Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster
by Mohammed Kaludi · Performance
Also makes 2 other plugins · 71K+ installs across the portfolio →
Core Web Vitals (CWV) is the new ranking factor
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Health
B 77/100
Open vulnerability
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
-5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cache”, “optimization” and “performance” for “vitals”, “booster” and “core”. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “vitals” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “optimization” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “booster” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “performance” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “core” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
77 health vs 69 average across 1,806 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 106.1K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,104 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Performance plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 6 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 42 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.9★ over 15 reviews, smoothed to 4.05★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
12%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.5
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cwv | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| core web vitals your tag | #5 | #15 | down 1 |
| vitals | #5 | #14 | 0 |
| web vitals | #7 | #20 | down 3 |
| pagespeed your tag | #11 | #21 | down 5 |
| booster | #11 | #15 | down 1 |
| core | #16 | #19 | down 2 |
| wp booster | #11 | #16 | 0 |
| gtmetrix | #18 | #24 | down 2 |
| pagespeed optimization | #18 | #23 | 0 |
| cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| optimization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
48 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 38 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cache”, “optimization” and “performance” for “vitals”, “booster” and “core”. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “vitals” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “optimization” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “booster” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “performance” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “core” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “pagespeed”. Down 5 places since 2026-09-17, now #11. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.2K · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v1.0.32 · 21 Sep 2026
35
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 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 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ OsazuwaAkonedo1.6y ago
Don’t use this plugin, the plugin will add cwv-image to all your images and when users call image on your site, the image will return 404, causing you huge loss of traffic. This plugin is so bad and evil that even when you deactivate and delete it from your site, the cwv-image will remain affecting your site images. I have to use another plugin to remove the cwv-image to stop the 404 evil this plugin did to my site. The plugin has shown us evidence that not all free plugins have genuine intention. Some are fraudulent with serious criminal motive to cause harm to your site unknown to you if not vigilant. We have spent thousands of dollars to purchase and subscribe plugins which we believe is more better than some completely free lifetime plugin who may have some fraudulent intentions. This plugin has made us to remove several completely free plugins from our site. One of our purchased plugins is the one currently helping us to redirect the 404 image links created by this plugin to the rightful permanent links. This topic was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by OsazuwaAkonedo. This topic was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by OsazuwaAkonedo.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alangrah2.4y ago
I don’t normally leave reviews but this thing trashed the site. Pictures, margins, menus, everything. Uninstalling didn’t fix it. I had to restore from backup. You will regret it if you install this.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thgraef2.7y ago
The plugin works fine alright. Bulk-changes all images to webp which is a valuable feature.But unfortunatedly it breaks spelling in german as it replaces all “Umlaut” with gremlins (¢#^¶)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ grayson92.7y ago
Hello Magazine 3 team, I tried this plugin on my website which uses a theme named Vehica this week. The result on Google Page speed Insights was good and my mobile score matched my desktop score at 99% so top marks. However my mobile menu was no longer useable and there is no way the drop down would work. I am using WP Rocket and Cloudflare also. I disabled both of these plugins and cleared my cache and browser and still the same problem. I then turned of the cache, disabled all CSS features in your plugin and no change. My mobile menu still did ot work. Finally a deleted your plugin and the menu was active once again. I would love for your plugin to work for me and I would also even pay a small yearly fee if it did but at the moment its not good enough. Sad
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ doruhalip2.8y ago
This plugin caused significant issues with my blog posts that were previously performing well in Google search rankings, resulting in a noticeable drop. I am extremely dissatisfied with the outcome. This topic was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by doruhalip.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Filip Markovski2.9y ago
After I installed the plugin, I am unable to upload new images. This is the error I get: The server cannot process the image. This can happen if the server is busy or does not have enough resources to complete the task. Uploading a smaller image may help. Suggested maximum size is 2560 pixels. I tried to switch the Image Optimization to Manual. It does not help either.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ednaldos3.1y ago
Plugin broke the language on the site, causing problems with words that contained: ç, ~ and ^…. This topic was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by ednaldos.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mike3.1y ago
i would say, it more good for a free plugin, it worked well in optimiszing my woocommerce website speed. Also there was a specific error for my desktop score with a QUESTION ❓ mark in the pagespeed score. I contacted their support and would say they have done their best with their time and knowledge and sorted the issue. My pagespeed score has rocketed af this. I am happy I don’t need a premium plugin anymore for website speed. Thanks guys
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.0.32). 2 of 3 disclosed are patched.
- Patched High · 7.2 Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster <= 1.0.31 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-09-23 CVE-2026-95528 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.31 Patched in 1.0.32
- Patched Medium · 4.7 Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster <= 1.0.12 - Open Redirect via _wp_http_referer ↗
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 26 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 Mentions Google Analytics.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,154 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-08-19 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-17 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-15 2K+ → 1K+ down after 297 days in tier
- 2024-10-22 3K+ → 2K+ down after 239 days in tier
- 2024-02-26 4K+ → 3K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-02-22 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-02-21 4K+ → 3K+ down after 75 days in tier
- 2023-12-08 3K+ → 4K+ up after 92 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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RabbitLoader 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags A -
Autoptimize 800K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Aruba HiSpeed Cache 100K+ installs · 3.5★ · 3 shared tags B
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