WP-PJAX
by Peter Elmered · Performance
Also makes 3 other plugins · 230+ installs across the portfolio →
Makes WordPress a lot faster using PJAX (PushState + AJAX) for loading content.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “pjax”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
44 health vs 69 average across 1,806 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 5.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,104 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.
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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4962 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.5.2; the current branch is 6.8
4.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4962 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pjax your tag | #11 | #8 | 0 |
| pushstate | #12 | #12 | — |
| cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| optimization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| speed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “pjax”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “cache”, “optimization” and “performance” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 77 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
13.6y ago
latest release · v0.0.4.1 · 2 Apr 2013
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. 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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.2 years 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 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous11.8y ago
If i live to be 1,000 years old I still don’t think I’ll understand why plugin developers leave such stale, broken, not-ready-for-production, un-supported plugins in the WP repository. A real shame with particular one, too. It had a lot of promise.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yaharga11.8y ago
Why aren’t we funding this?! Hahaha, it’s amazing! Perfect! I can’t wait to see the full version! Shall try to contribute to the Github repository!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tiger666712.5y ago
Really liked this plugin; things were fast, but something happened and the site needed to be reloaded without the plugin. Hope a new version can come out, to address problem
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 4h1813.6y ago
(sorry for my english – french guy) My site seems to really speed up with this plugin. So, good job (:
Read on wp.org ↗
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Makes WordPress a lot faster using PJAX (PushState + AJAX) for loading content."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you want", "great for").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 10 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,976 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "optimization" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-09-04 20+ → 10+ down after 16 days in tier
- 2023-08-19 30+ → 20+ down after 114 days in tier
- 2023-04-27 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-26 30+ → 40+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2023-04-22 40+ → 30+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2023-04-17 30+ → 40+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2023-04-10 40+ → 30+ down after 18 days in tier
- 2023-03-23 50+ → 40+ down after 11 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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GoCache 800+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags A -
Jetpack Boost – Website Speed, Performance and Critical CSS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Flying Pages: Preload Pages for Faster Navigation & Improved User Experience 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
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