GenTime: Inspect page generation time
by Sybre Waaijer · Performance
Also makes 6 other plugins · 204.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
GenTime accurately shows the page generation time in your WordPress admin bar.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 73/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+15%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “admin bar” for “inspect”. “admin bar” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “inspect” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
73 health vs 69 average across 1,808 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 5.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,103 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 1 release 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 332 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| inspect | #14 | #16 | down 2 |
| admin bar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| generation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| php your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| time your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “admin bar” for “inspect”. “admin bar” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “inspect” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 228 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
11mo ago
latest release · v2.0.0 · 3 Dec 2025
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 80% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 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 6 Oct 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Matt Mullenweg1.3y ago
And does it quite well! As an enhancement I’d love to see what queries and remote calls took the longest.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alex T2.2y ago
Simple, low impact and informative!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ freelancesgroup2.9y ago
You just activate it and it works without the need for anything else.It couldn’t be simpler 😉 I liked it a lot
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bjarne Oldrup2.9y ago
Did that object cache have an effect on the back end? Did that PHP 8.2 upgrade change page generation times? Is the server currently bogged down, or am I just impatient? GenTime is so simple and yet so useful. By having basic page generation timer in the admin bar at all times, it really helps to qualify the website speed over time. Don’t underestimate the importance of backend speed. When managing WordPress websites all day, a few 100 ms at every click, makes a difference. GenTime is a stable on the sites I administer now. Highly recommended
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pixeldevs5.3y ago
Doesn’t bog down the system and works as expected! Better than any other timing plugin I’ve used.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wellbeingtips10.2y ago
Useful for testing page load speed especially if you have many different page setups. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Grzegorz.Janoszka10.5y ago
I love Sybre’s plugins. This one is soo simple, soo useful, no idea how this feature is not included in most seo or all-purpose plugins. Highly recommended for people dedicated to speed up their site!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.9
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 12 languages, 3 at 90% or more
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "GenTime accurately shows the page generation time in your WordPress admin bar."
- ! 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 469 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "performance" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-28 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-27 100+ → 200+ up after 83 days in tier
- 2025-09-05 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-04 100+ → 200+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2025-08-18 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-17 100+ → 200+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-08-13 200+ → 100+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2025-08-07 100+ → 200+ up after 65 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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WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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