WP Hyper Response vs Hyper Cache

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

Health D41

Health B78

Active-install trajectory

WP Hyper Response moved down one install band, 4K+ to 3K+; Hyper Cache moved down one install band, 8K+ to 7K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WP Hyper Response	Hyper Cache
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K	7K–8K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	-13% ✓
Overall health	—	B · 78 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	75/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	0	82 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	24/100	86/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.9y ago	9mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	286	943 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	6.4% ✓	0.6%
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

WP Hyper ResponseHyper 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.