SW Lazy Load vs Speed Optimizer

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

Health D43

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	SW Lazy Load	Speed Optimizer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 43	B · 80 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	69/100	79/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	48/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.77★	4.15★ ✓
Reviews	2	640 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	87/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	12.1y ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	16	2.6M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	0.9% ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

SW Lazy LoadSpeed 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.