A faster website! (aka defer.js) vs LiteSpeed Cache

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

Health B72

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

A faster website! (aka defer.js) moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	A faster website! (aka defer.js)	LiteSpeed Cache
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	7M–8M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 72	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	55/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	93/100	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	59/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.7★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	45	2,778 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	81/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.2y ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	167	2.2M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	5.0% ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

A faster website! (aka defer.js)LiteSpeed 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.