PageSpeed Module
by kaggdesign · Performance
Also makes 3 other plugins · 1.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
PageSpeed Module plugin supports WordPress installation under Apache or Nginx with PageSpeed Module.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 76/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “apache” and “cache” for “pagespeed” and “module”. “apache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “pagespeed” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “module” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
76 health vs 69 average across 1,807 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 18.2K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,101 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 1 release 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 242 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pagespeed | #15 | #23 | down 5 |
| module | #16 | #22 | 0 |
| apache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mod pagespeed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| nginx your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pagespeed module your tag | Not checked yet | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 2 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 “apache” and “cache” for “pagespeed” and “module”. “apache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “pagespeed” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “module” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Oct 2022 · 1,486 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 463 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
1
releases in the last 12 months
8mo ago
latest release · v2.2.0 · 3 Mar 2026
17
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 52% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 16 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 15 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous5.8y ago
This plugin does what it says, but make sure it’s tested with your version of WordPress. This topic was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by traffas.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jorge Henrique de Oliveira7.1y ago
I was having trouble fixing some webp image errors until I found this plugin …
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Steve North7.5y ago
You saved me the job of developing a plugin! Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ i_Mike7.9y ago
I get better results with the fastest cache instead…
Read on wp.org ↗
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 26 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 Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 459 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "mod_pagespeed" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-10 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-07-07 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-06 300+ → 200+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2025-06-23 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-06-21 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-06-18 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-17 300+ → 200+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2025-06-11 200+ → 300+ up after 19 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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Proxy Cache Purge 50K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Nginx Cache 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
LWSCache 5K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B - N Nginx Cache Controller 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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Hestia Nginx Cache 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Varnish/Nginx Proxy Caching 600+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
Embed this report card
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