Rhythms
by Thomas Patrick Levy · Performance
Also makes 1 other plugin · — installs across the portfolio →
Rhythms, the only WordPress plugin that automatically optimizes your website with lesser-known speed-reading hacks so that your readers can read your …
45 health vs 68 average across 1,075 Performance plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.35, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3369 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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Since 2022-10-05 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
22
now · peak 55
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
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
9.2y ago
latest release · v1.1.2
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “—”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,387 observations
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ payetteforward9.1y ago
This plugin is magnificent. Bravo. There are some things in life that make one stop, if only for a moment, and pause to appreciate the beauty of the world and wonder about the meaning of our shared existence. First there were the great pyramids of Giza. Then there was the Colosseum. Now there is Rhythms. Move over DaVinci and Michelangelo; Levy’s in town and he’s not going anywhere.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Justin Busa9.2y ago
I installed this plugin on my website and it reads so much quicker now!
Read on wp.org ↗
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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