WP Pace
by jamesdbruner · Uncategorized
Create an automatic page load progress bar. Based on Pace - Automatic page load progress bar. Javascript by Zack Bloom CSS by Adam Schwartz.
48 health vs 67 average across 3,636 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4463 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 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
34
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “80+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-01 90+ → 80+ down after 3 days in band
- 2026-05-29 80+ → 90+ up after 32 days in band
- 2026-04-27 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-04-26 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-04-25 90+ → 80+ down after 47 days in band
- 2026-03-09 80+ → 90+ up after 76 days in band
- 2025-12-23 90+ → 80+ down after 16 days in band
- 2025-12-07 80+ → 90+ up after 43 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Preloader 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Native Lazyload 5K+ installs · 3.3★ · 1 shared tag F -
Free Shipping Label and Progress Bar for WooCommerce 5K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Flat Preloader 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D -
Page Loader 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag C -
Progress Bar & Skill Bar 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag C
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