Async JavaScript vs LiteSpeed Cache

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

Async JavaScript

by David Clough

Health D52

LiteSpeed Cache

by LiteSpeed Technologies

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Async JavaScript LiteSpeed 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	Async JavaScript	LiteSpeed Cache
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70K–80K	7M–8M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-13%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 52	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	7/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	91/100	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	66/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.60★	4.78★ ✓
Reviews	102	2,764 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	62/100	92/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.2y ago	20d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	2.0K	2.5M ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Async JavaScript LiteSpeed 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.