Security
The 18 Best Free WordPress Security Plugins in 2026, Ranked by Data
Really Simple Security is the best free WordPress security plugin on our data (98.5/100), ahead of Wordfence (92.7) and Limit Login Attempts Security (88.8).
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Plugins
The 10 Best Free WordPress Statistics Plugins in 2026, Tested
Independent Analytics (87.0) and Burst Statistics (86.7) are tied as the best free WordPress statistics plugin on our data; Koko Analytics is third on 82.4.
Performance
The 14 Best Free WordPress Cache Plugins in 2026, Ranked by Data
WP-Optimize is the best free WordPress cache plugin on our data (87.3/100), ahead of Super Page Cache (86.2) and LiteSpeed Cache (85.1).
Performance
Do You Still Need a Lazy Load Plugin in WordPress? We Tested It (2026)
WordPress already lazy-loads post images: 5 of 8 on our test post with no plugin. LazyLoad Plugin added 0.0 KB and changed nothing; a3 Lazy Load added +37.8 KB.