WP Simple Thimble
by aadel112 · Performance
Also makes 1 other plugin · 10+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin embeds or in-lines image/css/js content into the page before it's loaded. This really improves page load speed scores, and can really …
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Health
F 39/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈17 estimated
Momentum
-48%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “eliminate gtmetrix warnings”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
39 health vs 69 average across 1,808 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 4.9K 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.
Removal-risk signals
51/100Maintenance 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- No tested-up-to version. The listing declares no "Tested up to" version.
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 3756 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
No "Tested up to" declared, treated as a major version behind
2.4★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 3.89★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3756 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.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| eliminate yslow warnings your tag | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| eliminate gtmetrix warnings your tag | #13 | #13 | 0 |
| yslow | #8 | #13 | up 1 |
| data uri your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page load your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| speed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “eliminate gtmetrix warnings”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “data uri”, “page load” and “speed” 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 6 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 149 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, 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 21 Oct 2026.
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.
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.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 5 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ critterscience8.3y ago
It did indeed make my GT Metrix scores much higher; but at a cost. It adds Base64 code to your CSS and probably other places too. I have only found it in my CSS thus far. It also broke my styles, removed icons, caused other style-related issues… Wow! What a price to pay. I’ll keep my B rating with GT Metrix, if this is the cost of an A rating. No thanks!!!! Plugin sucks!!!!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ audioprolabs8.6y ago
This plugin damage the text of my web site! After uninstalig the plugin my site is working Ok.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ambroze9.2y ago
too many errors This topic was modified 8 years, 11 months ago by ambroze.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aaronnb879.6y ago
I just installed this plugin and got more than a 20% improvement in my GTMetrix scores – Awesome! However I’m experiencing the same issue as ‘tiashanee’. Wp admin icons are all missing and a few other icons on the front end of my site have stopped displaying as well. Would be great if you could sort out that bug. Also on Google Page Speed Insights I’m now getting the following error “An error occurred while fetching or analyzing the page.”
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eurosbox9.9y ago
Easy instal, Simpel and Fast. Very good job.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tiashanee10.0y ago
Hello I’m new to wordpress. The plugin really helped my gtmetrix and yslow scores drastically however, when activated google speed insights sends back an error and states “An error occurred while fetching or analyzing the page.” and this goes away when plugin is deactivated. Also icons in my backend for plugins such as jet pack, woocommerce, products disappear and become little box outlines. On my frontend my search and cart icons are either box outlines as well or my search icon changes into a pair of red lips and the cart turns into a hammer on the mobile device display. Im sure that the plugin is not suppose to do this. It makes the site look broken from a customer stand point. Please advise.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ solanginaeem10.2y ago
I searched a lot and spent more time to find the solution for speed up my WordPress site. computerpakistan.com But I found. WP Simple Thimble is really help me. let me share my problem I was using http over my wordpress site. Everything working fine in it. When I transfer http to https my site down to 7 seconds from 1.8 seconds. I got confuse. I searched but no result come. I install this plugin and checked speed in xtmatrix said hurry!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin embeds or in-lines image/css/js content into the page before it's loaded. This really improves..."
- ! 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,341 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("data-uri", "eliminate gtmetrix warnings", "eliminate yslow warnings" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Zedna WP Image Lazy Load 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
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Cloudflare 200K+ installs · 3.5★ · 1 shared tag B -
Jetpack Boost – Website Speed, Performance and Critical CSS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
A2 Optimized WP – Turbocharge and secure your WordPress site 60K+ installs · 3.3★ · 1 shared tag C
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