Web Worker Offloading
by WordPress Performance Team · Analytics
Also makes 9 other plugins · 550K+ installs across the portfolio →
Offloads select JavaScript execution to a Web Worker to reduce work on the main thread and improve the Interaction to Next Paint (INP) metric.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10K+
≈16K estimated
Momentum
-23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “analytics”, “javascript” and “performance” for “paint”, “web” and “execution”. “analytics” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “paint” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “javascript” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “web” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “performance” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “execution” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 67 average across 1,826 Analytics plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.8%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 101.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Analytics plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,007 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Analytics 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 3 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 66 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.5★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ 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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
10%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| offloading | #1 | #8 | 0 |
| partytown your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| web worker your tag | #2 | #16 | 0 |
| worker | #2 | #17 | 0 |
| inp | #2 | #8 | 0 |
| paint | #13 | #22 | 0 |
| execution | #16 | #24 | down 2 |
| work | #19 | #24 | 0 |
| web performance | #12 | #24 | 0 |
| web analytics | #21 | #24 | down 1 |
| analytics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| javascript your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
32 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 22 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “analytics”, “javascript” and “performance” for “paint”, “web” and “execution”. “analytics” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “paint” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “javascript” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “web” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “performance” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “execution” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 4 Oct 2024 · 758 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 15.3K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v0.3.0 · 26 Aug 2026
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 62% of the way through.
Install history since 3 Oct 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ princetajik9mo ago
thank you, this is amazing. i had problem with google tag manager and analytics. i used this + site kit plugin and my performance went from 70 to 99. if you wanna setup tag manager/analytics manually, you should add type=”text/partytown” to the script tag. like: <script type="text/partytown"> tag manager code </script> and it works like a charm!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kenny1.8y ago
Problems with Google Analytics and Google Tag ManagerTested: 1 week. While Enabled: No hits, no recorded live users/users in Google Analytics. Google Tag Manager also didnt get to connect to the site. – Clarity did record users live, and page hits. This is because Clarity is not included in the built-in integrationWhile disabled: Google Analytics got hits right away – same with Google Tag Manager.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.2.1 Intend to sunset. ( 2404 ) 0.2.1
- — Version 0.2.0 Enhancements Integrate Web Worker Offloading with Google Site Kit. ( 1686 ) Integrate Web Worker Offloading with Rank Math SEO. ( 1685 ) Serve unminified scripts when SCRIPT_DEBUG is enabled. ( 1643 ) Bug Fixes Fix track 0.2.0
- — Version 0.1.1 Enhancements Add Web Worker Offloading meta generator. ( 1598 ) 0.1.1
- — Version 0.1.0 Initial release. 0.1.0
- — Version 0.3.0 Enhancements Add declare( strict_types = 1 ) to all PHP files. ( 2424 ) Bump minimum required WordPress version to 6.9. ( 2517 ) Bump minimum required PHP version from 7.2 to 7.4. ( 2469 ) Improve code quality with nativ 0.3.0
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 10 languages, 4 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
6 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Offloads select JavaScript execution to a Web Worker to reduce work on the main thread and improve the Inte..."
- ✓ 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 One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Rank Math, Google Analytics.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,315 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-14 20K+ → 10K+ down after 336 days in tier
- 2025-07-13 10K+ → 20K+ up after 150 days in tier
- 2025-02-13 9K+ → 10K+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2025-01-30 8K+ → 9K+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2025-01-18 7K+ → 8K+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2025-01-05 6K+ → 7K+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2024-12-22 5K+ → 6K+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2024-12-10 4K+ → 5K+ up after 10 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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LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
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