HTTP Requests Manager
by veppa · Performance
Also makes 1 other plugin · 2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Limit, Debug, Optimize WP_HTTP requests. Limit by request count, page load time, reduce timeout for each request. Speed up login and admin pages.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “debug” and “limit” for “request” and “timeout”. “debug” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “request” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “limit” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “timeout” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 69 average across 1,807 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.3%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 19K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,102 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 4 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 15 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| requests | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| http request | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| block http requests | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| http | #4 | #8 | down 1 |
| http requests order | #2 | #6 | 0 |
| request | #7 | #16 | 0 |
| timeout | #14 | #22 | up 4 |
| wp http your tag | #20 | #24 | down 2 |
| http post | #8 | #18 | 0 |
| request log | #15 | #21 | down 1 |
| debug your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| limit your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| log your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| optimization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
58 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 48 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “debug” and “limit” for “request” and “timeout”. “debug” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “request” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “limit” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “timeout” 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 7 Jun 2023 · 1,243 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.6K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
15d ago
latest release · v1.3.12 · 16 Oct 2026
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Jun 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ionatan12mo ago
Awesome plugin, very useful, thank you for your effort!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ freelancesgroup1.3y ago
It helped me identify a request
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marcoqwerty1.4y ago
Weird this plugin have only few review, its aweasome for speed improvement and for how its easy to use.Congrats to the developer!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marcus Quinn1.5y ago
Most of the delays in WP admin are http phone home calls. This plugin solves exactly that, and you can see who the worst culprits are, too! This belongs on every WordPress site by default. Thanks for your amazing work @veppa ! (Small request: can we have a setting to tweak that max page loading time down from 3 seconds? Perhaps options for 3.0, 2.5, 2.0, 1.5, 1.0, 0.5, maybe 1.5 as the default?)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tomi5001.6y ago
It is really a very useful tool. It could be much more handy in use if I didn’t have to open each request to see the HTTP method (GET, POST, …) but it would be displayed directly in the table after “Status” for example.Anyway, thanks for the excellent plugin! This topic was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by tomi500.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ frzsombor1.7y ago
This plugin helped me debugging WP HTTP requests many times.Activate it, and you are ready to go – works out of the box.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dapojaja2.5y ago
Very great plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ amirhossein72.9y ago
It is really a very good plugin and I enjoyed working with it.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.3.12). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2026-10-05 CVE-2026-39724 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.3.11 Patched in 1.3.12
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 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 2 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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Limit, Debug, Optimize WP_HTTP requests. Limit by request count, page load time, reduce timeout for each re..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use cases"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions bbPress, Cloudflare, YouTube.
- ✓ Headings and lists 11 headings and 8 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,907 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-03 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-02 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-01 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-30 1K+ → 900+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2025-09-23 900+ → 1K+ up after 83 days in tier
- 2025-07-02 800+ → 900+ up after 23 days in tier
- 2025-06-09 700+ → 800+ up after 39 days in tier
- 2025-05-01 600+ → 700+ up after 1 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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Dashboard Widgets Suite 4K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A - L Log HTTP Requests 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
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Cron Logger 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Debug Log Viewer 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
BugFu Console Debugger 300+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP Logger 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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