Optimize Scripts & Styles
by Sean Michaud · Performance
Optimize Scripts & Styles combines scripts and styles on your site, minifies them and provides cachable versions for improved site performance.
82 health vs 67 average across 1,075 Performance plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
70
now · peak 247
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
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.
2
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v1.9.7
17
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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
At the current install trend, crossing 70+ in roughly 353 days.
Install history · since 2019-09-15 · 1,389 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 ↗- ★★★★★ preciousjoybalmaceda6.4y ago
nice products my site became fast
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ johnquigley8.2y ago
This is a very useful plugin, really helped reduce load times.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 70+ → 60+ down after 69 days in tier
- 2026-06-23 80+ → 70+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-06-16 70+ → 80+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-14 80+ → 70+ down after 38 days in tier
- 2026-05-07 70+ → 80+ up after 187 days in tier
- 2025-11-01 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-31 70+ → 60+ down after 78 days in tier
- 2025-08-14 80+ → 70+ down after 5 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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Clearfy Cache – WordPress optimization plugin, Minify HTML, CSS & JS, Defer 50K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Powered Minifier 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
CSS Above The Fold 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Version Assets 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C - E Enhanced Header / Footer Injections 80+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D
- D Disable Styles & Scripts 50+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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