Optimization Detective

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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 · 96% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

1. ★★★★★ ivanmecina

   1.1y ago

   I installed this plugin together with the image optimiser and auto size plugins and I have seen a speed increase from 67 to 99! really happy with the results and no obvious downsides so far. Keep up the good work.

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2. ★★★★★ Jonathan Wold

   1.2y ago

   Really appreciate the efforts going into giving us tools for further improving performance optimization in WordPress. Love that it does it’s work without configuration. Recommendation: Add an “on install” notice that links to documentation, etc., to spare who missed the note in the description that there aren’t any settings, etc.

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3. ★★★★★ jtohme

   1.4y ago

   Gives error: The Optimization Detective REST API endpoint is unavailable. This topic was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by jtohme. This topic was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by jtohme. This topic was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by jtohme.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.0.0 Enhancements Add site health check to detect blocked REST API and short-circuit optimization when unavailable. ( 1762 ) Allow extensions to opt in to using the web-vitals attribution build via the od_use_web_vitals_attri 1.0.0
2. — Version 0.9.0 Enhancements Add fetchpriority=high to IMG when it is the LCP element on desktop and mobile with other viewport groups empty. ( 1723 ) Improve debugging stored URL Metrics in Optimization Detective. ( 1656 ) Incorporate 0.9.0
3. — Version 0.8.0 Enhancements Serve unminified scripts when SCRIPT_DEBUG is enabled. ( 1643 ) Bump web-vitals from 4.2.3 to 4.2.4. ( 1628 ) Bug Fixes Eliminate the detection time window which prevented URL Metrics from being gathered whe 0.8.0
4. — Version 0.7.0 Enhancements Send gathered URL Metric data when the page is hidden/unloaded as opposed to once the page has loaded; this enables the ability to track layout shifts and INP scores over the life of the page. ( 1373 ) Intro 0.7.0
5. — Version 0.6.0 Enhancements Allow URL Metric schema to be extended. ( 1492 ) Clarify docs around a tag visitor’s boolean return value. ( 1479 ) Include UUID with each URL Metric. ( 1489 ) Introduce get_cursor_move_count() to use instea 0.6.0
6. — Version 0.5.0 Enhancements Bump web-vitals from 4.2.1 to 4.2.2. ( 1386 ) Bug Fixes Disable Optimization Detective by default on the embed template. ( 1472 ) Ensure only HTML documents are processed by Optimization Detective. ( 1442 ) 0.5.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1

Translated into 15 languages, 5 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-05-11 70K+ → 60K+ down after 233 days in tier
2. 2025-09-20 60K+ → 70K+ up after 53 days in tier
3. 2025-07-29 50K+ → 60K+ up after 61 days in tier
4. 2025-05-29 40K+ → 50K+ up after 62 days in tier
5. 2025-03-28 30K+ → 40K+ up after 49 days in tier
6. 2025-02-07 20K+ → 30K+ up after 95 days in tier
7. 2024-11-04 10K+ → 20K+ up after 82 days in tier
8. 2024-08-14 9K+ → 10K+ up after 8 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).

• AMP 400K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags C
• Performance Lab 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
• Image Prioritizer 40K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Flying Pages: Preload Pages for Faster Navigation & Improved User Experience 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Delete Duplicate Posts 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A

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Optimization Detective: 60K+ active installs, 4.3★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/optimization-detective