WEDOS | Protection & Cache Performance
by wedos.com · Performance
Also makes 1 other plugin · 1.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Protect your WordPress website with WEDOS Global: cloud WAF, DDoS protection, CDN and page cache, set up from WordPress.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈400 estimated
Momentum
+318%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cache”, “cdn” and “firewall” for “ddos protection”, “ddos” and “manifest”. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ddos protection” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cdn” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ddos” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “firewall” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “manifest” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 69 average across 1,808 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 19.1K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,103 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 30 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 1 day ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.8★ over 4 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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
7%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-1.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ddos protection | #4 | #20 | 0 |
| cache manifest | #5 | #20 | down 1 |
| waf your tag | #23 | #24 | down 2 |
| ddos | #21 | #23 | down 6 |
| manifest | #23 | #24 | down 3 |
| cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cdn your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| firewall your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
20 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 15 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cache”, “cdn” and “firewall” for “ddos protection”, “ddos” and “manifest”. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ddos protection” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cdn” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ddos” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “firewall” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “manifest” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 27 Sep 2023 · 1,131 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.2K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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.
30
releases in the last 12 months
yesterday
latest release · v2.5.1 · 30 Oct 2026
46
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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 400.
Install history since 26 Sep 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ W.L.K.1.3y ago
Protoze se nektere stranky nacitaly klidne 4s prestoze staticke cachovani bylo zapnute, tak jsem plugin deaktivoval. Bezel tam web s nizkym poctem obrazku, slusne nakodovany ve zkompilovanem tailwindu, bez elementoru a podobnych ***, nijak vysoky pocet statickych souboru. Po vypnuti pluginu jsem nastavil WP fastest cache a paradoxne se nacita rychleji nez s wedos CDN. Co tam bylo za problem netusim, dam tomu sanci jeste za rok za dva. Nicmene chybi nejaky tarif kde bych si mohl nastavit vice lokalit, protoze momentalne prichazi v uvahu 300,- bez dph / mesic (pouze nektere lokality, prakticky zadne vlastni nastaveni) a 2000,- bez dph / mesic (??). Za dva litry mesicne uz muzu mit vlastni cloudfront s offloadem statickych souboru do s3, a to mi jeste celkem dost zustane (a to do te ceny nejspis dostanu i nejakou WAF bot control).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tomáš Kořínek1.8y ago
When it comes to speeding up the page, it may help, but I’ve found it can also cause two issues: For some reason, it blocks the “admin_notices” hook in the admin area, which can disrupt the proper functioning of other plugins. You need to update your SPF DNS record to comply with DMARC requirements (as explained on the Wedos help page titled “Emails – SPF Record”). Suggestions: The plugin function init_notices() should be removed—why is it even there? 🙂 The plugin should notify users about the potential need to update the SPF record.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lexartcz2.0y ago
Simple and Fast.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ standasykora2.1y ago
Wow! The activation was really two clicks for the free local cache. The performance has grown from 73 to 99-100 (according to PageSpeed Insights).
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.5.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 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.
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 28 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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 7 headings and 13 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,464 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "firewall" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-19 400+ → 300+ down after 67 days in tier
- 2026-08-13 500+ → 400+ down after 19 days in tier
- 2026-07-25 700+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-24 800+ → 700+ down after 63 days in tier
- 2026-05-22 900+ → 800+ down after 19 days in tier
- 2026-05-03 800+ → 900+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-04-24 900+ → 800+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-04-19 800+ → 900+ up after 2 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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Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
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Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening 600K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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