WP Performance
by Ante Laća · Performance
Make your site fast. Page caching, CSS/JS/HTML optimization, modern images, and Core Web Vitals tools in one simple plugin.
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+2%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cache”, “core web vitals” and “optimization” for “prefetch”, “varnish” and “flush”. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “prefetch” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “core web vitals” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “varnish” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “optimization” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “flush” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
89 health vs 69 average across 1,808 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 25.4K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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 1 release 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 73 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 28 reviews, smoothed to 4.39★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
15%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| performance your tag | #22 | #23 | down 2 |
| prefetch | #18 | #18 | 0 |
| varnish | #19 | #14 | 0 |
| flush | #22 | #19 | up 1 |
| minify javascript | #24 | #21 | 0 |
| varnish cache | #24 | #16 | — |
| web performance | #24 | #20 | 0 |
| cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| core web vitals your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| optimization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page speed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
24 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 17 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”, “core web vitals” and “optimization” for “prefetch”, “varnish” and “flush”. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “prefetch” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “core web vitals” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “varnish” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “optimization” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “flush” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.5K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v2.0.0 · 19 Aug 2026
6
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ treeflips5.9y ago
Great speed, beautifully simple UI. Can do basic caching or even more advanced caching. Most of all, it worked well for my use. I’m typically a LiteSpeed Cache and Swift user…but really enjoyed this one. Thanks for such a great free cache plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nawawi Jamili6.0y ago
Thank you for your great work. I have got a great experience while using it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Stephanie6.2y ago
I want to say that it worked but my site still feel the same and I’ve activated the essentials so I don’t know what to say. If I can get a reply back from the developer, that’ll be nice. It says CSS not found and Javascript not found. This topic was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by Stephanie.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ratan6.3y ago
This is the best caching plugin I ever tested. Simple but powerfull.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ froughtz6.6y ago
I wanna thank the developer of this plugin really, it is better than every site speed optimize plugin that I’ve used, and the best thing about it, is it is COMPLETELY FREE
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ThomDJ6.7y ago
I’ve tried all caching and minifying plugins available on WordPress.org and CodeCanyon. WP-Performance is easily my favorite. Can’t recommend it enough.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hotylov6.9y ago
Рекомендую, использую уже 3 месяца, нареканий нет
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MoreImpress7.0y ago
Nice plugin. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4.2
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 WP Performance when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 25 Oct 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- Performance
Readme readiness
8 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 "Make your site fast. Page caching, CSS/JS/HTML optimization, modern images, and Core Web Vitals tools in on..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("great for", "use it").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Cloudflare, WP-CLI, Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 13 headings and 12 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,754 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Page Speed" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-11 300+ → 200+ down after 127 days in tier
- 2025-10-07 400+ → 300+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2025-09-24 600+ → 400+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2025-09-12 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-09-10 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-09 600+ → 400+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-09-05 500+ → 600+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-09-02 400+ → 500+ 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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NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization 90K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags A -
Solid Performance – Your No-Code Caching, Performance, & Page Speed Solution 4K+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags B -
Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 4 shared tags B -
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Insights from Google PageSpeed 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
ezCache 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A
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