Photon
Photon is WordPress.com's built-in Content Delivery Network (CDN) designed to significantly improve the performance of WordPress.com websites.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Accelerate your WordPress.com site with optimized image and static file delivery.
Who should look elsewhere
No cache invalidation
Pros
- +Significantly improves website loading speed
- +Reduces server load on the main WordPress.com site
- +Automatically optimizes images for various screen sizes and formats
- +Enhances user experience with faster content delivery
- +Simple to enable and manage for eligible plans
Cons
- −No cache invalidation
- −No support for custom theme or plugin assets
- −Manual image purging only
Key features
- ✓Image CDN for faster image loading
- ✓Automatic image resizing and optimization (including WebP conversion)
- ✓Static file CDN for JavaScript and CSS (WordPress core, Jetpack, WooCommerce)
- ✓Uses multiple subdomains for parallel downloads
- ✓Works on secure (HTTPS) pages without mixed content warnings
- ✓Applies to both old and new posts
- ✓Easy toggle to enable/disable feature
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | — | month | — |
| Personal | — | month | — |
| Premium | — | month | — |
| Business | — | month | Site accelerator (CDN); Speed up image load times; Speed up static file load times |
| Commerce | — | month | Site accelerator (CDN); Speed up image load times; Speed up static file load times |