Leverage Browser Caching vs Speed Up

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

Health B83

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Leverage Browser Caching moved down one install band, 10K+ to 9K+; Speed Up moved down one install band, 700+ to 600+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Leverage Browser Caching	Speed Up
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	9K–10K ✓	600–700
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10% ✓	-14%
Overall health	B · 83	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	96/100	99/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	77/100	83/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	42 ✓	7
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	96/100 ✓	91/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4mo ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.3K ✓	279
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.1% ✓	1.9%
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Leverage Browser CachingSpeed Up

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.