wao.io

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Directory rank vs rivals

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ choize

   6.6y ago

   Downloaded the plugin and was surprised to find an analyser. However, it was quite useful to see if I would like to progress further with the plugin. My steps then were: Start analyser with my URL Got a 64% improvement potential Signed up Got a preview site which looked like my site Actually pretty nice to see if the plugin breaks someting. I got so many problems with other plugins that this time I was surprised that I can test before. Definetly a BONUS Preview Site looked good and was functional now it got really interesting Went full mode on – enabled ALL the features Tested the preview site again Ready to go – until here I spent 12 minutes Ended the preview mode – it´s one click Got a lot of errors on the wao.io dashboard CHanged the DNS settings (as it was advised on the dashboard) Saw all the warnings turn green Got an email that my website is going to be optimised now Success Well, I got to say the DNS change was quite a hustle but in the end, I just had to copy&paste two numbers. My website is definitely faster and I tripled my Google PageSpeed score. On webpagetest.org the results are looking even better. However, had to wait 2-3 days to see the web performance results change. The security part was instantly improved!

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2. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   6.6y ago

   WordPress sites often tend to load slowly, especially after adding more plugins. I use wao.io as cloud-based optimizer to make my blog load more quickly again. The plugin offers all the information and a link to a free test + preview option so you can check out in advance.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.7.1

Translated into 2 languages, 2 at 90% or more · development strings

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).

• LWS Optimize – All-in-One Speed Booster & Cache Tools 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
• Cachify 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags B
• LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• WP Super Cache 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A

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wao.io: 10+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-09-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wao-io