Style.css Load Last Version vs Automatic Cache Flusher for W3 Total Cache

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

Style.css Load Last Version

by Mirco Babini

Health D46

Automatic Cache Flusher for W3 Total Cache

by Stach Redeker

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

Style.css Load Last VersionAutomatic Cache Flusher for W3 Total Cache

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	Style.css Load Last Version	Automatic Cache Flusher for W3 Total Cache
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	4K–5K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+471% ✓
Overall health	D · 46	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	4.0★
Reviews	3 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	75/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	12.9y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	80	2.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.9%	28% ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Style.css Load Last VersionAutomatic Cache Flusher for W3 Total 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.