Title: Qaiyo Web Performance Surgeon Author: qaiyo Published: July 21, 2026 Last modified: July 22, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/qaiyo-web-performance-surgeon/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3619182) # Qaiyo Web Performance Surgeon By [qaiyo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/qaiyo/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/qaiyo-web-performance-surgeon.1.0.1.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/qaiyo-web-performance-surgeon/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/qaiyo-web-performance-surgeon/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/qaiyo-web-performance-surgeon/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/qaiyo-web-performance-surgeon/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/qaiyo-web-performance-surgeon/) ## Description Most performance tools tell you _that_ your site is slow. Qaiyo Web Performance Surgeon tells you **what** is slow, **where** it comes from, and **how much** you would save by fixing it — then fixes the safe ones in one click. It measures a real, anonymous visitor render (not your logged-in admin view) by running a tokened loopback request, and attributes every cost back to the exact plugin, file and line responsible. #### Features * **File- and function-level attribution** — every slow query, hook and asset is traced to the exact plugin, file and line responsible, not just “the database is slow”. * **Measures the real visitor render** — a tokened, anonymous loopback captures the logged-out front-end page, not your admin-skewed view. * **Estimated time saving per finding** — every issue is ranked with an honest millisecond estimate, so you fix the biggest wins first. * **Database profiling** — per-query timing, duplicate-query detection and bloated autoloaded-option detection. * **Hook and callback timing** — per-callback cost with plugin attribution, captured with low overhead (no per-call backtraces). * **Blocking HTTP detection** — flags slow external requests made while the page renders. * **Asset inventory** — enqueued scripts and styles listed with their owning plugin. * **Real browser metrics** — Largest Contentful Paint, Cumulative Layout Shift, long tasks and navigation timing from an actual browser render. * **Safe one-click fixes** — reversible toggles for common wins; no source files are ever modified. * **Zero overhead on live traffic** — measurement only runs for a tokened scan request; normal visits pay nothing. * **Available in 11 languages.** #### What it measures * **Database** — every query with its execution time, paired to the calling plugin/ file/line (via SAVEQUERIES), plus duplicate-query and autoloaded-option detection. * **Hooks** — per-callback timing with plugin attribution, captured without per- call backtraces (low overhead). * **HTTP** — outbound requests made during render, flagging blocking external calls. * **Assets** — enqueued scripts and styles with their owners. * **Browser** — real LCP, CLS, long tasks and navigation timing, captured from an actual browser render. #### Diagnosis and one-click fixes The rule engine turns raw measurements into ranked findings with an estimated time saving for each, and offers safe, reversible one-click fixes for common wins: * Disable the emoji detection script * Disable wp-embed.js * Remove jQuery Migrate * Dequeue front-end Dashicons * Stop autoloading a bloated option Every fix is a toggle you can undo — no source files are ever rewritten. #### Privacy Scans run on your own site. No data is sent to any third party. ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin to `/wp-content/plugins/` and activate it. 2. Open **Performance Surgeon** in the admin menu. 3. Install the scan helper when prompted (a tiny must-use plugin that only activates during a scan and is removed on deactivation). 4. Enter a URL and run a scan. ## FAQ ### Does it slow down my live site? No. Measurement only runs for a tokened scan request; every normal page load exits on the first line of the scan helper at zero cost. ### Why does it install a must-use plugin? To capture the _whole_ request — including the earliest database queries — the SAVEQUERIES flag must be set before WordPress loads its database layer. A tiny must-use loader does this, but only during a scan. It is removed automatically when you deactivate the plugin. ### Are the estimated savings exact? They are honest estimates based on measured data, shown under instrumentation. Treat them as a prioritised guide, not a guarantee. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Qaiyo Web Performance Surgeon” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ qaiyo ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/qaiyo/) “Qaiyo Web Performance Surgeon” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/qaiyo-web-performance-surgeon/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Qaiyo Web Performance Surgeon” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/qaiyo-web-performance-surgeon) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/qaiyo-web-performance-surgeon/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/qaiyo-web-performance-surgeon/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/qaiyo-web-performance-surgeon/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/qaiyo-web-performance-surgeon/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.1 * Deferred the scan/measurement classes to admin and scan requests only, so normal front-end page loads stay lighter. * The enabled-fixes option is now autoloaded, removing an extra database read on every front-end request. * Aligned all internal version constants with the plugin header and tidied a few developer-facing code annotations. * Added a SECURITY.md with a vulnerability-disclosure contact. #### 1.0.0 * First public release on WordPress.org. * File- and function-level performance attribution for SQL, hooks, HTTP and assets, measured on a real anonymous visitor render via a tokened loopback. * Real-browser metrics (LCP, CLS, long tasks, navigation timing) captured from an actual render. * Rule engine with ranked findings, estimated time savings, and safe reversible one-click fixes. * Tabbed admin page (Diagnostics, Browser metrics, Loopback test) with the Qaiyo design system. * Bundled translations for 11 languages. * Clean uninstall: removes the plugin’s option, cached transient and scan-helper on deletion. ## Meta * Version **1.0.1** * Last updated **8 hours ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.2** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/qaiyo-web-performance-surgeon/) and [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/qaiyo-web-performance-surgeon/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/qaiyo-web-performance-surgeon) * Tags * [database](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/database/)[diagnostics](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/diagnostics/) [optimization](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/optimization/)[performance](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/performance/) [profiling](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/profiling/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/qaiyo-web-performance-surgeon/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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