Simple Plugin Selector
by Peter Lawrenson · Performance
Also makes 2 other plugins · 110+ installs across the portfolio →
Select which plugins are activated on a page-by-page basis.
57 health vs 68 average across 1,075 Performance plugins
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 622 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 2022-10-06 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
47
now · peak 72
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
1.7y ago
latest release · v2.0.0
1
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 2022-10-05 · 1,387 observations
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ mrguen5.8y ago
I feared a little to use this new plugin. Was looking for a way to avoid downloading useless resources on all my WordPresss / Woocommerce website pages and this plugin does the job well.
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.
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).
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ManageWP Worker 1M+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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