F12 Profiler
by Forge12 Interactive GmbH · Performance
Also makes 4 other plugins · 11.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Comprehensive WordPress performance analysis with crawling, load time measurement, server diagnostics, and integrated optimization tools. Free.
77 health vs 67 average across 1,075 Performance plugins
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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Support resolution
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Since 2022-10-05 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
331
now · peak 789
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
1.4y ago
latest release · v1.4.0
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 46% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2020-01-15 · 1,423 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 ↗- ★★★★★ Larzans5mo ago
I don’t understand why this is not more popular, it gives you valuable insights in the system and where the chokepoints are. Great job!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wcobalt5.1y ago
Don’t use P3 use F12-Profiler!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ abrahambrookes5.1y ago
Installed the plugin, nothing happens. No link in the admin bar, nothing in the admin menu, no new settings. Wasted my time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cardinalu6.6y ago
Plugin is working and I see some stats. However I have a certain plugin that’s delaying all the pages with more than 10 seconds and there is no mention of it in the stats, everything looks fine there, but it’s not.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wpkiller6.7y ago
Great details. The only thing causing me to rate it as 4 stars and not 5 stars is missing a way to save the results to file. Add this and I’ll change it to 5. Promise!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alx3597.3y ago
Excellent! After P3 doesn’t work with PHP7+ anymore, F12 seems finally the one stepping in to fill that gap. Update [18-Jun-19]. After some small contributions of mine to the dev efforts, the plugin developer has decided to add me to the team, long after this review was written. This topic was modified 7 years, 1 month ago by alx359. Reason: Became part of the team
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Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
- Medium · 4.3 F12-Profiler <= 1.3.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-16 600+ → 500+ down after 518 days in tier
- 2024-08-16 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-15 600+ → 700+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-08-11 700+ → 600+ down after 448 days in tier
- 2023-05-21 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-20 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-05-18 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-17 700+ → 800+ up after 12 days in tier
Competes with
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DietPress 2K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 4 shared tags B
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