AF Companion – Starter Sites, Speed Booster & Growth Suite for Professional Publishing
by AF themes · Performance
Also makes 4 other plugins · 31.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
One-Click Starter Sites, Performance Optimization, and Publisher Growth Tools
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈15K estimated
Momentum
-6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “demo import”, “news” and “performance” for “publishing”, “speed booster” and “professional”. “demo import” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “publishing” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “news” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “speed booster” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “performance” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “professional” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 69 average across 1,807 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 490K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,101 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Performance plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 17 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 34 reviews, smoothed to 4.42★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
19%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| growth | #3 | #6 | up 1 |
| publishing | #5 | #5 | up 1 |
| speed booster | #6 | #9 | 0 |
| professional | #9 | #18 | up 2 |
| starter sites | #10 | #9 | 0 |
| suite | #12 | #16 | up 1 |
| companion | #11 | #7 | 0 |
| starter | #13 | #10 | down 1 |
| booster | #16 | #14 | 0 |
| site speed | #10 | #18 | up 2 |
| magazine your tag | #17 | #13 | 0 |
| publisher | #23 | #17 | down 2 |
| opcache | #15 | #7 | 0 |
| starter site | #11 | #11 | 0 |
| starter sites importer | #11 | #7 | 0 |
| companion plugin | #11 | #9 | 0 |
| publisher tools | #14 | #15 | 0 |
| wp booster | #16 | #14 | 0 |
| web publishing | #17 | #14 | 0 |
| wordpress publishing | #20 | #18 | 0 |
| demo import your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| news your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
118 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 97 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “demo import”, “news” and “performance” for “publishing”, “speed booster” and “professional”. “demo import” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “publishing” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “news” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “speed booster” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “performance” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “professional” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 31.2K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
17d ago
latest release · v2.2.1 · 14 Oct 2026
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.5 years ago; the previous band took 17 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 27 Jan 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ rockstroh5mo ago
great
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ infoper15mo ago
Saya ingin ini selalu menjadi yang tebaik dan terus berkembang. This topic was modified 1 month, 1 week ago by infoper1.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ oglasisemk5mo ago
Super theme Bravo
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ harryhbar5mo ago
AF Companion does exactly what it promises. It is straightforward to use, lightweight, and adds great functionality to my WordPress site without any bloat.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fetzi711.0y ago
Läuft und läuft
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sebastien Loparis1.5y ago
Super créateurs, merci beaucoup
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nealmann1.5y ago
The ease of use is fantastic!! Works Great!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ irsanat1.5y ago
Hello, thank you to the great WordPress team. Thank you very much.Keep up the good work. May God protect and support you.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.2.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2021-12-27 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects 1.1.0 - 1.1.2 Patched in 1.2.0
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 2 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("for publishers", "whether you are", "for photographers").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Mailchimp, Jetpack, Facebook.
- ✓ Headings and lists 36 headings and 7 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 13,268 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-05-02 20K+ → 10K+ down after 507 days in tier
- 2022-12-12 10K+ → 20K+ up after 166 days in tier
- 2022-06-29 9K+ → 10K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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JCH Optimize 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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