Download Perfmatters v2.4.7

List of improvements in Perfmatters version 2.4.7

• = 2.4.7 07.15.2025 =
• Added support to set the Perfmatters license key via wp-config.php using the PERFMATTERS_LICENSE_KEY constant.
• Added new perfmatters_fetch_priority filter.
• Added integration to send an early hint header for used CSS file when both features are enabled.
• Added additional check for imagesrcset attribute when determining if an image should receive an early hint.
• Added crossorigin and fetchpriority attributes to early hint headers.
• Added additional parameters to excluded page builders array for Thrive Quiz Builder and Etch.
• Added built-in stylesheet exclusions for Elementor and Astra local fonts.
• Cleaned up leftover test file missed in previous update.
• Translation updates.
• = 2.4.6 06.17.2025 =
• Added new advanced preload option to enable Cloudflare Early Hints (BETA) for Perfmatters preloads along with controls to limit which file types will have early hint link headers sent.
• Added new WP-CLI import-settings subcommand to import a settings configuration from an exported .json file.
• Added new WP-CLI disable and enable subcommands to modify certain plugin options. Available options can be printed out with the new get-options subcommand.
• Added new delay JS quick exclusion for SureCart.
• Added additional logic to disable speculative loading on WooCommerce cart and checkout URLs.
• Added additional logic to allow fallback deferral exclusions as part of an existing delay JS quick exclusion.
• Added built-in exclusion for Gravity Forms to prevent optimization features from running on AJAX form requests.
• Updated CSS parsing library to the latest version (8.8.0). Bug fixes and deprecations.
• Adjusted placement of perfmatters_preloads filter which was running too early and causing some filter snippets to be ignored.
• Increased default delay timeout from 10 to 15 seconds to improve compatibility.
• Fixed an issue with certain parent selector matching functions where a child element selector tag would also be replaced if it had the exact same selector tag HTML as the matched parent tag.
• Fixed multiple redundant calls to retrieve Script Manager settings row when loading the Script Manager UI.
• = 2.4.5 05.16.2025 =
• Added some compatibility logic to fix an issue with specific caching plugins that were not working correctly with Perfmatters output buffer functions.
• Fixed a PHP translation warning that was coming from some post meta UI functions running too early.
• Translation updates.
• = 2.4.4 05.08.2025 =
• Added new Exclude Leading option for CSS background images.
• Added new perfmatters_lazyload_parent_exclusions filter.
• Added new perfmatters_css_background_selectors filter.
• Added new speculative loading mode option to disable the feature entirely.
• Refactored lazy element method to be more efficient when searching for multiple element selectors.
• Reworked the perfmatters_critical_image_parent_exclusions and perfmatters_leading_image_parent_exclusions filters to no longer need to process the page HTML through DOMDocument for better stability, faster parsing, and 30% less code.
• Fixed an issue with parent selector matching for fetch priority and lazy loading where only the first image tag would match if it was inside a nested container element.
• Fixed an issue where the CSS Background class would get added to child elements as well if they also contained a matching selector.
• Fixed a compatibility issue when using Perfmatters preloads alongside WP Rocket.
• Fixed a spacing issue with input row checkboxes in the plugin UI.
• Translation updates.
• = 2.4.3 04.15.2025 =
• Added new preload options to control Speculative Loading mode and eagerness settings for sites running WordPress 6.8+.
• Deprecated Instant Page option throughout the plugin for sites running WordPress 6.8+.
• Added a REST API exception for Slider Revolution.
• Updated delay JS quick exclusions for ShortPixel Adaptive Images and Slider Revolution to be more compatible.
• = 2.4.2 04.02.2025 =
• Fixed an issue where mobile event handlers were sometimes preventing the delayed click from firing.
• Translation updates.
• = 2.4.1 03.26.2025 =
• Refactored delay JS inline script, removed pageshow event listener, and uglified final code, reducing the script size by over 15%.
• Added built-in JS deferral exclusion for Cloudflare Turnstile.