Fixes for mod_pagespeed
by Sam Bull · Uncategorized
Fixes to allow mod_pagespeed to better optimise your site.
45 health vs 63 average across 4,745 Uncategorized 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.25, 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 2746 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
46
now · peak 136
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-02-02 20+ → 10+ down after 6 days in band
- 2026-01-27 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-01-25 20+ → 10+ down after 19 days in band
- 2026-01-06 10+ → 20+ up after 3 days in band
- 2026-01-03 20+ → 10+ down after 5 days in band
- 2025-12-29 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-12-27 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-12-26 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
W3 Total Cache 900K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
Autoptimize 800K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance 600K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Aruba HiSpeed Cache 100K+ installs · 3.5★ · 1 shared tag B
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