Hummingbird Pro reigns as the sovereign of WordPress optimization, diligently scanning through your site to uncover innovative methods for achieving lightning-fast loading speeds.
Hummingbird Pro WordPress Plugin Features
- Performance Report
- Hummingbird scans your site and makes recommendations for improving performance.Asset Optimization
- Minify, combine, optimise and position files to improve page speed.
- Gzip Compression
- Compress HTML, JavaScript, and Style Sheets to reduces site load time.
- Complete Cache Suite
- Speed up page load times with full-page, browser, RSS and Gravatar cache.
- Cloudflare Cache-Control
- Hummingbird includes quick controls for managing Cloudflare Browser Cache.
- Hosted File Optimization
- Use WPMU DEV’s secure and hyper fast CDN for faster performance.
- Image Optimization
- Smush Pro integration lets you resize, compress and optimize all your images.
- Uptime Monitoring
- Monitor your website’s response time and know when you experience downtime.
- Hub Security Manager
- Monitor security issues, updates and backups for all your sites from the Hub.
= 3.7.2 ( 2024-01-16 ) = - New: Use static IPs for Critical CSS service - Improvement: Ignore missing CSS files when generating Critical CSS - Fix: Avoid calling the Critical CSS service too frequently = 3.7.1 ( 2023-12-20 ) = - Improvement: Stability improvements = 3.7.0 ( 2023-12-06 ) = - Fix: Critical CSS and Delay JS causing validation errors with AMP - Fix: Compatibility warning with PHP 8.3 - Improvement: Better analytics = 3.6.1 ( 2023-11-06 ) = - Fix: Minify module generating CSS file with HTML inside, when source CSS file not found = 3.6.0 ( 2023-10-03 ) = - New: Generate Critical CSS for your pages to address render-blocking resource warnings and eliminate unused CSS - Improvement: Add comments for all translation strings that have placeholders in them - Improvement: Set minimum required PHP version to 7.4 - Fix: PHP errors and warnings - Fix: Asset Optimization doesn't save settings on Manual Mode - Fix: Delay JS conflict with Hub Client = 3.5.0 ( 2023-06-21 ) = - New: Delay JS - Delay the execution of scripts to prioritize page rendering - Improvement: PHP 8.2 Compatibility - Fix: Accessibility Improvements - Fix: Security audit and improvements - Fix: Filter panel overlaps result while scrolling down on Asset Optimization page - Fix: Asset Optimization doesn't save manual settings in some situations - Fix: Minor improvements in code and copy = 3.4.7 ( 2023-06-13 ) = - Improvement: Performance improvements = 3.4.6 ( 2023-04-17 ) = - Improvement: Switch from React development build to production build - Fix: Asset Optimization stats showing NaN on non-English sites - Fix: HB CDN automatically excluding two files from Themeco Pro theme - Fix: Hummingbird performance test results accordion not opening - Fix: Whitelabel issue with "What's New" modal - Fix: Minor compatibility issues with PHP 8.2 = 3.4.5 ( 2023-03-24 ) = - Fix: Incorrect post types getting deleted = 3.4.4 ( 2023-03-15 ) = - Improvement: Minor bug fixes and improvements = 3.4.3 ( 2023-02-23 ) = - Fix: Security fix = 3.4.2 ( 2023-02-16 ) = - Fix: JS error in configs = 3.4.1 ( 2023-02-16 ) = - Improvement: Security hardening - Fix: Issue when upgrading from version 2.7.3 = 3.4.0 ( 2022-11-28 ) = - New: Asset optimization safe mode - New: React-based asset optimization module - New: Compatibility module with WPMU DEV hosting FastCGI feature - New: Map generated filenames to actual filenames on Manual Asset Optimisation - New: Replace Google fonts with Bunny fonts for GDPR compliance - Fix: Performance module showing older version of the report after scan - Fix: Page cache preloader icon - Fix: Uptime compatibility with WPMU DEV free Hub - Fix: Smush activation links on MU - Fix: Dashboard Asset Optimization Stats are different from the AO Summary Details - Fix: Miscellaneous PHP warnings and errors = 3.3.7 ( 2022-11-17 ) = - Improvement: Code and compatibility improvements = 3.3.6 ( 2022-11-01 ) = - Enhance: Security hardening - Enhance: WP 6.1 compatibility = 3.3.5 ( 2022-10-04 ) = - Enhance: Membership status check = 3.3.4 ( 2022-06-16 ) = - Enhance: Split out JavaScript libraries into smaller files - Enhance: Reports compatibility with Defender masking feature - Enhance: Cleanup on uninstall on network installs - Enhance: Page cache compatibility with Defender security headers - Fix: Usage tracking option on network installs - Fix: Setup module logic on plugin activation - Fix: Inline limits in asset optimization - Fix: Weekly performance report sometimes sent out twice - Fix: Settings link on Plugins page - Fix: Comment on-click lazy loading - Fix: Translation link URL - Fix: Tooltip showing by default on 'Checking files' asset optimization modal - Fix: Redis module not always being able to write to wp-config.php file - Fix: Skip onboarding wizard if a config has been applied - Fix: Rename "Basic" config to "Default" - Fix: Tutorials scripts loading on all pages = 3.3.3 ( 2022-05-12 ) = - New: Set the number of comments to preload in lazy loading module - Enhance: Clean up after uninstalling on multisite - Enhance: Remove duplicate 'wphb_page_cache_cleared' action in favour of 'wphb_clear_cache_url' - Enhance: Sanitize input fields in Configs module - Enhance: Compatibility with Weglot plugin - Fix: PHP undefined array key warnings - Fix: Fatal error when clearing cache in certain conditions - Fix: Toggling Uptime from WPMU DEV hub - Fix: Clear cache button not white labeled - Fix: Onboarding setup wizard summary layout - Fix: Onboarding setup wizard tracking option on multisite - Fix: Smush upsell block logic - Fix: Tutorials on dashboard page cannot be hidden - Fix: Duplicate users in notifications modal - Fix: Errors when offloading ES6 modules with import statements to CDN - Fix: Clear cache button (admin bar) logic on network installs - Fix: Cloudflare zone selector not working - Fix: High contrast notice in comments lazy load module - Fix: Lazy loading WooCommerce reviews = 3.3.2 ( 2022-03-14 ) = - Fix: XSS vulnerability = 3.3.1 ( 2022-02-24 ) = - New: Onboarding setup wizard - Enhance: Support for WPMU DEV Hub - Enhance: Add a unique salt when enabling Redis integration - Enhance: "How does it work" section in asset optimization module - Fix: Incorrect detection of Cloudflare APO status - Fix: Missing action buttons on Integrations page in sub sites - Fix: Page cache not clearing when caching is disabled on subsites - Fix: Duplicate ID elements on dashboard page - Fix: Inability to auto start asset optimization scan from dashboard page on free version - Fix: Remove global configs from network subsites - Fix: An invalid form control with name='cloudflare-email' is not focusable error - Fix: Documentation link in Notifications module - Fix: Translation strings - Fix: Styles for Select2 textarea elements = 3.3.0 ( 2022-01-11 ) = - New: Font optimization is now part of automatic asset optimization mode - New: Notification email designs - New: Plugin icon - Enhance: Add file size limits for inlining assets in asset optimization module - Enhance: Status of assets in asset optimization module - Enhance: Updating of exclusion list in asset optimization UI - Enhance: Page types exclusions in page caching - Enhance: PHP 8.1 compatibility - Fix: Clearing page cache on subsites in a network sub-directory installs - Fix: Page caching module not showing for site admins - Fix: Browser caching module not showing on subsites with Cloudflare integration - Fix: Cached files counter when purging cache - Fix: Infinite loop with orphaned assets when page cache integrations are enabled - Fix: Cases when asset optimization breaks CSS with background SVG images - Fix: Asset optimization auto selecting files in auto mode - Fix: Cloudflare integration when a site is installed in a sub-folder - Fix: Missing notification modules and translations - Fix: Errors when purging Varnish cache - Fix: Fatal error when scheduling database reports - Fix: Fatal error with WP Ultimo 2.x = 3.2.1 ( 2021-11-24 ) = - Fix: Sync issues with WPMU DEV Hub = 3.2.0 ( 2021-11-24 ) = - New: Notifications module and dashboard widget - New: Performance reports for subsites - New: Database cleanup reports - New: Page cache integration with WP Ultimo plugin - New: Browser caching set up wizard - Enhance: Simplify and improve browser caching setup - Enhance: Allow changing file location for asset optimization in multisite - Fix: PHP warnings when syncing settings with Hub - Fix: Parse warning in DOM when using font optimization = 3.1.4 ( 2021-11-04 ) = - Enhance: White labeling support - Fix: Double notices on Dashboard page - Fix: Translation strings = 3.1.3 ( 2021-11-01 ) = - Enhance: Minor performance improvements = 3.1.2 ( 2021-10-19 ) = - New: Option to hide average response time from Uptime reports - Enhance: Database cleanup drafts processing - drafts are now moved to trash instead of removed completely - Enhance: Asset optimization processing - to prevent infinite processing loops, assets that use timestamps for versions will no longer be tracked - Enhance: Asset optimization purging orphaned data entries - Enhance: LiteSpeed server browser cache instructions - Enhance: Compatibility with WPMU DEV hosting FastCGI - Fix: Asset version changes not triggering asset optimization updates - Fix: Page cache not clearing out cache when menu is updated - Fix: Page cache not working on a page/post if the slug is 'mobile' - Fix: PHP undefined offset warnings - Fix: Hidden CPTs clearing out page cache - Fix: Configs not working for subsite admins - Fix: PHP warnings on Dashboard page when Smush was previously installed and removed - Fix: Performance optimization guide link = 3.1.1 ( 2021-09-07 ) = - New: Import/export of asset optimization settings on network subsites - Enhance: Page caching warnings and errors - Enhance: Compatibility with PHP 8.1 - Fix: PHP warning in Asset Optimization module - Fix: Error with [object Object] in Gzip module - Fix: Page cache status when disabling the plugin on the network - Fix: Preload key requests audit in performance test - Fix: Performance scans not always starting in Firefox - Fix: Cloudflare integration not detecting mapped domains on subsites - Fix: Cloudflare modal not properly closing - Fix: Overlapping tooltips on Asset optimization page = 3.1.0 ( 2021-07-20 ) = - New: Asset optimization preload option - New: Asset optimization async option for external assets - New: Add prefix to Redis cache via the WP_REDIS_SALT define (possible to store cache for multiple sites in a single database) - New: DNS prefetch for asset optimization CDN - New: Filter relevant audits in the performance test - New: Connect to Cloudflare via API token - Enhance: Allow setting crossorigin attribute for preconnect resources - Enhance: Performance test score metrics weights (inline with latest Lighthouse changes) - Enhance: Performance test tooltips - Enhance: Make sure logging is active only when both WP_DEBUG and WP_DEBUG_LOG are set - Enhance: Set the cache by device type option in Cloudflare APO for new installs - Enhance: White labeling support - Enhance: Processing of configs from other plugins - Fix: Do not preconnect to Google fonts servers if no fonts are being optimized - Fix: Broken purchase link in Cloudflare APO integration - Fix: Page cache module not always showing on subsites - Fix: Redis not connecting to external servers via hostname - Fix: PHP warnings for undefined index original_size - Fix: PHP warnings when doing performance scans from Dashboard - Fix: PHP warnings array_filter() expects parameter 1 to be array - Fix: Saving/applying settings via configs for Page Caching module on network installs = 3.0.1 ( 2021-06-17 ) = - New: Configs - New: Define for controlling Redis exclusion groups - New: Allow adding admin bar shortcuts for purging various caches - Enhance: Move admin bar cache controls settings to the Settings - General page - Enhance: Performance test informative audits UI - Fix: Dashboard and Gzip compression module layout issues on mobile devices - Fix: White pages when page cache is removed without header files - Fix: Asset optimization empty debug link on subsites - Fix: Documentation links - Fix: Skip performance test button styles - Fix: Skipping performance tests on subsites = 3.0.0 ( 2021-05-19 ) = - New: Performance reports (synced with latest Lighthouse API) - New: Cloudflare automatic platform optimization (APO) integration - New: Cloudflare integration for subsites - New: Asset optimization font preloading - New: Allow customizing page cache file names with a wphb_cache_* cookie - New: Preconnect option - Enhance: Asset optimization asset action tooltips - Enhance: UX in Redis integration - Enhance: Asset optimization and page cache compatibility - Fix: Asset optimization settings reset - Fix: Asset optimization UI inconsistencies - Fix: Clear cache notice on network subsites - Fix: Select element styles on reporting screens - Fix: Overwriting network admin settings in advanced tools - Fix: Page cache clearing taking too long during post edit - Fix: Cloudflare browser caching settings not syncing with Hub