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.
43 health vs 68 average across 1,075 Performance plugins
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.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4571 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
64
now · peak 77
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
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
12.5y ago
latest release · v2.0
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-20 · 1,382 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Luke11.8y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous12.1y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ Mindpigdotcom12.5y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ burningremedy12.6y 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 Morris13.1y 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
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
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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Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Super Cache 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B
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