<h2>Faster pages, fewer attacks and proof that it is working</h2>
<p><strong>Lighthouse</strong> is a performance and security plugin for WordPress site owners, freelancers and agencies who want a faster, safer site without stacking a caching plugin, a security plugin and a monitoring service on top of one another. It speeds up pages, blocks the most common attacks and shows plainly whether it is working, with no code and no server changes. Lighthouse removes much of the default WordPress overhead, from unnecessary filters and actions to injected code and features most business sites never use, and helps increase site loading speed by up to 300%.</p>
<p>It runs on the hosting you already have, alongside the theme and plugins you already use, and every feature can be switched off on its own.</p>
<h3>Speed and caching</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Persistent object cache with no extra software:</strong> a SQLite3-backed cache that survives across requests, so repeated database queries are served from a local cache file. No Redis or Memcached required, and it installs or removes in one click from the settings page.</li>
<li><strong>Real-time cache statistics:</strong> hit and miss ratios, cached keys and cache size, with automatic hourly housekeeping.</li>
<li><strong>Bloat removal:</strong> strip out default WordPress features, queries and native requests your site does not need.</li>
<li><strong>Optimisation presets:</strong> choose Safe or Advanced presets, or reset everything, from the Lighthouse dashboard.</li>
<li><strong>Instant navigation:</strong> hover prefetching and WordPress speculation rules in a single control.</li>
<li><strong>WooCommerce tuning:</strong> dequeue WooCommerce assets and cart fragments on non-shop pages.</li>
<li><strong>More tools:</strong> lazy loading, browser cache headers, theme tweaks, media and storage options, WebP conversion for new images, database charset conversion and debugging tools.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Security and spam protection</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Brute force protection:</strong> repeat failed logins are locked out, with a counter of blocked attempts.</li>
<li><strong>Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA:</strong> a frictionless, privacy-friendly challenge on the login page.</li>
<li><strong>XML-RPC lockdown and user enumeration prevention:</strong> two of the most exploited WordPress attack vectors, closed off.</li>
<li><strong>Registration spam defence:</strong> your own domain and keyword blacklist, an optional shared blacklist of disposable domains, Akismet integration for sign-ups and pattern detection for fake usernames and obfuscated email addresses, with per-source statistics.</li>
</ul>
<h3>SpeedFactor monitoring</h3>
<p>The SpeedFactor module runs unlimited automated speed checks, measuring connection, redirection and Time to First Byte, and charts the results over time, together with a performance score and plain-language suggestions. Change a theme, add a plugin or move host, then check the chart to see exactly what it did. No third-party account is required and no data leaves your server.</p>
<h3>Volt: manage several sites from one screen</h3>
<p>Included with Lighthouse, Volt shows every site you manage on one colour-coded screen, with response times, WordPress, PHP and MySQL versions, storage and security flags. Push plugin, theme and core updates to many sites at once, receive an optional Monday-morning email digest and add sites in seconds by pasting a list of addresses. Each site communicates through the REST API with its own key, so no passwords are shared.</p>
<h3>What customers say</h3>
<p>“Makes a huge difference. Reduced number of queries and increased speed by over 20%.”</p>
<p>“Very good cache and compression! (other options are great, too!)”</p>
<h3>Requirements and compatibility</h3>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 6.2 to 7.1 (tested up to WordPress 7.1.2).</li>
<li>PHP 8.0 to 8.5.</li>
<li>100% compatible with ClassicPress.</li>
<li>Works alongside page builders, caching plugins, other performance plugins and Cloudflare; no server-level software or hosting upgrade needed (SQLite3 is bundled with PHP on virtually every host).</li>
</ul>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>Every purchase includes item support from butterflymedia under Envato’s standard support policy, along with future updates. When requesting help, please include your WordPress version, active theme and any caching or optimisation plugins in use.</p>