Lazy SEO
by Danny Morris · Performance
Also makes 1 other plugin · 110+ installs across the portfolio →
The Lazy SEO plugin will help automatically optimize a site for SEO best practices using a specific set of SEO keywords and locations.
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
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈160 estimated
Momentum
+37%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “meta”, “performance” and “php” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
43 health vs 69 average across 1,807 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 47.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4632 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.7.41; the current branch is 6.8
3.6★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.05★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4632 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
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.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| meta your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| php your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| plugins your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “meta”, “performance” and “php” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 110 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
12.7y ago
latest release · v2.0 · 24 Feb 2014
12
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; the previous band took 2.1 years to cross, which places it about 56% of the way through.
Install history since 20 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Luke11.9y ago
I’ve used this plugin on a couple of projects and it does a pretty good job. There appeared to be a couple of conflicts with other plugins initially but I managed to work around them.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous12.2y ago
I was finding this a most useful plugin until I setup an ‘Editor’ user for my client to use. She just got ‘You do not have access to this page’ when trying to login until I deactivated Lazy SEO. I will have to find an alternative.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mindpigdotcom12.7y ago
Client activated plugin, their slider stopped working immediately, as did their drop down menus. Deactivated and removed this plugin and the problem persists. Thanks a bunch.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ burningremedy12.7y ago
I’m not sure if it works but the concept itself is great. I’ll update when enough time passes to see
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Danny Morris13.2y ago
Freshness is key!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
5 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 "The Lazy SEO plugin will help automatically optimize a site for SEO best practices using a specific set of..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("perfect for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,585 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 4 tags appear in the text ("performance", "php", "plugins" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-03 200+ → 100+ down after 756 days in tier
- 2023-11-08 300+ → 200+ down after 341 days in tier
- 2022-12-02 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2022-11-30 300+ → 400+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2022-11-27 400+ → 300+ down after 54 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 800+ → 400+ down after 997 days in tier
- 2020-01-11 2K+ → 800+ down after 1059 days in tier
- 2017-02-16 4K+ → 2K+ down
Competes with
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