Hummingbird Performance vs WP Super Cache

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

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Health A91

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Hummingbird Performance moved down one install band, 80K+ to 70K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Hummingbird Performance	WP Super Cache
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70K–80K	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-13%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 91 ✓	A · 88
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	95/100 ✓	83/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	75/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.7★ ✓	4.3★
Reviews	1,488 ✓	1,346
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	99/100 ✓	92/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2d ago ✓	3d ago
Downloads · 30d	45.1K	922.7K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.2%	1.5% ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Hummingbird PerformanceWP Super 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.