WP-Optimize vs WP Rocket | Disable Automatic Lazy Rendering

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Feature WP-Optimize v4.7.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details WP Rocket | Disable Automatic Lazy Rendering checked 23 Oct 2026 Free Visit Details
At a glance
Active installs 1M+ —
Last updated September 21, 2026 —
Editions WP-Optimize · WP-Optimize Premium ($) WP Rocket | Disable Automatic Lazy Rendering
Pros Page, browser and minified-asset caching in the free edition; Database cleanup for revisions, spam, tables and more; Image compression and WebP conversion Turns off one WP Rocket optimization without touching other settings; Clears the domain cache on activation and deactivation; Deactivating it restores the default behaviour
Cons Unused CSS, Google Fonts hosting and Cloudflare purge are paid; Image compression relies on the reSmush.it service; Many scheduled background jobs run on the site Only useful alongside WP Rocket; Does not expose a settings screen
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Features (Speed Optimization plugins checklist)
Page cache Yes —
Browser cache Yes —
Minify CSS/JS Yes —
CDN Yes —
Object cache No —
Database cleanup Yes —
Free version Yes —
More features
Other features Image compression through reSmush.it, WebP conversion of compressed images, Scheduled page cache preload, 404 error log with daily pruning, Gzip compression test, Spam comment review link, Unused CSS removal ($), Local hosting of Google Fonts ($) Disables Automatic Lazy Rendering, Clears domain cache on activate and deactivate
Integrations
Plugins — WP Rocket
Other reSmush.it, checkgzipcompression.com, Cloudflare ($) —
Requires WordPress 4.9 —
Requires PHP 7.2 —
Tested up to 7.1 —
Phones home No No
External services checkgzipcompression.com, api.resmush.it, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, teamupdraft.com —