PageSpeed WordPress Optimization plugins

[Whisperken]

Hi all,

I recently switched from NameCheap Shared hosting to Cloudways by DigitalOcean. Previously I was using LiteSpeed, Perfmatters + Cloudflare and ShortPixel. - Switched as Namecheap had a server delay of 1.5s.

Now at Cloudways LiteSpeed isn't available, they have Breeze and Object Cache Pro installed, I also have Perfmatters and ShortPixel + CloudFlare

At NameCheap I was getting better Google PageSpeed results than now for some reason, I guess it's because of LiteSpeed vs Breeze/Object Cache Pro.

Does anyone have any experience which plugins to use for best optimization? At Cloudways they have Memcache, Redis and Varnish available. If Someone can give some advice, that would be great.

Thanks!

 

[cluggyahoo]

namecheap is good and relatively cheap compared with other options

 

[Killswitchs]

litespeed built in caching is hard to beat tbh. breeze decent but not same tier. for cloudways stack, run redis over memcached, kill varnish unless ur site heavy dynamic. pair that w/ perfmatters + cloudflare apo if u on wp. also prefetch critical js, lazy load smart. test on staging always.

 

[jpennt]

Use wp-rocket plugin. It is the fastest with CDN feature.

 

[hideath]

You need a caching plugin primarily,
You can get WP Rocket for free within the downloads section,

Other than that, it's up to the theme, plugins, and images used,
Plugins can't do all of the work, you have to make sure you're optimizing all of the other stuff yourself

 

[Md Rafiqul Islam]

Using a caching plugin will help to speed up your WordPress website.
WP Rocket can be downloaded for free from the downloads page. Alternatively, you might choose to pay for a Premium Plugin.

Following that, you can investigate the theme, plugins, and images that were utilized. Because plugins cannot do everything, you must optimize everything else manually. thanks

 

[TheSeoSpider]

I had a similar switch. Breeze is okay, but combining it with FlyingPress or WP Rocket gave me better results. Additionally, try enabling Redis and Cloudflare APO; this combination worked great for me on Cloudways.

 

[Whisperken]

namecheap is good and relatively cheap compared with other options

Yeah, I think it's great to start with websites.

litespeed built in caching is hard to beat tbh. breeze decent but not same tier. for cloudways stack, run redis over memcached, kill varnish unless ur site heavy dynamic. pair that w/ perfmatters + cloudflare apo if u on wp. also prefetch critical js, lazy load smart. test on staging always.

Yeah, used LiteSpeed for years. It's my first time switching to something different, so I am seeing some difficulties. I'm running a Blog, should I disable Varnish? I removed Breeze, switched it with WP Rocket - I got some better results but still not want I want.
Now using - Perfmatters, Object Cache Pro (Redis), WP-Rocket and ShortPixel for image to WebP.

Use wp-rocket plugin. It is the fastest with CDN feature.

I use CloudFlare as CDN.

You need a caching plugin primarily,
You can get WP Rocket for free within the downloads section,

Other than that, it's up to the theme, plugins, and images used,
Plugins can't do all of the work, you have to make sure you're optimizing all of the other stuff yourself

Yeah, got WP Rocket now, it's better than Breeze for sure. Trying to find the optimal settings.

Using a caching plugin will help to speed up your WordPress website.
WP Rocket can be downloaded for free from the downloads page. Alternatively, you might choose to pay for a Premium Plugin.

Following that, you can investigate the theme, plugins, and images that were utilized. Because plugins cannot do everything, you must optimize everything else manually. thanks

Getting it from downloads page was a good one, thanks.

I had a similar switch. Breeze is okay, but combining it with FlyingPress or WP Rocket gave me better results. Additionally, try enabling Redis and Cloudflare APO; this combination worked great for me on Cloudways.

Will also try out APO from Cloudflare, thanks.

Plugin Recommendations for Optimization
For beginners: WP Rocket or Autoptimize – easy to install and use.
For users with LiteSpeed servers: LiteSpeed Cache – maximize performance.
For users who want detailed control: Perfmatters – deep customization, combined with other caching plugins.
For users who want a complete solution: NitroPack – automatic optimization without complicated configuration

Too bad LiteSpeed is not possible on Cloudways.

 

[pala777]

LiteSpeed definitely gives an edge in performance, especially when paired with LSCache — it’s hard to beat that combo. Cloudways is solid, but since it doesn’t support LiteSpeed, you’ll need to tweak your stack a bit more to get comparable results.

 

[GeeLark AI]

Hi all,

I recently switched from NameCheap Shared hosting to Cloudways by DigitalOcean. Previously I was using LiteSpeed, Perfmatters + Cloudflare and ShortPixel. - Switched as Namecheap had a server delay of 1.5s.

Now at Cloudways LiteSpeed isn't available, they have Breeze and Object Cache Pro installed, I also have Perfmatters and ShortPixel + CloudFlare

At NameCheap I was getting better Google PageSpeed results than now for some reason, I guess it's because of LiteSpeed vs Breeze/Object Cache Pro.

Does anyone have any experience which plugins to use for best optimization? At Cloudways they have Memcache, Redis and Varnish available. If Someone can give some advice, that would be great.

Thanks!

Yes, LiteSpeed does offer better performance than Breeze in many cases. Since you’re on Cloudways now, here’s a solid combo to try:

- Perfmatters – keep it, great for tweaking
- ShortPixel – also keep, for image compression
- Cloudflare – good for CDN, caching
- Redis – enable it for faster DB queries
- Varnish – enable if no compatibility issues
- FlyingPress or WP Rocket – better than Breeze (but paid)

If you want free: try Autoptimize + Asset CleanUp.
Breeze is decent, but not the best.

 

[johnbennett]

LiteSpeed is faster, that’s why scores dropped. you can try Redis, keep Perfmatters and ShortPixel.

 

[PeakVision Agency]

3. Keep **Perfmatters** for script/database optimization and **ShortPixel** for images. They work well together.