Insights from Google PageSpeed
by Matt Keys · Performance
Also makes 2 other plugins · 11.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Use Insights from Google PageSpeed to improve your site's performance, Core Web Vitals, search engine ranking and your visitors' browsing experience.
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈19K estimated
Momentum
+23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “page speed”, “performance” and “seo” for “largest contentful paint”, “from” and “browsing”. “page speed” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “largest contentful paint” sits at #13 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. “from” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “seo” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “browsing” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
89 health vs 69 average across 1,808 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 657.8K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 17 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 28 reviews, smoothed to 4.35★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
40
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 21d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 21d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| google pagespeed | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| pagespeed insights your tag | #2 | #5 | up 21 |
| pagespeed | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| insights | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| lighthouse | #3 | #4 | up 1 |
| improve pagespeed | #4 | #9 | 0 |
| ai insights | #4 | #8 | 0 |
| plugin insights | #5 | #10 | 0 |
| website insights | #6 | #9 | 0 |
| speed insights | #6 | #12 | — |
| google ranking | #7 | #13 | down 1 |
| browsing | #18 | #20 | up 3 |
| largest contentful paint | #13 | #12 | 0 |
| core web vitals your tag | #24 | #23 | down 1 |
| cls | #18 | #15 | 0 |
| lcp | #21 | #14 | 0 |
| search engine rankings | #16 | #16 | down 1 |
| google page | #19 | #24 | — |
| google ai | #24 | #22 | — |
| page speed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
97 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 19 listed. 78 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 “page speed”, “performance” and “seo” for “largest contentful paint”, “from” and “browsing”. “page speed” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “largest contentful paint” sits at #13 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. “from” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “seo” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “browsing” sits at #18 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 10.8K · 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
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
17d ago
latest release · v5.0.0 · 14 Oct 2026
26
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and the previous band took 22 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 20K.
Install history since 4 Feb 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Nabil Sikder5.3y ago
Thanks for creating excellent plugin. looking forward to see more improvements of this plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ben5.9y ago
Thanks Matt, your awesome!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dirkliesenfeld5.9y ago
Been using it now for years and it is one of the most useful plugins for SEO EVER.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dilusionz6.0y ago
Extremely useful and easy to use. This plugin is perfect for an overview of your Lighthouse scores throughout your website, and getting actionable tasks on where to improve. With the upcoming google algorithm changes in 2021 to place weighting on these scores – I’d put money on this plugin becoming far more popular in the near future.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ xrdm8.4y ago
useless
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bhagawadkrishna8.8y ago
I’d not expected such quick replies. They came. I’d not expected such pointed hand-holding. It was provided. I trust this plugin, therefore.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DannyvanHolten9.6y ago
Proper support of this plug-in! Great features as well 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ inventor4fun10.0y ago
Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 4.0.8 Fix PHP 8 warnings 4.0.8
- — Version 4.0.7 Add support for XML sitemaps of type text/xml Bugfix some error messages not appearing when they should Add additional nonce checks for Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) protection 4.0.7
- — Version 4.0.6 Additional validating, sanitizing, and escaping the plugin codebase 4.0.6
- — Version 4.0.5 Bugfix some validation rule reports not showing properly (some results may need to be rechecked to see the fixes) Better styling for readability in report details Additional validating, sanitizing, and escaping the plugi 4.0.5
- — Version 4.0.4 Bugfix improperly escaped data (xss security issue) Rename plugin to “Insights from Google PageSpeed” 4.0.4
- — Version 4.0.3 Bugfix loading screenshots ‘filmstrip’ images broken 4.0.3
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (5.0.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2022-03-08 CVE-2022-0431 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 4.0.4 Patched in 4.0.4
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 7.4.8 · WP 6.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 23 languages, 0 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
7 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 "Use Insights from Google PageSpeed to improve your site's performance, Core Web Vitals, search engine ranki..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Zoom.
- ✓ Headings and lists 12 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,231 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Page Speed" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-05 20K+ → 10K+ down after 650 days in tier
- 2024-10-24 30K+ → 20K+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2024-10-18 20K+ → 30K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-10-15 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-14 20K+ → 30K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-10-12 30K+ → 20K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-10-08 20K+ → 30K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-07 30K+ → 20K+ down after 2348 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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NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization 90K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Solid Performance – Your No-Code Caching, Performance, & Page Speed Solution 4K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Autoptimize 800K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
TinyPNG Image Optimization – Image Compression JPEG & PNG | Convert to WebP & AVIF 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
Embed this report card
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