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Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN v3.21.2

Optimize PageSpeed Performance & Core Web Vitals, Advanced Cache, Minify CSS & JavaScript, Inline Critical CSS, Defer CSS & JS, Smush & Lazy Load, CDN

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  • Audit coverage Not yet audited newest version pending
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 5, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 5, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 7.4+
  • Requires WordPress 6.4+
  • Tested up to WP 7.0 WP 7.1.3 is current

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 92 Passed
  • 27 Warnings
  • 6 Failed
Security 68/100
Needs Improvement

25 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 90/100
Excellent

55 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 50/100
Needs Improvement

6 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 50/100
Needs Improvement

3 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 67/100
Needs Improvement

2 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 17/100
Poor

1 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

6.6 MB

19.2 MB unzipped

Total files

1,078

across all file types

Lines of PHP

74,766

in 344 files Large

File types

  • PHP
  • PNG
  • OTHER
  • JS
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 1 Critical
  • 11 High
  • 210 Medium
  • 45 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 30 audited versions of Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN, Code Quality improved the most (+31). No category regressed over this span. The codebase grew 52% in size.

Audited 3.4.6 → 3.20.0 · 30 versions

0 50 100 3.4.6 3.8.1 3.13.1 3.20.0

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 1658 3315 3.4.6 3.8.1 3.13.1 3.20.0

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

39,159

downloads

Today

2,601

downloads

Week over week

+884%

vs previous week

Month over month

+6%

vs previous month

Download trend: Growing. Abandonment risk: None.

Version intelligence

100% of installs run the current version

  • Other
  • v3.2
  • v3.19
  • v3.20

Ratings

1,487 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 1,318
  • 4 81
  • 3 22
  • 2 14
  • 1 52

Support: 2 / 2 threads resolved in the last two months

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

This month

Jul 20, 2026

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 32 days

average between releases

Total releases

77

since Jul 2017 · 9 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running Hummingbird Performance in Your Site?

Our latest audit of Hummingbird Performance v3.21.2 flagged 267 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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