AEH Speed Optimization: Browser Cache, Optimized M vs WP Fastest Cache

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

AEH Speed Optimization: Browser Cache, Optimized M

by Passionate Brains

Health B79

WP Fastest Cache

by Emre Vona

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

AEH Speed Optimization: Browser Cache, Optimized M WP Fastest Cache

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	AEH Speed Optimization: Browser Cache, Optimized M	WP Fastest Cache
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 79	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	61/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	36/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.46★	4.85★ ✓
Reviews	20	4,224 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	93/100 ✓	88/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago	10d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	484	1.2M ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

AEH Speed Optimization: Browser Cache, Optimized M WP Fastest Cache

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.