Page Optimize
by Automattic · Performance
Also makes 78 other plugins · 18.1M+ installs across the portfolio →
Optimize pages for faster load and render in the browser.
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Health
B 81/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200K+
≈280K estimated
Momentum
+35%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “render”, “page load” and “page” to your wp.org tags. You rank #5, #10 and #15 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 1 listed these are the slots worth spending.
81 health vs 69 average across 1,806 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →191%
of downloads still active
At least 200K of 105K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,104 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.
This plugin shipped 6 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 13 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
3.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.00★ and held back under 25 reviews
1 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
16%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| optimize | #3 | #24 | up 2 |
| render | #5 | #22 | down 1 |
| optimize performance | #5 | #22 | 0 |
| optimize wordpress | #5 | #24 | 0 |
| wordpress optimize | #5 | #24 | 0 |
| page load | #10 | #24 | down 2 |
| optimize wp | #6 | #24 | 0 |
| load page | #8 | #24 | down 1 |
| browser | #24 | #24 | down 3 |
| defer javascript | #20 | #24 | down 2 |
| page performance | #13 | #24 | up 2 |
| mysql | #24 | #24 | down 2 |
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
103 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 91 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “render”, “page load” and “page” to your wp.org tags. You rank #5, #10 and #15 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 1 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 11.1K · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
13d ago
latest release · v0.6.4 · 19 Oct 2026
19
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% 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 “200K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 79% of the way through.
Install history since 20 Jul 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ wptester7654672.6y ago
When the plugin’s Concatenate JavaScript function is checked, it will interfere with WP’s visual editor. Rendering the visual editor invisible. Disabling this function will enable you to use the WP Visual Editor again.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ toomanyphils2.7y ago
self explanatory
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mohamad Al Karbi3.5y ago
Without mentioning the need for CDN, Cache, …, Page Optimize (for aggregating CSS) with Jetpack Boost (for deferring JS) gave me the best results for free. It does the job in simple way. I summarize my experience with this plugin and similars on: https://mohamadkarbi.com/why-i-host-with-wordpress/ This topic was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by Mohamad Al Karbi.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ samsam574.2y ago
Integrated w/ native wp installation, just unistall & go look for something else.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mhogas5.6y ago
Please add the code below in page_optimize_bail() . if( is_admin() ){ return true; } if( class_exists('\Elementor\Plugin') && ( ( isset($_REQUEST['action']) && $_REQUEST['action'] === 'elementor' ) || isset( $_REQUEST['elementor-preview'] ) ) ){ return true; }
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.6.3 Update Tested up to version to 7.0 0.6.3
- — Version 0.6.2 Fix: Harden CSS concat @import hoisting to preserve long Google Fonts-style URLs with semicolons and avoid false positives from @import -like substrings in rule bodies/URL paths. 0.6.2
- — Version 0.6.1 Fix: Skip JavaScript concatenation for scripts that request defer or async loading to preserve core loading behavior. Fix: Skip JavaScript concatenation for module scripts (type=”module”) and scripts whose 0.6.1
- — Version 0.6.0 Fix: Preserve stylesheet enqueue/document order when concatenating CSS. Concat-eligible styles are now emitted as sequential runs and split around non-concatenated items (e.g. external/excluded/dynamic URLs), media chang 0.6.0
- — Version 0.5.8 Update Tested Up To Version to 6.9. 0.5.8
- — Version 0.5.7 Update Tested Up To Version to 6.8. 0.5.7
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 22 languages, 18 at 90% or more
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Optimize pages for faster load and render in the browser."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,496 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 1 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-15 100K+ → 200K+ up
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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LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
WP Super Cache 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
ManageWP Worker 1M+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Image Optimizer – Compress Images and Convert to WebP or AVIF 1M+ installs · 2.0★ · 1 shared tag C
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