Insights from Google PageSpeed vs LiteSpeed Cache

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

Insights from Google PageSpeed

by Matt Keys

Health C58

LiteSpeed Cache

by LiteSpeed Technologies

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

Insights from Google PageSpeed 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	Insights from Google PageSpeed	LiteSpeed Cache
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K	7M–8M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 58	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	23/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	88/100	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	62/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.50★	4.78★ ✓
Reviews	28	2,764 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	76/100	92/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.1y ago	24d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	734	2.5M ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Insights from Google PageSpeed 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.