Satellite Optimization Monitoring
by joshvickers · Performance
Satellite is a simple WordPress optimization reporting tool. Get actionable metrics you can use to improve your website's performance.
41 health vs 74 average across 324 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 4.7.33, 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 3503 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
50
now · peak 127
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “40+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 50+ in roughly 78 days.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-26 50+ → 40+ down after 3 days in band
- 2026-06-23 40+ → 50+ up after 11 days in band
- 2026-06-12 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-11 40+ → 50+ up after 13 days in band
- 2026-05-29 50+ → 40+ down after 7 days in band
- 2026-05-22 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-05-20 50+ → 40+ down after 91 days in band
- 2026-02-18 10+ → 50+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer 80K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags B - D Debloat – Remove Unused CSS, Optimize JS 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
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Flying Pages: Preload Pages for Faster Navigation & Improved User Experience 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Performance Score Booster – Optimize Speed, Enable Cache & Page Preload 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
ezCache 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Cachify 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags B
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