Performance & Security
by JMR.codes · Performance
A site manager's toolkit. Settings to modify WordPress and improve performance and security.
84 health vs 67 average across 729 Performance plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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
81
now · peak 357
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 “50+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 40+ → 50+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2026-06-18 30+ → 40+ up after 52 days in tier
- 2026-04-27 40+ → 30+ down after 38 days in tier
- 2026-03-20 30+ → 40+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-03-16 40+ → 30+ down after 35 days in tier
- 2026-02-09 30+ → 40+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-02-05 40+ → 30+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-01-31 50+ → 40+ down after 112 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth 3M+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
ManageWP Worker 1M+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simply Static – The Static Site Generator 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Plugin Check (PCP) 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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