Servebolt Optimizer
by Servebolt · Performance
This plugin implements Servebolt's WordPress best practices, and connects your site to the Servebolt Admin Panel.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+18%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cloudflare” for “optimizer”. “cloudflare” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “optimizer” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 69 average across 1,808 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 105.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,103 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 4 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 130 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
40
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| optimizer | #14 | #16 | down 2 |
| post id optimizer | #5 | #14 | 0 |
| plugin optimizer | #12 | #17 | 0 |
| wordpress optimizer | #16 | #20 | up 1 |
| cloudflare your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| html cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| multisite your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| optimization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
26 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 22 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cloudflare” for “optimizer”. “cloudflare” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “optimizer” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.5K · 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
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.
4
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v3.6.4 · 23 Jun 2026
105
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 75% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5.9 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 9 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ingarb2.1y ago
Great optimization plugin for Servebolt users!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ljgarnes5.2y ago
This Plugin is the awesome! It works great and optimizes the DB on the fly. It has helped tremendously with website speed. I’ve used it on over 20 websites so far!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ blueprintmarketing6.6y ago
CloudFlare cache purge & cache purge is now in the plugin so is The database optimization with this plugin is a unique feature, that is a must-have for all WordPress websites that need speed. No need for wp rocket with is Database optimization – Convert tables to InnoDB Database optimization – Add performance improving indexes Automatic Cloudflare cache purge Recommendations on additional performance improvements Rewrite headers to allow down stream full page caching (Servebolt clients only) View Apache/PHP error log (Servebolt clients only) Multisite support WP CLI support
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Liew Cheon-Fong7.6y ago
easily add indexes into wp_options and wp_postmeta, which otherwise need to use MySQL queries.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jonathan Sulo8.3y ago
The database optimization with this plugin is a unique feature, that is a must-have for all WordPress websites that needs speed. I really like the security features as well. And the Servebolt specific options are great as a Servebolt customer.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 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
7 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin implements Servebolt's WordPress best practices, and connects your site to the Servebolt Admin..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Cloudflare, WP Rocket.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,917 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "multisite" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2020-12-24 700+ → 1K+ 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).
-
AMP 300K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags C -
Performance Lab 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Optimization Detective 60K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Image Prioritizer 40K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Flying Pages: Preload Pages for Faster Navigation & Improved User Experience 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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