Plugin Optimizer vs PhastPress

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

Health D45

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

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

Metric	Plugin Optimizer	PhastPress
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70–80	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-13%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	5/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	73/100	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.92★	4.81★ ✓
Reviews	4	99 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	50/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.7y ago	8d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	110	9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.0%	1.8% ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Plugin OptimizerPhastPress

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.