Scripts To Footer vs Speed Optimizer

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

Scripts To Footer

by Joshua David Nelson

Health B78

Speed Optimizer

by SiteGround

Health B77

Active-install trajectory

Scripts To Footer Speed Optimizer

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	Scripts To Footer	Speed Optimizer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	7K–8K	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-13%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 78 ✓	B · 77
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	73/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	89/100 ✓	79/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	36/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.53★ ✓	4.15★
Reviews	37	639 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	92/100 ✓	85/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	10mo ago	4d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	572	2.0M ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Scripts To Footer Speed Optimizer

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.