Solid Performance – Your No-Code Caching, Performance, & Page Speed Solution
by Nexcess · Performance
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Solid Performance is a no-code solution for increasing the page performance of your WordPress website.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
4K+
≈4.5K estimated
Momentum
+6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cache”, “core web vitals” and “caching” for “page performance”, “plugin performance” and “browser caching”. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “page performance” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “core web vitals” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “plugin performance” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “caching” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #19. “browser caching” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 69 average across 1,809 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →10%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 39.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,104 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 17 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
42
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
30%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| solid | #2 | #16 | down 1 |
| solid code | #1 | #12 | 0 |
| performance your tag | #8 | #24 | up 2 |
| page performance | #7 | #22 | 0 |
| page speed your tag | #19 | #24 | up 1 |
| caching your tag | #19 | #24 | down 1 |
| plugin performance | #12 | #24 | down 1 |
| website performance | #8 | #24 | 0 |
| core web vitals your tag | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| performance optimization | #17 | #24 | 0 |
| browser caching | #18 | #24 | down 3 |
| web performance optimization | #19 | #24 | up 1 |
| web performance | #15 | #23 | down 2 |
| page caching | #17 | #23 | down 2 |
| performance cache | #22 | #24 | down 1 |
| cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
42 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 15 listed. 27 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cache”, “core web vitals” and “caching” for “page performance”, “plugin performance” and “browser caching”. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “page performance” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “core web vitals” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “plugin performance” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “caching” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #19. “browser caching” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 15 Jul 2024 · 840 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 6.6K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
17d ago
latest release · v2.0.2 · 15 Oct 2026
20
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 77% 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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 47% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 5K+ in roughly 707 days.
Install history since 14 Jul 2024
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.0.1 Bug fixes Cache paths now normalize the request hostname consistently (case-insensitive, with trailing dots stripped), preventing duplicate cache entries for the same site reached via different host casings. Maintenance 2.0.1
- — Version 2.0.0 Enhancements Updated branding from SolidWP to Kadence. Updated branding references from StellarWP to Nexcess. 2.0.0
- — Version 1.9.0 Enhancements Added mobile page caching: separate cache files for mobile and desktop visitors using device detection. Enable from Settings > Solid Performance (Mobile Cache option). PHP cache headers and debug HTML commen 1.9.0
- — Version 1.8.0 Enhancements Added Nginx Cache Delivery method. Bug fixes Fixed race condition to prevent fatal errors when the plugin is being activated, deactivated or uninstalled. 1.8.0
- — Version 1.7.1 Security Added more safety checks to telemetry opt-ins/opt-outs. 1.7.1
- — Version 1.7.0 Enhancements Added support for Cloudflare Images Transform via URL . Added plugin headers to advanced-cache.php which are visible in the Drop-in section of the plugins page. Bug fixes Added a scheduled job to clean up ex 1.7.0
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 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.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names Solid Performance when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 1 Nov 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- Performance
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ 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.
- ! Headings and lists 3 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,100 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "cache", "core web vitals" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-13 3K+ → 4K+ up after 154 days in tier
- 2025-12-10 2K+ → 3K+ up after 117 days in tier
- 2025-08-15 1K+ → 2K+ up after 98 days in tier
- 2025-05-09 900+ → 1K+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2025-05-02 800+ → 900+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2025-04-23 700+ → 800+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2025-04-14 600+ → 700+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-04-09 500+ → 600+ up after 12 days in tier
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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NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization 80K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags A -
WP Super Cache 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Breeze Cache 300K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
Cache Enabler 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
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