Async JS and CSS
by dmikam · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 730+ installs across the portfolio →
Converts render-blocking CSS and JS files into NON-render-blocking, improving performance of web page.
46 health vs 56 average across 16,377 Uncategorized plugins
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3197 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
144
now · peak 195
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
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.
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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-08-21 · 1,435 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ lanuevareligiondt8.1y ago
nice job
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wpprup9.3y ago
This plugin crashed many functions in my Divi page. The worst thing of it all is that the page did not get restored by neither deactivating the functions nor the whole plugin! Plus, the last support answer is one year old so there was obviously no hope for help. It was the first time ever I had to replay a backup of my site which is absolutely recommended to make before you install this troublesome plugin IMHO. I would warn from using this plugin after my experiences. This topic was modified 9 years, 2 months ago by wpprup.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Abhishek Ghosh9.9y ago
Does the job and helps to do more tweaks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Holyto10.1y ago
Giving it 1 star because it breaks the site, especially the Revslider. Don’t risk.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ w3arts10.1y ago
you will get a high pagespeed score but some parts of the site brakes and also my site has lower request but loads longer as without plugin. For a small simple site you may use it but for a complex one no chance to use it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vidabandida10.2y ago
Async JS and CSS prevents plug-in theme JavaScript and CSS are loaded properly and do WPtouch plugin to work how can I solve this?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ convictedvapour10.7y ago
Massive 30% reduction is google page insights across the board. DO NOT RECOMMEND AT ALL! Doesn’t break site however doesn’t function as described!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bruce Killer10.8y ago
This was the only plugin that made the magic happen. Tested dozens of plugin and this is the only one I solved my problem with PageSpeed.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 64 languages, 0 at 90% or more · development strings
Plus 40 more locales with partial translations.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-16 800+ → 700+ down after 194 days in tier
- 2025-12-04 900+ → 800+ down after 128 days in tier
- 2025-07-29 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-28 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-07-26 1K+ → 900+ down after 624 days in tier
- 2023-11-10 2K+ → 1K+ down after 156 days in tier
- 2023-06-07 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-06-06 2K+ → 3K+ 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).
- A Asynchronous Javascript 200+ installs · 3.8★ · 5 shared tags D
- H Head.WP 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags D
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Async JavaScript 70K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D - S SOGO Add Script to Individual Pages Header Footer 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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ReactPress – Create React App for WordPress 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C - S Shadowbox JS 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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