2020+), Migrate is unnecessary. Lighthouse Performance score typically increases by 1–3 points. 6. Block Author Archives (User Enumeration Protection) Prevents username discovery via /?author=N or /author/ /. Auto-safety-check: if Yoast already has Author Archives disabled, the fix does not intervene. The most well-known brute-force prep trick is neutralized — calls are 301-redirected to the homepage. Additionally: REST API user-individual endpoints blocked for anonymous calls. 7. Hide WordPress Version from Frontend Removes the tag from the HTML head, from the RSS feed, and from asset URL ?ver= strings. External scanners and brute-force bots can no longer directly identify the exact WordPress version — version-specific exploit-sweep attacks become more expensive. Auto-safety-check: if Wordfence / Sucuri / All-in-One Security / Perfmatters are active, the fix does not intervene (they handle this themselves). How It Works Technically When you activate a fix, the plugin writes a single PHP file to /wp-content/mu-plugins/wf-optimizer- .php. WordPress automatically loads must-use plugins before all regular plugins — no activation workflow needed, no reload trick, the fix takes effect immediately. When you deactivate, the file is deleted. Standard WordPress behavior returns immediately. When you uninstall the plugin itself, ALL fix files are automatically removed. We NEVER edit your functions.php. We do not touch theme files, wp-config.php, or existing plugins. Each fix is isolated in its own file — you can inspect them yourself, and you can just as easily delete them manually if you don’t want to use the plugin anymore. All filesystem operations go through the WordPress WP_Filesystem API (put_contents, delete, is_writable, etc.) — no direct PHP filesystem calls. What It Does NOT Do Writes nothing to your database (a single wp_options entry with the list of active fixes is the exception — ~50 bytes). Modifies no theme files, no functions.php, no wp-config.php. Does not automatically deactivate existing plugins — auto-safety-check detects conflicts and skips the fix. Sends no user data to external servers. Fully offline-capable. Shows no ad banners, no nag screen, no trial expiration. Who Is Behind This WebsiteFix is a WordPress diagnostic tool developed in Frankfurt, Germany. The seven snippets are ported 1:1 from our free Smart Fix Library at website-fix.com/smart-fix-library. The plugin is open source under GPL. Feedback/bugs: support@website-fix.com. Auf Deutsch / In German Sieben kuratierte WordPress-Performance- und Security-Fixes mit einem Klick aktivierbar. Jeder Fix kommt mit Safety-Check (erkennt konfligierende Plugins automatisch und greift dann NICHT ein). Aktivierte Fixes werden als Must-Use-Plugin-Datei in /wp-content/mu-plugins/ mit dem Präfix wf-optimizer- abgelegt — kein Theme-Edit, kein Reload-Workaround, sofortige Rückgängig-Möglichkeit. Read-only-Verbindung zu deiner Datenbank — nur ein einziger wp_options-Eintrag mit ~50 Bytes wird gespeichert. Die sieben Snippets sind 1:1 aus unserer kostenlosen Smart-Fix-Library auf website-fix.com portiert. Want a free diagnosis before fixing? If you’re not sure which of the 7 fixes you actually need — start with a free 60-second scan of your live site at website-fix.com/plugin/optimizer. It runs from outside (no FTP, no login, no admin access required) and tells you exactly which performance leaks are draining your hosting plan: Heartbeat API hammering your CPU? Yes/No, with the live frequency. XML-RPC open to brute force? Yes/No, with the current attack surface. Author archives leaking usernames? Yes/No, with the exposed names. jQuery Migrate still loading in your frontend? Yes/No, with the wasted KB. You get a personalized “activate these 3 first” recommendation — instead of guessing. The scan is free, no signup, no email wall before the result. After the scan: come back here, hit “Apply” on the matching fix in the plugin’s Tools page, done. Two free tools, one workflow. Want the deeper 92-point audit (database bloat tables, PHP error stack traces, hook-chain conflicts, slow query log)? That’s at website-fix.com — same place, same no-login policy. Use this plugin for the surface fixes, use the online tool for the diagnosis that needs more than a heuristic. Auf Deutsch Wenn du nicht sicher bist, welche der 7 Optimierungen du wirklich brauchst, starte mit dem kostenlosen 60-Sekunden-Scan auf website-fix.com/plugin/optimizer. Der Scan läuft extern — kein FTP, kein Login, kein Backend-Zugang — und zeigt dir konkret, welche Performance-Lecks deinen Hosting-Plan ausquetschen. Du bekommst eine “diese 3 zuerst aktivieren”-Empfehlung statt zu raten. Kostenlos, keine Anmeldung, keine E-Mail-Wall vor dem Ergebnis.
WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More
WordPress Contact Form Builder Plugin WPForms is an AI drag & drop WordPress form builder that’s EASY and POWERFUL. Create contact forms, feedback forms, subscription forms, payment forms (including Stripe, Square & PayPal), and other types of forms for your site in minutes with just a few clicks! At WPForms, user experience is our #1 priority. Our pre-built form templates and workflows make WPForms the most beginner-friendly contact form plugin on the market. You don’t have to hire a developer. Create a form in less than 5 minutes with our drag & drop form builder, using a template or just asking AI to get a head start. WPForms Pro This plugin is the Lite version of WPForms Pro, which comes with email subscription forms, multi-page contact forms, file uploads, conditional logic, and extra payment integrations. Click here to purchase the best premium WordPress contact form plugin now! AI-Powered Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder Create custom contact forms in minutes with our easy-to-use drag and drop online form builder or just ask AI to build it for you. But don’t just take our word for it. See what WordPress experts are saying: WPForms is by far the easiest form plugin to use. My clients love WPForms and it’s one of the few plugins they can use without any training. As a developer I appreciate how fast, modern, clean and extensible it is. Bill Erickson – Expert WordPress Consultant Pre-built Form Templates WPForms comes with 2100+ pre-built form templates. Whether you’re looking to create a simple contact form, marketing form, request a quote form, donation form, payment order form, registration form, survey form, quiz form, Stripe payment form, or a subscription form, we have a form template already prepared and ready to use. Mobile Ready, SEO Friendly, and Optimized for Speed WPForms contact forms are 100% responsive and mobile-friendly. We optimized every query on the frontend and the backend to ensure that it’s one of the fastest WordPress contact form plugins. You can embed your contact form on any page with an optimized title and description, so WPForms is one of the most SEO friendly contact form plugins too. Fields & Features You Need to Succeed With star ratings, file uploads, repeater fields, survey fields, and multi-page contact forms, you can easily build the right custom form for your site’s needs. Plus, integrate your contact forms with an email marketing service in just a few steps and collect payments with Stripe, PayPal, and Square for bookings and orders without the need for a dedicated eCommerce plugin. See what one business owner has to say about their WPForms contact form: As a business owner, time is my most valuable asset. WPForms allows me to create smart contact forms with just a few clicks. With their pre-built form templates and the drag & drop builder, I can create a new form that works in less than 2 minutes without writing a single line of code. Well worth the investment. David Henzel – Co-founder of MaxCDN Surveys & Polls Create custom survey forms like Survey Monkey. Our WordPress survey plugin addon comes with smart survey fields including Likert scale, star ratings, and NPS. Embed your surveys and polls anywhere in WordPress. Use our survey reporting tools to customize graphs, export them for presentations, and display aggregate results. You can also share poll results instantly when collecting votes. Default WordPress Forms Aside from building simple contact forms, WPForms also helps you create better default WordPress forms, like custom WordPress login forms and custom WordPress user registration forms. Create a password-protected contact form or even a members-only contact form. Bloggers and publishers can use our WordPress post submission forms to accept guest posts, testimonials, and more. Payment Forms, Donation Forms, Booking Forms, and More While WPForms started out as a contact form plugin, it has evolved into a powerful custom forms solution for any type of payment or booking form. WPForms integrates with PayPal, Stripe, Square Payments, Authorize.Net, and Mercado Pago so you can easily accept credit card payments or take payments via PayPal. Bonus: you can also take signatures. We’re proud to be a Stripe Verified Partner. This partnership allows us to build the best Stripe integration with early access to features. You can use our Stripe integration to accept both one-time payments as well as recurring payments while syncing all form data to your Stripe account. Custom Calculator Forms Using the WPForms Calculations addon, you can build custom formulas and display results on the frontend. Create simple arithmetic calculations or build complex conditional calculations with rounded values, averages, time ranges, and more! It’s the best calculator plugin for WordPress. Forms Optimized for Conversions With our Form Pages addon, you can create distraction-free custom form landing pages to increase conversions. To improve form completion rates, we created Conversational Forms which helps you make your feedback forms feel more human by adding an interactive layout. (See Conversational Forms Demo). Easy to Customize and Extend You can easily customize your contact forms with our section dividers, HTML blocks, and CSS. Embedding forms in Elementor and Divi has never been easier thanks to our native integrations. We also know that our developer friends may want more control, so we added tons of hooks and filters. Full WPForms Feature List Online form builder – powerful drag & drop contact form builder. Create WordPress contact forms, payment forms, and other online forms without writing any code. 100% mobile responsive. GDPR friendly. Payment Forms – Take payments, donations, down payments, recurring payments, service payments with our Stripe (FREE) integration. Form templates pre-built and ready to import. Form styling for fields, labels, and buttons. Spam protection built in, plus integrations with hCaptcha, Google reCAPTCHA, and Cloudflare Turnstile. AI Forms to automatically create and refine forms through natural conversation. Instant form notifications via email. Custom form confirmations with success messages or thank you pages. Smart phone field that adapts to your visitor’s location. AI Choices to automatically populate Multiple Choice, Checkboxes, and Dropdown field options. Coupons for free shipping and sale discounts. Calculator forms for payment, shipping, billing, and more. File upload fields for user submissions. Multi-page forms with progress bars. Smart conditional logic to show or hide fields. Repeater field that enables the person filling out the form to easily add another field or group of fields to fill out. Perfect for group registration forms, custom order forms, and more. Signatures for agreements or payment forms. User registration forms and custom login forms. Post submission forms to collect user-generated content. Geolocation to collect location data along with submissions. Surveys and Polls with interactive reports. Quizzes with graded tests, personality quizzes, and scored assessments, plus AI-generated questions. Form abandonment detection to collect partial form submissions. Form locker to control access using passwords, dates, and more. Offline forms to collect submissions without an internet connection. Form landing pages to boost conversions. Conversational forms to boost overall completion rates. Lead forms to get more submissions with multi-step layouts. Webhooks to send data without third party connectors. User Journey reports so you know which content is driving form conversions. Save and Resume to let visitors save and come back later. Entry Automation to export and delete form entries on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Integrations Google Sheets Zapier PayPal Commerce Stripe – We’re a Stripe Verified Partner for Payments. Square Authorize.Net Mercado Pago Mailchimp AWeber Campaign Monitor GetResponse Constant Contact Airtable Notion Drip ActiveCampaign HubSpot Brevo MailerLite MailPoet ConvertKit Klaviyo SendGrid Salesforce Slack Dropbox Google Calendar Google Drive Twilio Pipedrive Make Zoho CRM You can see why WPForms is the best WordPress contact form plugin on the market! Want to unlock these features? Upgrade to our Pro version. Credits This plugin is created by Syed Balkhi. Branding Guidelines WPForms® is a registered trademark of WPForms LLC. When writing about the contact form plugin by WPForms, please make sure to uppercase the initial 3 letters. WPForms (correct) WP Forms (incorrect) wpforms (incorrect) wpform (incorrect) Notes WPForms is absolutely, positively the most beginner-friendly WordPress contact form plugin on the market. It is both easy and powerful. We took the pain out of creating online forms and made it easy. Check out all WPForms features. Also, I’m the founder of WPBeginner, the largest WordPress resource site for beginners. It was a huge priority for me to make a WordPress contact form plugin that beginners can use without any training. I feel that we have done that here. I hope you enjoy using WPForms. Thank you, Syed Balkhi