Scripts To Footer vs Speed Optimizer

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

Health A89

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

Scripts To Footer moved down one install band, 8K+ to 7K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

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	A · 89 ✓	A · 85
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	89/100 ✓	79/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	68/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.5★ ✓	4.1★
Reviews	37	641 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100 ✓	90/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	yesterday	yesterday
Downloads · 30d	2.5K	2.8M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.7% ✓	0.9%
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Scripts To FooterSpeed 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.