Helper Lite for PageSpeed
by seojacky · Performance
Also makes 2 other plugins · 7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Speed up your site with attributes decoding="async" & loading="lazy" for <img> and <iframe>.
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈3K estimated
Momentum
-9%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “optimization” and “seo” for “helper” and “async”. “optimization” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “helper” sits at #4 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. “async” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 69 average across 1,806 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.6%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 55.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,104 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 2 releases 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 70 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ 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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
3%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| perfomance your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| decoding | #1 | #2 | — |
| helper | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| pagespeed your tag | #5 | #12 | down 2 |
| pagespeed insights | #3 | #9 | 0 |
| async | #8 | #10 | 0 |
| img | #8 | #10 | down 3 |
| lazyload your tag | #10 | #14 | 0 |
| wordpress helper | #5 | #10 | 0 |
| pagespeed optimization | #6 | #15 | 0 |
| helper plugin | #6 | #10 | 0 |
| optimization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
43 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 11 listed. 32 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “optimization” and “seo” for “helper” and “async”. “optimization” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “helper” sits at #4 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. “async” sits at #8 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4.6K · 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
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.
2
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v3.2.3 · 24 Aug 2026
35
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 75% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 days ago and the previous band took 13 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 3K.
Install history since 7 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ narayadna1.3y ago
До плагина:Мобилка:51 -ПроизводительностьПК:41 -ПроизводительностьПосле плагина: Мобилка:90 -Производительность ПК:72 -ПроизводительностьИ это все, учитывая, что стоят скрипты яндекс метрики, Elementor, Marquiz. This topic was modified 1 year ago by narayadna.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alexander Dzhuninski5.1y ago
Amazing result, make site speed higher 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dave84416.0y ago
A simple solution to a persistent problem!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Opencrimea6.0y ago
Спасибо, отличная разработка!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Oksana6.3y ago
На двух сайтах явные улучшения, первый вышел в зеленую зону, второй на желтую, плюс 15 и 10 баллов по тесту PageSpeed Insights.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ weboost96.3y ago
Поможет ускорить сайт при открытии последних версиях Хром и ему подобных. Разработчикам посоветую добавить комментарии к настройкам.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ serusok6.3y ago
Намного улучшились показатели сайта. На мобильном 25–>41 компьютер 61–>87 The site’s performance has improved a lot. On mobile 25 -> 41 computer 61 -> 87
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ r_2196.3y ago
Спасибо разработчикам, плагин прописывает атрибуты ко всем изображениям на сайте.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 3.2.0 Added compatibility with WordPress 6.7.2 Fixed notices 3.2.0
- — Version 3.1.7 Added: Compatibility with WordPress 6.7 3.1.7
- — Version 3.1.6 Fixed security issues 3.1.6
- — Version 3.1.5 Added support for WordPress 6.2+ 3.1.5
- — Version 3.1.4 Updated readme 3.1.4
- — Version 3.1.3 Fixed bugs 3.1.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 8 languages, 1 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
4 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Speed up your site with attributes decoding="async" & loading="lazy" for <img> and <iframe>."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 997 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("lazyload", "optimization", "perfomance" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-23 3K+ → 2K+ down after 386 days in tier
- 2025-10-02 4K+ → 3K+ down after 247 days in tier
- 2025-01-28 3K+ → 4K+ up after 606 days in tier
- 2023-06-02 4K+ → 3K+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2023-05-27 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-26 4K+ → 3K+ down after 146 days in tier
- 2022-12-31 3K+ → 4K+ up after 30 days in tier
- 2022-12-01 4K+ → 3K+ down after 156 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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LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance 500K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Speed Booster Pack ⚡ PageSpeed Optimization Suite 8K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
True Lazy Analytics 5K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
JCH Optimize 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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