Better Resource Hints vs Speculative Loading

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

Health D46

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

Better Resource Hints moved down one install band, 200+ to 100+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Better Resource Hints	Speculative Loading
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	70K–80K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 46	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	3	18 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	7.7y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	107	13.7K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.9%	14% ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Better Resource HintsSpeculative Loading

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.