Insights from Google PageSpeed

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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 · 99% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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.

1. ★★★★★ Nabil Sikder

   5.1y ago

   Thanks for creating excellent plugin. looking forward to see more improvements of this plugin

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2. ★★★★★ Ben

   5.7y ago

   Thanks Matt, your awesome!

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3. ★★★★★ dirkliesenfeld

   5.8y ago

   Been using it now for years and it is one of the most useful plugins for SEO EVER.

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4. ★★★★★ dilusionz

   5.8y 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.

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5. ★★★★★ xrdm

   8.2y ago

   useless

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6. ★★★★★ bhagawadkrishna

   8.7y 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.

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7. ★★★★★ DannyvanHolten

   9.4y ago

   Proper support of this plug-in! Great features as well 🙂

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8. ★★★★★ inventor4fun

   9.8y ago

   Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 4.0.8 Fix PHP 8 warnings 4.0.8
2. — 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
3. — Version 4.0.6 Additional validating, sanitizing, and escaping the plugin codebase 4.0.6
4. — 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
5. — Version 4.0.4 Bugfix improperly escaped data (xss security issue) Rename plugin to “Insights from Google PageSpeed” 4.0.4
6. — Version 4.0.3 Bugfix loading screenshots ‘filmstrip’ images broken 4.0.3

2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. High · 8.8 Insights from Google PageSpeed <= 4.0.6 - Multiple Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2022-06-27 CVE-2022-1672 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 4.0.6 Patched in 4.0.7
2. Medium · 6.1 Google Pagespeed Insights <= 4.0.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-03-08 CVE-2022-0431 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 4.0.4 Patched in 4.0.4

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 6.0.1

Translated into 64 languages, 2 at 90% or more · development strings

Plus 40 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-08-05 20K+ → 10K+ down after 650 days in tier
2. 2024-10-24 30K+ → 20K+ down after 6 days in tier
3. 2024-10-18 20K+ → 30K+ up after 3 days in tier
4. 2024-10-15 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2024-10-14 20K+ → 30K+ up after 2 days in tier
6. 2024-10-12 30K+ → 20K+ down after 4 days in tier
7. 2024-10-08 20K+ → 30K+ up after 1 days in tier
8. 2024-10-07 30K+ → 20K+ down

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).

• LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
• JCH Optimize 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
• WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• W3 Total Cache 900K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• Autoptimize 800K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance 600K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A

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Insights from Google PageSpeed: 10K+ active installs, 4.8★ (28 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/google-pagespeed-insights