Search Results Optimizer
by Chris Gorvan · Performance
Search Results Optimizer learns which results users find useful and automatically prioritizes them in future searches.
41 health vs 72 average across 373 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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41, 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 4509 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
16
now · peak 51
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
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
- 2023-01-03 20+ → 10+ down after 11 days in band
- 2022-12-23 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in band
- 2022-12-21 20+ → 10+ down after 46 days in band
- 2022-11-05 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in band
- 2022-11-04 20+ → 10+ down after 15 days in band
- 2022-10-20 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in band
- 2022-10-19 20+ → 10+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WP Theme Optimizer 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Search URL 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
W3 Total Cache 900K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
Autoptimize 800K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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