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Speed-Checker vs Helper Lite for PageSpeed

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

Helper Lite for PageSpeed is the safest pick: health A · 87 against 47 for Speed-Checker, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

Helper Lite for PageSpeed moved down one install band, 3K+ to 2K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Speed-Checker	Helper Lite for PageSpeed
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	2K–3K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable ✓	3K+ → 2K+
Overall health	D · 47	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	8/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	85/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	1	9 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	49/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.0y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	33	570 ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	-50%	-5%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.9%	3.6% ✓
Category	SEO	Performance

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

Release activity

Speed-CheckerHelper Lite for PageSpeed

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.