WP SpeedUp
by Fahad Mahmood · Performance
Also makes 45 other plugins · 27.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
A great plugin which helps you to speed up your WordPress website from all aspects — CSS, JS, images, caching, database, cron jobs, and more.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈270 estimated
Momentum
+13%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “caching” for “profiler”. “caching” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “profiler” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 69 average across 1,806 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 35.2K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,105 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 5 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.1★ over 9 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
69
Momentum
Gaining ground
+2.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
75%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
+2.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| speedup | #1 | #2 | up 2 |
| website speedup your tag | #1 | #2 | up 2 |
| plugin profiler your tag | #7 | #8 | up 5 |
| profiler | #10 | #7 | up 5 |
| caching your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| css js minify your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| speed optimization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
20 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 16 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “caching” for “profiler”. “caching” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “profiler” sits at #10 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 691 · 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 1 Nov 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
5d ago
latest release · v1.5.1 · 28 Oct 2026
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 63% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 69% of the way through.
Install history since 8 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jatinjaat110.0y ago
which one better for my site http://www.workingtricks.review for speed plugin wp super chache or w3cache This topic was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by jatinjaat1.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yucelsnc10.3y ago
Amazing plugin,i have tested a´lot other speed optimization plugin. facing different issue,or didn´t work like expect. This plugin is easy to use you get some useful option,and it does his work like expected. stable,lightweight file size overall a good solid plugin. Very happy that i got it,also an fair to use politic i can imagine to purchase the pro version,if it works over longer time stable and i see update effort. Greets from an satisfait customer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Zhyrmar10.5y ago
I tried it on my website and both CSS and JS stopped working when I tried to speed them up. So, not working for me (using Be Theme).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Muhammad Asim11.0y ago
Thanks Author for such an amazing plugin. I was facing so much difficulties in optimizing my website to maintain its response time. I was about to hire extra person for speed optimization work when i come across this plugin and believe me i wanna salute you for this plugin. It is working as per description. Worth recommending to friends. Keep it Up dude (Y)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MarketingBRANDING11.0y ago
In order to work you must get the premium version…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Imran Saeed11.3y ago
Finally got a speedup plugin that doesn’t break my site. I even went after a long time on my wordpress account just to make this review. Keep up the good work! Yes, this is just wonderful. Tried many different plugins.. [Won’t name them though… ;)] But this one is simply the best… I use it in conjunction with Autoptimize…. And boy..!!!! The site load time is dipping below 1 sec mark….
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Waxil11.3y ago
Speed Optimization was an eyewash before because a number of gigs online are to speedup your website but they don’t exactly inform you what are they doing? I can bet that they can’t do such difficult task in a few dollars where a large number of images need to be optimized. I salute to the developer of this plugin who finally came up with this solution. Its better and faster than manual Photoshop image optimization because its a single click away. I would suggest to include some back-end process flexibility instead of page refresh. BTW its an awesome plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Coding Champion11.3y ago
It was not easy to handle this mess in single plugin. I have faced such situations when at least 4 plugins have to be used to achieve a better page load speed and then the compatibility issue among them is another nightmare. It would be great if a developer will test such plugin on his websites first and will continuously improve it for his audience. I wish you best of luck. Coding Champ
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A great plugin which helps you to speed up your WordPress website from all aspects — CSS, JS, images, cachi..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,416 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("css js minify", "plugin profiler", "speed optimization", "website speedup" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-11 300+ → 200+ down after 249 days in tier
- 2025-11-04 400+ → 300+ down after 443 days in tier
- 2024-08-18 500+ → 400+ down after 553 days in tier
- 2023-02-12 600+ → 500+ down after 131 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 700+ → 600+ down after 250 days in tier
- 2022-01-27 1K+ → 700+ down after 1209 days in tier
- 2018-10-06 70+ → 1K+ up
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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