Better WordPress Minify

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

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.

4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 3 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 73% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ filippo.festa

   6.2y ago

   It completely destroyed the layout of my theme (Herald Magazine). Even after the flush the mess was still there. I had to deactivate the plugin to go back to normal behavior. This topic was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by filippo.festa.

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2. ★★★★★ Dawood Ifraheem

   6.5y ago

   Not Updated as wordpress version is updated butt still its working, Please update it As soon as you can.

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3. ★★★★★ crmb

   7.6y ago

   Still in my must-have plugins list even though it hasn’t been updated for years. I hope it will get some updates.

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4. ★★★★★ JohannesDeml

   8.4y ago

   Neat plugin for minifying javascript and css files.

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5. ★★★★★ sadeq0

   8.5y ago

   it’s very good plugin please release new version

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6. ★★★★★ blueboxnet

   9.2y ago

   It works like promised. Thank you. 🙂

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7. ★★★★★ Blair Geddes

   9.2y ago

   Works fine. Compatible with CDN and reduces total number of files/requests for any webpage heavily.

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8. ★★★★★ aidagarmo

   9.3y ago

   Don’t listen to bad reviews. I will tell you the truth: This plugin will NOT break your site. It just change the way JS and CSS are executed, so if you see something wrong in your site after activating this plugin, there are two ways of fixing: Deactivate, Uninstall and remove cache OR Configure the plugin properly. Read each configuration option twice, save and flush cache with each option you change. This way you will really see how this plugin works and will work with your theme/plugins too, with no conflicts. It only conflicts with few cache/optimization plugins. This plugin is the most customizable, trust me you will love it as you realize the potential of this plugin. Give it a try, configure it properly and you will never uninstall it. Developer who made this plugin… THANKS A LOT.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.3.3 * Fixed an issue with wrong `min/config.php` file. 1.3.3
2. — Version 1.3.2 * Marked as WordPress 4.0 compatible * When updating BWP Minify, friendly minify url should be turned off automatically if required rewrite rules are not found. An appropriate error message will be shown once to notify o 1.3.2
3. — Version 1.3.1 Enhancements Added an option to leave external enqueued files at their original positions. Added compatibility for Maintenance plugin (BWP Minify will be inactive when Maintenance mode is on). Improved settings on Manage 1.3.1
4. — Version 1.3.0 New Features Added support for Friendly Minify strings, e.g. http://example.com/path/to/script.js (best used with CDN). This feature should work well on nginx server. Provides a much better method to capture and print JS 1.3.0
5. — Version 1.2.3 BWP Minify is now WordPress 3.7 compatible (compatibility issues with WordPress 3.5 and 3.6 have been fixed). Updated Minify library to version 2.1.7 (security fix). This updated version of Minify also comes with an upda 1.2.3
6. — Version 1.2.2 Fixed a possible fatal error on certain installations. 1.2.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-07-25 8K+ → 7K+ down after 144 days in tier
2. 2026-03-03 9K+ → 8K+ down after 103 days in tier
3. 2025-11-20 10K+ → 9K+ down after 930 days in tier
4. 2023-05-05 20K+ → 10K+ down after 520 days in tier
5. 2021-12-01 30K+ → 20K+ down after 394 days in tier
6. 2020-11-02 40K+ → 30K+ down after 241 days in tier
7. 2020-03-06 50K+ → 40K+ down after 186 days in tier
8. 2019-09-02 60K+ → 50K+ down after 275 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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Better WordPress Minify: 7K+ active installs, 4.2★ (137 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/bwp-minify