The plugin

Everything WP Footprint measures on your site.

The plugin runs directly inside your WordPress. It scans, isolates each plugin/theme's impact, and produces an actionable report. Measure to lighten: a faster site is also a more sober one.

Screenshot of the WP Footprint dashboard

Baseline scan + attribution

A page is measured with all plugins active, then with each plugin disabled in turn to isolate its own impact. The active theme is also evaluated through a temporary swap to a default theme.

Five metrics per component

For each plugin and for the active theme: PHP execution time, peak memory, SQL queries, scripts/styles added, external HTTP calls. Everything that actually weighs.

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Footprint Score A to E

A readable grade, derived from public absolute thresholds. No need to be a developer to understand which plugin is the problem.

Actionable recommendations

For each heavy plugin or theme: optimization paths, lighter alternatives in the same category when relevant.

SQL queries audit

Detection of N+1, slow queries, repeated queries on every page. A real built-in profiling tool.

Compare mode

Compare your site before/after a plugin install or a theme switch to validate the promises actually hold.

Mu-plugin loader

The scanner is injected before plugins boot to measure from the very beginning, with no bias from load order.

No impact in production

Scans are triggered on demand on URLs you choose. The plugin stays invisible the rest of the time.

Community contribution (opt-in)

If you wish, your measurements feed WP Footprint Pulse — anonymously, no URL no IP.

The plugin in pictures

A concrete look at the plugin inside the WordPress admin: from scanning a page to community ratings.

A readable scan report: global score, components to examine first, and actionable recommendations.
A readable scan report: global score, components to examine first, and actionable recommendations.
Every scan is compared with the previous one to see what changed, plugin by plugin.
Every scan is compared with the previous one to see what changed, plugin by plugin.
The Footprint Score shows up right inside your plugins list.
The Footprint Score shows up right inside your plugins list.
Community ratings appear in the admin, even before you run your own analysis.
Community ratings appear in the admin, even before you run your own analysis.
Each plugin's public page on WP Footprint Pulse, with its homepage and admin score.
Each plugin's public page on WP Footprint Pulse, with its homepage and admin score.

Ready to measure your site?

Installation takes less than two minutes. A few minutes of measuring, kWh saved over time.

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