APH Merge Scripts
by Agus Prawoto Hadi · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 130+ installs across the portfolio →
Merge and minify CSS & javascript files into one file. Easy to use. Support remote file - Javascript & CSS files hosted on other server or CDN
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈35 estimated
Momentum
+100%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “combine scripts” for “hadis”. “combine scripts” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “hadis” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 6.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3709 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.39; the current branch is 6.8
4.4★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3709 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| aph | #4 | #2 | — |
| hadis | #22 | #12 | down 1 |
| combine scripts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| combine styles your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| merge scripts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| merge styles your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| minify your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “combine scripts” for “hadis”. “combine scripts” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “hadis” sits at #22 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 103 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,000 to #24,800, alongside the other plugins at 30+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
9.6y ago
latest release · v1.3.1 · 18 Mar 2017
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. 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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 21 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Jan 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ solgaz7.7y ago
Super !!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ M Usman8.5y ago
Your plugin is good, but it is not working on all pages. It store css and javascript of first page. on others pages there more some css which is not loaded.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jeankassio9.9y ago
Fiquei instalando vários para tentar um compatível com https, esse foi o único que realmente funcionou, e além de tudo é ótimo 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ John10.2y ago
The safer script minify compare to others without breaking site and also have a flexibility to select any needed. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ brendancopley10.3y ago
Let me just say that all the other plugins out there to minify JS & CSS either break my site or don’t work at all. With this plugin I can customize which javascript files I want to minify and combine and which I can leave out. Now when you go through the settings be sure to check Show Manage Scripts Menu on the Admin Bar as it’s essential to make sure this plugin works with your theme. By process of elimination you can make sure your theme is intact and the great thing about this plugin is that it does not overwrite any of your javascript or theme files. So with a simple check box you can revert everything as it was. Now my only complaint with this plugin is that still has Query Strings that won’t allow my static content to cache. Also I would appreciate in the future some support with using a CDN like Amazon Cloudfront or WP Engine or MaxCDN.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 29 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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,750 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("combine scripts", "combine styles", "merge scripts", "merge styles" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-02-10 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-09 30+ → 40+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-02-07 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-06 30+ → 40+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-02-04 40+ → 30+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2025-01-29 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-28 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-27 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in tier
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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SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance 500K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B -
Clearfy Cache – WordPress optimization plugin, Minify HTML, CSS & JS, Defer 40K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Minify HTML 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B -
WP Super Minify • Minify, Compress and Cache HTML, CSS & JavaScript 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A - B Better WordPress Minify 7K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D
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