Easy Critical CSS

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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 · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

At the current install trend, crossing 80+ in roughly 56 days.

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.

1. ★★★★★ ccosmic

   10mo ago

   we are receiving undesired Dashboard Notification to install this plugin. We do not know where this spamming tactic comes from and the Close notification button does not work. Shady, to say the least.

   Read on wp.org ↗

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-08-19 60+ → 70+ up after 2 days in tier
2. 2026-08-17 70+ → 60+ down after 10 days in tier
3. 2026-08-07 60+ → 70+ up after 26 days in tier
4. 2026-07-12 70+ → 60+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2026-07-11 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2026-07-10 70+ → 60+ down after 11 days in tier
7. 2026-06-29 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in tier
8. 2026-06-28 70+ → 60+ down after 8 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).

• AMP 400K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags C
• Jetpack Boost – Website Speed, Performance and Critical CSS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Performance Lab 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
• Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Optimization Detective 60K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B

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Easy Critical CSS: 70+ active installs, 1.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/easy-critical-css