SM vs Speculative Page Loader

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

Health D44

Health C61

Active-install trajectory

SM moved down one install band, 20+ to 10+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	SM	Speculative Page Loader
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20 ✓	—
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50% ✓	—
Overall health	D · 44 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	4/100	52/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	70/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.8★ ✓	—
Reviews	1 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	42/100	71/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.9y ago	1.2y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	47 ✓	31
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4% ✓	—
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

SMSpeculative Page Loader

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.