Title: Whippet Author: noughtdigital Published: January 1, 2018 Last modified: July 12, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/whippet/assets/icon.svg?rev=3604978) # Whippet By [noughtdigital](https://profiles.wordpress.org/noughtdigital/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/whippet.1.1.1.zip) * [Details](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/whippet/#description) * [Reviews](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/whippet/#reviews) * [Installation](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/whippet/#installation) * [Development](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/whippet/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/whippet/) ## Description Whippet helps you make WordPress faster with a guided setup, safe presets, and deep asset control. #### Core features * Dashboard toggles to disable unused WordPress features (emojis, embeds, XML-RPC, feeds, and more) * File-based page cache with optional Gzip/Brotli variants and exclusions * Browser cache headers and local WebP conversion * Script Manager with per-URL / per-post-type rules and optional MU-plugin mode * Lazy load, font optimisation, and link preload * Local analytics hosting helpers for Google Analytics * Code snippets (PHP snippets off by default) * Database cleanup, import/export, recovery mode, and settings snapshots * Tools diagnostics, activity log, conflict detection, and impact metrics * WooCommerce-aware cache exclusions and utilities #### Premium / Cloud Optional Image Engine and Critical CSS services can be connected from the Premium tab when you have an API key for Whippet Cloud. #### Safe by design * First-run setup wizard with a conservative Safe preset * Recovery mode to bypass front-end optimisations if something breaks * Settings snapshots for rollback * Hardened import allowlists and audit logging ## Screenshots [⌊Unified Tools - Whippet admin shell⌉⌊Unified Tools - Whippet admin shell⌉[ Unified Tools – Whippet admin shell [⌊Performance and cache controls⌉⌊Performance and cache controls⌉[ Performance and cache controls [⌊Script Manager⌉⌊Script Manager⌉[ Script Manager [⌊Premium Image Engine and Critical CSS⌉⌊Premium Image Engine and Critical CSS⌉[ Premium Image Engine and Critical CSS [⌊Setup wizard and Tools diagnostics⌉⌊Setup wizard and Tools diagnostics⌉[ Setup wizard and Tools diagnostics ## Installation 1. Upload the `whippet` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/` or install via Plugins Add New 2. Activate Whippet 3. Open Tools Whippet and complete the setup wizard 4. Export a backup before making aggressive Script Manager changes ## FAQ ### Will Whippet conflict with WP Rocket or LiteSpeed Cache? Whippet detects common cache plugins and warns you. Prefer one page cache at a time. ### Is the cookie notice a full GDPR consent manager? No. It is a simple notice only. Use a dedicated CMP for regulatory consent. ### Are PHP snippets enabled by default? No. PHP snippet execution is opt-in and disabled until you explicitly enable it. ### Where is the activity log? Tools Whippet Dashboard shows recent audited actions. Destructive actions are also written to the PHP error log. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8ac9dabbb954704b2d62c5486875c5af78ab669732c764cc86adcec52200e613? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great Swiss Army Knife Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-swiss-army-knife-plugin/)󠁿 [craigrg1509](https://profiles.wordpress.org/craigrg1509/) February 16, 2018 1 reply This plugin helps massively with page speed. [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/whippet/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Whippet” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ noughtdigital ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/noughtdigital/) * [ Jake Henshall ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jahe/) [Translate “Whippet” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/whippet) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/whippet/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/whippet/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/whippet/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/whippet/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.1.1 * Tested up to WordPress 7.0 * Updated WordPress.org listing tags, contributors, and screenshots #### 1.1.0 * Setup wizard, Safe preset, conflict detection * Impact metrics, settings snapshots, recovery mode * Activity log UI, CDN purge hooks, anomaly alerts * Script Manager adviser, WooCommerce auto-excludes * Cloud connect UI, capabilities, WP-CLI, multisite helpers * Hardened Critical CSS TLS verification and settings import schema * Legacy Settings menus redirected to the unified shell * Updated WordPress.org listing metadata #### 1.0.2 * Security hardening, PHPUnit suite, CI workflow #### 1.0.1 * Completely remove comments * UX / UI update * Script Manager fix (WordPress 5.0+) * Disable the core-embed/wordpress block type #### 1.0.0 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.1.1** * Last updated **4 days ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.1** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/whippet/) * Tags * [cache](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cache/)[optimisation](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/optimisation/) [performance](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/performance/)[speed](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/speed/) * [Advanced View](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/whippet/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/whippet/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/whippet/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/whippet/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/whippet/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/whippet/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/whippet/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/whippet/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ noughtdigital ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/noughtdigital/) * [ Jake Henshall ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jahe/) ## Support Got something to say? 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