WP Head Optimizer vs AMP

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

WP Head Optimizer

by gr8nilay

Health D52

AMP

by Weston Ruter

Health C60

Active-install trajectory

WP Head Optimizer AMP

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	WP Head Optimizer	AMP
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	400K–500K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 52	C · 60 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	16/100	45/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100 ✓	70/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.22★ ✓	3.80★
Reviews	5	367 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	60/100	74/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.6y ago	1.4y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	65	46.6K ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

WP Head Optimizer AMP

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.