Plugin Detective – Troubleshooting Conflicts
by NSquared · Performance
Also makes 3 other plugins · 75.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Quickly find and fix WordPress plugin conflicts, recover from fatal errors, and clear stuck maintenance mode without any coding.
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Health
B 83/100
no flags
Active installs
5K+
≈5.5K estimated
Momentum
+83%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “debug” and “performance” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
83 health vs 69 average across 1,809 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 244.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,105 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 8 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 19 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.0★ over 49 reviews, smoothed to 4.05★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
19%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| conflicts your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| troubleshooting | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| plugin conflicts | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| troubleshooting tool | #1 | #1 | up 1 |
| troubleshoot your tag | #3 | #6 | down 1 |
| plugin troubleshooting | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| fatal | #8 | #6 | down 1 |
| fatal errors | #10 | #14 | 0 |
| site health your tag | #19 | #18 | 0 |
| plugin health | #7 | #15 | 0 |
| plugin errors | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| debug your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
40 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 11 listed. 29 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “debug” and “performance” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
- Already on top for “plugin conflicts”. #2 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 10.6K · 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.
8
releases in the last 12 months
19d ago
latest release · v1.2.37 · 13 Oct 2026
55
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% 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 “5K+”. 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 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Nov 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ usman73812mo ago
This plugin makes finding plugin conflicts super easy and quick. I’ve used it several times to troubleshoot issues on client sites, and it worked great every time. It’s a huge time-saver, letting you avoid the hassle of deactivating and checking plugins one by one!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ accomplishtrain1.5y ago
Critical error. Had to roll back site to uninstall. This topic was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by accomplishtrain.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Eduardo J. Cabaleiro1.7y ago
Cuando recibes una web con 80 plugins y de pronto resulta que hay un conflicto entre algunos de ellos, este plugin te facilita la vida de una forma enorme. A la caja de herramientas de cabeza. ¡Gracias!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ LB392.0y ago
Installed and activated, and i got a 403 error in NGINX. I was able to resolve the 403, but this led to a new issue, “Error establishing a database connection.” I spoke with a programmer, who said “this is not something we can fix as its the way the plugin is written. The database connection IS working properly, so the plugin is altering the method in some way, which is breaking it.” Seems that I’m not the only one with this issue. I sure wish Support would respond with a solution.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Steve Manes2.1y ago
I really wanted this to work but unfortunately it just sent me to an Apache “Forbidden” page. Maybe it has a conflict with Wordfence or Solid Security. This topic was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by Steve Manes.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nguyễn Quốc Hùng2.3y ago
Simple, fast and effective
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ola222.5y ago
This was really helpful, also so cute!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aliynajjar2.5y ago
A Must Use plugin to detect and troubleshoot conflicts with plugins. Helped me a lot!Recommended to everyone 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 11 languages, 8 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
5 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 30 headings and 10 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,534 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "site health" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-23 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-22 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-21 6K+ → 5K+ down after 439 days in tier
- 2024-10-08 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-07 6K+ → 7K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-10-04 7K+ → 6K+ down after 33 days in tier
- 2024-09-01 6K+ → 7K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-08-30 7K+ → 6K+ 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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Query Monitor 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Performance Lab 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Code Profiler – WordPress Performance Profiling and Debugging Made Easy 8K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Easy PHP Settings 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Check Conflicts 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
Dynamic Front-End Heartbeat Control 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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