EffectIO Hummingbird Pro

Original price was: $70.00.Current price is: $9.99. / year

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Hummingbird zips through your site finding new ways to make it load faster, from file compression and minification to browser caching – because when it comes to pagespeed, every millisecond counts. Version: 3.5.0 Hummingbird zips through your site finding new ways to make it load faster, from file compression and minification to browser caching – because when it comes to pagespeed, every millisecond counts.

Released on: 2025-03-20

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Hummingbird Pro 3.5.0: Optimize Performance, Improve Loading Speeds, and Boost Your WordPress Site

Hummingbird Pro 3.5.0 is a powerful performance suite designed to build faster, lighter, and better-optimized WordPress sites. With easy and safe asset optimization, this ultimate performance plugin is perfect for all users, whether you need simple one-click solutions or want to finetune your site down to the last CSS file.

Superior Performance Optimization

  • Easily identify HTML, JavaScript, and CSS files that can be compressed, combined, delayed, or moved for maximum performance.
  • Test changes before pushing them live with the built-in Safe Mode, ensuring a seamless user experience.
  • Benefit from special monitoring tools that make Hummingbird Pro worth it, even if you already use caching plugins like WP Rocket or W3 Total Cache, or if your hosting provides similar features.

Seamless Integration with Cloudflare

  • Take full advantage of Cloudflare features by simply plugging in your API key and controlling your Cloudflare settings via Hummingbird Pro.
  • Enable the WPMU DEV CDN as a member to host your CSS and JavaScript files on their global CDN, serving them from 114 locations closest to each visitor.
  • Enjoy compatibility with third-party CDNs like Cloudflare, ensuring no content overlap and maximum delivery efficiency.

Advanced Features and Pro Bonuses

  • Access advanced features like Uptime Monitoring, enabled by default on WPMU DEV hosted sites, and Pro Notifications to receive reports on advanced features.
  • Gain automatic access to the entire suite of performance, security, backup, and white labeling tools with a WPMU DEV membership plan.
  • Benefit from 24/7 expert support, including live chat, to help you optimize your WordPress site.

Flexible Membership Plans

WPMU DEV offers different membership plans tailored to businesses and freelancers of all levels. With affordable pricing and a 30-day money-back guarantee, you can cancel any plan for any reason. Please note that free trials are currently not available.

Unlock the Full Potential with EffectIO

With EffectIO’s alternative update channel for plugins, you can optimize your WordPress site using the Hummingbird Pro plugin. All items can be easily updated through the EffectIO Dashboard and come pre-activated with GPL code, ensuring premium support and hassle-free performance optimization.

Hummingbird zips through your site finding new ways to make it load faster, from file compression and minification to browser caching – because when it comes to pagespeed, every millisecond counts.

3.13.0 — 2025-03-17
  • Improvement: Add new Google audits in Performance Test
  • Improvement: Whitelabel email notifications
  • Improvement: Ensure JS Delay, HB CDN, and Lazy Load work together
  • Improvement: Updated component versions
  • Improvement: Ensure compatibility with PHP 8.4
  • Improvement: Performance enhancements
  • Fix: The 'Reset' option in AO Settings does not reset Critical CSS and Font Optimization settings
  • Fix: WooCommerce "Disable Cart Fragments On > All Pages" is not behaving as expected
  • Fix: Critical CSS generation issue for taxonomy feed pages
  • Fix: Page Cache is not cleared automatically after saving menu from the Site Editor
  • Fix: Static Server Cache is not clearing on post update
  • Fix: Add wpdef_lockout_ to the default cookie exclusion list
3.12.0 — 2025-02-04
  • New: Option to clear Static Server Cache when a post/page is updated
  • New: UI option to exclude inline JS from the Delay JS feature
  • Improvement: Exclude Elementor assets from Asset Optimization (AO)
  • Improvement: Better compatibility with The Events Calendar plugin
  • Improvement: New option to switch back to the legacy textarea for Exclusion Optimization (EO) exclusion keywords
  • Improvement: New constant to completely skip the Asset Optimization (AO) module and use Exclusion Optimization (EO) only
  • Improvement: Core WP files are now marked clearly in Exclusion Optimization (EO) exclusions
  • Improvement: Compatibility check added for WPML
  • Fix: Critical CSS toggle in the Summary Box was not updating
  • Fix: Delay JS Exclusions and Critical CSS Exclusions Keyword not cleared when hitting enter
  • Fix: Manual Inclusions textarea expander not working on Critical CSS
  • Fix: Taxonomies not excluded from Critical CSS when Categories are excluded
  • Fix: Exclude files, plugins/themes and keywords from Critical CSS generation when they are added to exclusions
3.11.0 — 2024-12-18
  • New: Granular asset exclusion controls for Delay JS and Critical CSS, allowing easier adjustments and fine-tuning.
  • Improved: Enhanced asset optimization and Critical CSS generation by ignoring empty URLs and commented CSS, reducing errors.
  • Improved: Prioritized Critical CSS generation before other CSS optimizations to prevent unexpected visual behavior.
  • Improved: Removed certain autoload options to boost overall performance.
  • Improved: Optimized API interactions with WPMU DEV hosting’s Static Server Cache for smoother integration.
  • Fixed: Debug log errors when running a Performance Test.
  • Fixed: Fatal error occurring when using Lazy Comments with Divi.
  • Fixed: Ensured compatibility with WordPress 6.7
3.10.0 — 2024-10-16
  • New: Option to delay below-the-fold Critical CSS until user interaction for better performance
  • New: Separate Mobile CSS generation when using Above-the-fold Critical CSS for improved mobile performance
  • Improved: Better page caching and preloading for mobile devices for improved response times
  • Improved: Better Critical CSS handling for themes which do not pass explicit IDs
  • Improved: Added Critical CSS, Delay JS and Font Swapping options on the Setup wizard
  • Fix: Asset Optimization Compatibility issues with Woo cart and checkout pages
3.9.4 — 2024-08-26
  • Improvement: Improved WPML compatibility
  • Improvement: Improved Static Server Cache integration stability
3.9.3 — 2024-08-12
  • New: Viewport Meta Optimization for better mobile performance and responsiveness
  • Improvement: Font Swapping for inline CSS font declarations
  • Improvement: Caching compatibility with WooCommerce Multilingual & Multicurrency by WPML
  • Fix: file_get_contents preventing Hummingbird from loading scripts in JavaScript Delay module
  • Fix: PHP warnings generated by Performance test
  • Improvement: Redis Object Caching integration deprecated
  • Improvement: Legacy manual critical CSS deprecated (Replaced with automatic Critical CSS generation)
  • Improvement: Minor fixes and improvements for Static Server Cache (FastCGI) integration
3.9.2 — 2024-07-23
  • Improvement: Security hardening
3.9.1 — 2024-07-10
  • Fix: Whitelabel fixes
  • Improvement: General code improvements
3.9.0 — 2024-07-09
  • Improvement: Better integration with WPMU Dev hosting’s Static Server Cache
  • Improvement: Option to switch Font Swapping modes to fine tune performance
  • Improvement: Option to switch Font Preloading modes to fine tune performance
  • Improvement: Preload Caching is now enabled by default for Homepage when Page Caching is active
  • Improvement: Woo cart and checkout pages are excluded from optimization to prevent broken functionality
  • Improvement: Faster Critical CSS processing
  • Improvement: WP 6.6 compatibility
  • Fix: Google Site Kit compatibility with Asset Optimization
  • Fix: Relative URLs are now handled without errors when generating Critical CSS
3.8.1 — 2024-05-02
  • Fix: Font optimization causes issue with RSS feeds
  • Fix: PHP errors and warnings
3.8.0 — 2024-04-24
  • New: Load local fonts early with font preloading
  • New: Font swapping to ensure that text remains visible while webfont is downloading
  • Improvement: Better caching compatibility with popular third-party plugins
  • Improvement: Auto-populate CDN and web font domains in Advanced Tools > Preconnect
  • Fix: PHP warnings
  • Fix: Delay JS compatibility issue with Avada
  • Fix: Asset optimization bug fixes
3.7.4 — 2024-03-27
  • Improvement: Security hardening
3.7.3 — 2024-03-13
  • New: Replaced deprecated FID check with INP in performance test
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 941105-1742236021-au

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