Autoptimize vs WP Rocket | Disable Cache Clearing
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| Feature | Autoptimize v3.1.16 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | WP Rocket | Disable Cache Clearing checked 23 Oct 2026 Free Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 800,000+ | — |
| Last updated | September 26, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Autoptimize · Autoptimize Pro ($) | WP Rocket | Disable Cache Clearing |
| Pros | Aggregates and minifies CSS and JavaScript; Lazy-loads images with WebP and AVIF support; Works without changing theme code | Stops WP Rocket purging the cache on content and settings changes; Covers WooCommerce variations, Elementor and user changes; Shows a notice on the WP Rocket settings page while active |
| Cons | Aggressive script changes can break pages and need testing; Page cache, CDN and critical CSS need the paid Pro version | Pages can stay stale until the cache is purged by hand; Advanced option that depends on WP Rocket internals |
| More features | ||
| Other features | CSS and JavaScript aggregation and minification, Image lazy-load and WebP and AVIF settings, Extra options for fonts, emoji and script placement, Critical CSS through the criticalcss.com premium API ($), Pro upgrade tab in the admin | Disables automatic cache clearing on content and settings changes, Disables cache clearing on user and term changes, Disables cache clearing on Elementor saves, Disables cache clearing after WooCommerce variation saves, Shows a notice on the WP Rocket settings page |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | WP Rocket, Elementor |
| Other | criticalcss.com ($), Google Fonts | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | criticalcss.com, misc.optimizingmatters.com | — |