LWS Optimize – All-in-One Speed Booster & Cache Tools

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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 · 62% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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At the current install trend, crossing 30K+ in roughly 336 days.

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.

1. ★★★★★ riowawai

   4mo ago

   easy to use and works thank you for the great plugin

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2. ★★★★★ nigihayami

   1.2y ago

   LWS help us so much!

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3. ★★★★★ bd371

   1.3y ago

   Facile et efficace.

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4. ★★★★★ ABAD

   1.5y ago

   je recommande ce plugin qui m’a permis de réduire la taille de 598 images en un tour de main.

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5. ★★★★★ jeamis

   1.7y ago

   I recommend it!

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6. ★★★★★ EdmondN1

   2.9y ago

   This is my first time reviewing a wordpress plugin but I thought that I have to write one, in order to manage other users expectations. Nobody expected the plugin to do wonders, but when the plugin itself is not even on a decent level, as I’ve stated in the post’s title, it is quite infuriating. Well, I didn’t have high expectations regarding its performance but at least I wanted my site to remain up and running, and not receive a critical error on the front end after the plugin’s activation. I thought for a second that I’ve lost everything; every newly created data; After the plugin’s deletion, everything got back to normal… Keep in mind that I’ve read the plugin’s description and its FAQ, where we can see advertised the fact that it may not work as intended, if our site is not hosted at their webhost. In the end, it is something normal as nothing in this world is free, and everyone should earn their bread… But come on, guys, at least offer some transparency; the description of this plugin is simply an overstatement. From what I can see now, there are others having the same experience. It is also funny to see that the author took some time to thank the people for the positive reviews, and couldn’t even answer the poor guys question asked in the support section of this plugin’s page. Ps.: You may come with excuses but note that everything I do use on my website is premium and paid for. It is also a lesson to me to never try something newly created, when there are lack of reviews who can attest the plugin’s veracity. This topic was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by EdmondN1. This topic was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by EdmondN1.

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7. ★★★★★ maketech

   3.1y ago

   Super plugin

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8. ★★★★★ liquidsnake2021

   3.2y ago

   The plugin is making the website faster when I configurate the tool.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 4.1 Improved RUM dashboard Bugfixes, notably data not correctly saved or with wrong values Switch to using dedicated table instead of wp_options Better UI More QoL options, like filtering and ordering stats, more presets for 4.1
2. — Version 4.0 New RUM stats + Dashboard, measuring performance+speed of visitors Auto-preload of Google Fonts added Improvement on DelayJS option, fixing exclusions not triggering and files wrongly defered Dashboard improved: better c 4.0
3. — Version 3.4.1 Fixed issue where activating Memcached could result in an error 500 depending on server configuration Improved CSS/JS optimisation, avoiding regenerating files if not modified 3.4.1
4. — Version 3.4 Stricter admin access for Optimize functions Fix issue with CriticalCSS that could result in E500 Improved stability of optimization, reducing errors Improved Lazy-loading, fixing issue with above-the-fold images not loa 3.4
5. — Version 3.3.21 Fixed broken link in plugin topbar 3.3.21
6. — Version 3.3.20 Changed way external URLs are managed by the minification/combinaison to fix issues where CSS would get deleted Added warning if LWSCache is activated Added a new URL parameter, “?do_not_cache_lwsoptimize=1”, that bypass 3.3.20

5 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. High · 7.2 LWS Optimize <= 4.1.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-08-04 CVE-2026-16032 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 4.1.1 Patched in 4.1.2
2. Medium · 4.3 LWS Optimize – All-in-One Speed Booster & Cache Tools < 3.4 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-08-02 CVE-2026-16042 Missing Authorization Affects < 3.4 Patched in 3.4
3. Medium · 4.9 WS Optimize – All-in-One Speed Booster & Cache Tools <= 3.3.19 - Authenticated (Editor+) Arbitrary File Read ↗
   2026-06-12 CVE-2026-12089 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Affects <= 3.3.19 Patched in 3.3.20
4. Medium · 4.3 LWS Optimize <= 1.9.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2024-03-29 CVE-2024-30541 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.9.1 Patched in 2.0
5. High · 8.8 LWS Plugins <= (Various Versions) - Missing Authorization Checks ↗
   2022-12-12 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.5 Patched in 1.6

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-08-29 10K+ → 20K+ up after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-08-28 20K+ → 10K+ down after 6 days in tier
3. 2026-08-22 10K+ → 20K+ up after 1 days in tier
4. 2026-08-21 20K+ → 10K+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2026-08-20 10K+ → 20K+ up after 41 days in tier
6. 2026-07-10 20K+ → 10K+ down after 41 days in tier
7. 2026-05-30 10K+ → 20K+ up after 2 days in tier
8. 2026-05-28 20K+ → 10K+ down after 9 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).

• WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags B
• Aruba HiSpeed Cache 100K+ installs · 3.5★ · 3 shared tags B
• 10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer 70K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• Seraphinite Accelerator 50K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
• Clearfy Cache – WordPress optimization plugin, Minify HTML, CSS & JS, Defer 50K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
• Cachify 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags B

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LWS Optimize – All-in-One Speed Booster & Cache Tools: 20K+ active installs, 4.6★ (9 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/lws-optimize