Benchmark
by Mark Maunder · Performance
Also makes 1 other plugin · 5.0M+ installs across the portfolio →
WordPress Benchmark tests the speed of your WordPress server's CPU, network and database and shows you how you compare against everyone else.
44 health vs 68 average across 1,075 Performance 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, 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 5085 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 · 1,417 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
188
now · peak 187
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.
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
13.9y ago
latest release · v1.2
2
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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-16 · 1,396 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 ↗- ★★★★★ joapen12.2y ago
I hope that later or sooner there will be a recognized parameter that enables everybody to understand the speed of the service they are contracting. The tool is fantastic
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous12.3y ago
I love the idea of collecting and aggregating data from a larger network to return better results to each individual. Your other plugin Wordfence is a brilliant example of this, good work. Im interested to see where this could go, i dunno much about CDNs but maybe that could be food for thought.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ joanmershon12.5y ago
Not everyone using this is tech savvy – can you give the rest of us a clue as to what the results mean? I really don’t care what a BogoWip is – I would like to know how many I should have. For some things “more is better” (cash, etc) for other things “less is more” (golf score, etc) Even something as simple as a smiley to give me a hint would be great. ☹
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jean-Francois Arseneault12.6y ago
MySQL never finishe, Network isn’t right (we have dedicated bandwith, report is way off)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Matthew12.9y ago
Awesome
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stresslessweb12.9y ago
Works great. Simple to use. With a single click shows how my hosting providers of CPU, Network, and Database performance compares to the industry average. Adding this tool to my tool belt!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ helloari13.0y ago
worked nicely on my cpanel server. with same host i also have a plesk server and the plugin did not work there. not sure if that was the underlying issue or not.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ schteev13.5y ago
my host is compared to an average.. which is meaningless. I’m using shared hosting.. other might be on VPS or dedicated The data should be displayed alongside averages for each host in a league table, then at least hosts can be compared. I wouldn’t even mind paying a little for a ‘pro’ version for the data. Otherwise.. pointless – unless I have several hosts, and you test each one myself. Please put the data online.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-30 80+ → 70+ down after 82 days in tier
- 2026-04-09 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-08 80+ → 70+ down after 24 days in tier
- 2026-03-15 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-14 80+ → 70+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-03-07 70+ → 80+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-05 80+ → 70+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-03-01 70+ → 80+ up after 2 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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- W WPPerformanceTester 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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PHP Vitals 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Product Generator for WooCommerce 300+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/benchmark" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Benchmark — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Benchmark: 70+ active installs, 3.8★ (9 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/benchmark