Faster WordPress made easy - all the latest technology on how to accelerate your website neatly packed in a 1-minute-setup plugin.
WordPress caching and accelerator plugin by ShortPixel
Have you ever wished your website scored 90+ on Google PageSpeed Insights, GTMetrix and other website performance analysis tools?
And achieve that without the need to pay expensive fees to consultants or learn a lot of advanced technical stuff?
FastPixel automatically integrates all the latest technical enhancements, such as Page Caching, HTML/CSS/JS minification, DNS prefetching and preloading, Critical CSS, ShortPixel’s Smart Image Optimization, adaptive images, background image scaling and optimization, HTTP/2 support, fonts loading optimization, caching, a global CDN, and Core Web Vitals, within an easy-to-use, 1-minute-setup interface.
There is no need to install our plugin to run a test.
You can quickly assess how FastPixel can optimize your website by conducting a test. Simply use this test page, and we will apply all optimizations to a copy of your website.
This way, you can easily evaluate the substantial speed improvements it can achieve using the most widely recognized website performance analysis tools.
If you’re satisfied with the test, just search for “FastPixel” in your WordPress dashboard > plugins, install the plugin and see for yourself how much faster your site becomes.
If you have more questions, technical or otherwise, please refer to our FAQ section below, our docs or contact us.
We typically respond within 15 minutes.
Our plugin is intentionally designed to be straightforward, so you usually won’t require assistance.
However, if you have any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to contact us, and we’ll be quick to assist you.
Yes, we do! Please contact us to discuss about this.
The FastPixel plugin offers an all-in-one solution to speed up your website. It’s easy to set up, integrates the latest website speed optimization technologies, and is superbly supported by the ShortPixel support team
Yes, our plugin works with all hosting providers, but if you encounter any issues just let us know and we will be happy to help!
“Queued” cache status means that the page is in queue to be processed by our servers and will soon appear as “Cached”.
Yes, as long as you install it on a website that doesn’t generate more than 5,000 page views/month, you don’t have to pay for it 🙂
If you exceed this threshold no worries, affordable monthly or yearly plans are available for you.
That’s probably enough for over 90% of the websites on the Internet! If your website is visited by less than 100 visitors per day, it will most likely not exceed 5,000 page views/month.
Yes, if you make any changes to a page that has already been cached, the page will automatically be cached with the new content.
We have taken great care to ensure that FastPixel plugin won’t interfere with other themes, plugins or widgets, minimizing the chances of compatibility issues. Despite our best efforts to mitigate the risks, considering the vast array of hosting providers, along with tens of thousands of plugins and themes available in the WordPress ecosystem, occasional conflicts with other plugins or widgets are possible. If you encounter any issues or suspect interference with other plugins or widgets, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Our plugin integrates with an external service via dedicated API endpoints. This process involves sending a request with specific data to the server API endpoint, which then queues and processes the request to generate HTML content. Once your request reaches the front of the queue, the service processes the data, generates the HTML content based on the specified URL, and then sends the HTML back to the plugin using the provided postback URL. The plugin automatically receives the generated HTML content and saves it to the disk on your WordPress installation. This process is designed to be seamless and requires no manual intervention.
Example data sent to server API endpoint ‘https://api.fastpixel.io/api/v1/enqueue’ to request HTML page generation:
{ "url":"https://example.com/", "postbackUrl":"https://example.com/wp-json/fastpixel-website-accelerator/v1/update", "settings":{ "modules":{ "ScriptRewrite":{ "enabled":true, "settings":{ "exclude":{ "strings":[], "regexps":[] }, "eventHandlersRewrite":false, "excludeGDPR":true }, "injectBootstrapScripts":true, "rdelay":0 }, "ImageRewrite":{ "enabled":true, "settings":{ "forceImageDimensions":false } }, "ReducedFonts":{ "settings":{ "soft":true } } }, "imageQuality":"lossy", "cropImages":false }, "plugin_version":"1.0.22", "siteKey":"randomKey" }
Also there are two enpoints on external service:
https://api.fastpixel.io/api/v1/purge_all – this endpoint is used to request pages cache. Url is put into queue and once your request reaches the front of the queue, service processes request. Service request page and parse it to get list of links to other pages. Pages from this list are requested too. New html pages will be prepared and send back to wordpress installation for all pages from the list.
Example data sent to server API endpoint ‘https://api.fastpixel.io/api/v1/purge_all’ to request HTML page generation:
{ "url":"https://example.com/", "siteKey":"randomKey" }
https://api.fastpixel.io/api/v1/detect_endpoints – this endpoint is used to check which rest api route is available, /wp-json/fastpixel-website-accelerator/v1/update or ?rest_route=/fastpixel-website-accelerator/v1/update. Response from this endpoint return list of available endpoints and first item from this list is saved for future use. This endpoint is used only if default rest api endpoint is not available.
Example data sent to server API endpoint ‘https://api.fastpixel.io/api/v1/detect_endpoints’ to request HTML page generation:
{ "url":"https://example.com/", "siteKey":"randomKey" }
More information can be found on https://fastpixel.io
Security Measures
We prioritize your security and privacy. All communications between the plugin and the external service are encrypted, ensuring that your data remains private and secure. Furthermore, the plugin securely stores the generated HTML content on your disk, adhering to the highest data protection standards.
Support and Documentation
For more detailed information on how to use the plugin or the API, troubleshooting tips, or if you need assistance, please check our docs or contact us.
Release date: May 20, 2024
* Fixed bug with non disappearing “limit” message
Release date: May 15, 2024
* Bugfixes, added ability to serve cached page for logged in user
Release date: May 8, 2024
* Bugfix after wrong merge
Release date: May 8, 2024
* Fixes for complying with WP guidelines
Release date: October 13, 2023
* Initial release