Simple DNS Prefetch
by andrewmoof · Performance
Adds (or removes) DNS prefetching meta tags to your site and speeds up your page load speed.
44 health vs 66 average across 896 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.29, 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 2961 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
53
now · peak 166
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-26 300+ → 200+ down after 18 days in tier
- 2025-07-08 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-07 300+ → 200+ down after 36 days in tier
- 2025-06-01 200+ → 300+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2025-05-22 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-05-21 200+ → 300+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2025-05-12 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-05-11 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Flying Pages: Preload Pages for Faster Navigation & Improved User Experience 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Quicklink for WordPress 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C - D DNS Prefetch 60+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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PhastPress 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
ezCache 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Speed Booster Pack ⚡ PageSpeed Optimization Suite 9K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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