Page Speed Optimizer: HTTP/2 Push, Async JavaScript, and Defer CSS
by PI Web Solution · Uncategorized
Also makes 36 other plugins · 68.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
HTTP2 Server push, Async JavaScript, Defer Render Blocking CSS, with fine rule set to control js and css on different page types,
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
6K+
≈6.5K estimated
Momentum
-20%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Rating quality scores 89/100. Lift the average: resolve the issues driving the low reviews.
89 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 6K of 375.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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 10 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 4 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 64 reviews, smoothed to 4.44★
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.
41
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| async javascript | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| http2 your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| defer css your tag | #2 | #3 | up 1 |
| async css your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| async js your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| async | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| server push | #3 | #3 | — |
| defer js your tag | #4 | #6 | down 1 |
| defer | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| push | #4 | #3 | up 2 |
| render blocking css | #6 | #8 | 0 |
| javascript | #14 | #14 | down 1 |
| http | #14 | #15 | up 2 |
| asynchronous | #8 | #7 | up 1 |
| wordpress push | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| render blocking | #14 | #13 | 0 |
| defer css javascript | #6 | #9 | 0 |
| web push | #12 | #9 | down 1 |
| page speed | #21 | #19 | up 2 |
| defer javascript | #8 | #9 | down 2 |
47 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 21 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Your five tags are all earning their place. Each gets you onto page 1 of its own search, so none is worth giving up. “defer”, “push” and “render blocking css” (#4, #4 and #6 untagged) would be the next worth testing if a slot frees up.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 8.4K · 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
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.
10
releases in the last 12 months
4d ago
latest release · v1.10.61 · 27 Oct 2026
43
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 92% 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 “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 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 2 Sep 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ pagrob9mo ago
If set well gives excellent results
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ reecejames11mo ago
Makes the changes requested. Deciding which approach is best to use, does take a little thinking/testing to confirm best approach.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fermds1.1y ago
Excellent
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ilgrizly1.2y ago
yes we can
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wp-3-8-krap2.3y ago
Would recommend,
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User2.6y ago
Cool APPIt would be great, if there where an automated setup – process.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ashutosh Sharma2.9y ago
Thank you for offering this great plugin to users. I have been using it for quite some time, and haven’t faced any issues with it. It works great. The only thing that I would suggest is adding a widget to edit screen to allow preloading specific files on that page.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ liliek pur3.1y ago
very helpful
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 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
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 9 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 WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,643 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("async css", "defer css", "Defer JS" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-09 7K+ → 6K+ down after 183 days in tier
- 2025-10-08 8K+ → 7K+ down after 61 days in tier
- 2025-08-08 9K+ → 8K+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2025-07-28 10K+ → 9K+ down after 168 days in tier
- 2025-02-10 9K+ → 10K+ up after 66 days in tier
- 2024-12-06 10K+ → 9K+ down after 132 days in tier
- 2024-07-27 9K+ → 10K+ up after 181 days in tier
- 2024-01-28 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1057 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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CSS JS Manager, Async JavaScript, Defer Render Blocking CSS 1K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
Speed Up – Optimize CSS Delivery 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
HTTP/2 Server Push 800+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D -
A faster website! (aka defer.js) 200+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
Defer CSS Addon for BWP Minify 40+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag D -
LH HTTP/2 Server Push 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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