instant.page

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

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.

Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.

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.

1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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 · 86% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 2 days ago and the previous band took 17 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 3K.

1. ★★★★★ Yui

   4.0y ago

   No need to prime page cache anymore, this plugin does that “automatically”, just a few moments before visitor clicks the link, a fresh cached page is ready!

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2. ★★★★★ Kuldeep

   5.2y ago

   Works great for while accessing website on desktop. Not so much on mobile devices. Still, I did feel an improvement in performance. Although the plugin hasn’t been updated recently, I would still recommend this to anyone looking for a quick hack.

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3. ★★★★★ General Seed

   6.1y ago

   This plugin or script it,s fantastic, get more performance with a simple bit of code. I can view in load of server that now whit the script get less overload and work more fine Many, many thanks for it This topic was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by General Seed. This topic was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by General Seed.

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4. ★★★★★ sergey2020

   6.2y ago

   Страницы грузятся намного быстрее.

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5. ★★★★★ Panos Sakalakis

   6.6y ago

   I really like this plugin, it really makes the site a lot faster on desktops, but not on mobiles. I’ve also had a few issues with Google AdSense where the responsive ads were taking the whole screen instead of having a a specific size in some pages, and that’s because of Instant.Pages because if I disabled it, ads are running smooth with a specific size. It may be my theme’s fault also.

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6. ★★★★★ uflinks

   6.7y ago

   Blazing fast on desktop but doesn’t perform that well where it’s most needed – mobile. Also, I wish there was an easier way to preload specific pages. This topic was modified 6 years, 5 months ago by uflinks.

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7. ★★★★★ Samuel Bauer

   6.9y ago

   Like a rocket!! Great for UX – Even with caching already enabled This topic was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by Samuel Bauer.

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8. ★★★★★ christianoliff

   6.9y ago

   I always install this on any WordPress site I setup. The latest version works better than ever. I hope a future version adds the defer attribute so it loads last though to further improve initial page load. e.g. <script type="module" src="/wp-content/plugins/instant-page/instantpage.js" defer></script>

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 5.7.0 instant.page script v5.2: Preload with high priority (fetchPriority=high) on mouse/touch interactions. Fix cross-origin preloading in Chromium (using the non-standard as=document, which might eventually disappear from Ch 5.7.0
2. — Version 5.6.1 instant.page script v5.1.1: Fix the error “event.target.closest is not a function” that would sometimes trigger in the mouseover event 5.6.1
3. — Version 5.6.0 Bug fix: Load the script correctly (as a module) with themes using the HTML5 syntax. instant.page’s script version remains the same (5.1.0). This is a new versioning scheme, decoupled from instant.page’s script version. 5.6.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.3

Translated into 4 languages, 3 at 90% or more

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.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-10-29 3K+ → 2K+ down after 501 days in tier
2. 2025-06-15 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-06-14 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-06-13 4K+ → 3K+ down after 13 days in tier
5. 2025-05-31 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-05-30 4K+ → 3K+ down after 2 days in tier
7. 2025-05-28 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
8. 2025-05-27 4K+ → 3K+ down after 650 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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instant.page: 2K+ active installs, 4.9★ (17 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/instant-page