Asynchronous Javascript
by Paris Holley · Uncategorized
Improve page load performance by asynchronously loading javascript using head.js
43 health vs 61 average across 5,523 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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, 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 4640 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
134
now · peak 149
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-06-12 300+ → 200+ down after 438 days in band
- 2024-03-31 400+ → 300+ down after 288 days in band
- 2023-06-17 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in band
- 2023-06-15 400+ → 500+ up after 7 days in band
- 2023-06-08 500+ → 400+ down after 3 days in band
- 2023-06-05 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in band
- 2023-06-04 500+ → 400+ down after 216 days in band
- 2022-10-31 600+ → 500+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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- W WP Minify Fix 800+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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