While most performance plugins focus on “adding” features like caching, Perfmatters is built on the philosophy of “subtraction.” I use it as a surgical instrument to remove the bloat that WordPress core and other plugins inject by default. It is the definitive tool for script management.

Its “Script Manager” is the architectural highlight. It allows me to disable specific scripts on a per-page basis. For example, I can ensure that a contact form script only loads on the “Contact” page and nowhere else. This drastically reduces the number of HTTP requests and the total JavaScript execution time. It is the most effective way to achieve a “clean” DOM without manually dequeuing scripts in the functions file.