DietPress
by Fernando Tellado · Performance
Also makes 22 other plugins · 31K+ installs across the portfolio →
Page cache, browser cache, defer JS, critical CSS, lazy load and WordPress cleanup. Speed up your site and disable the bloat you do not need.
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Health
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
-24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cache”, “cleanup” and “optimization” for “tweaks”, “dequeue” and “defer js”. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “tweaks” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cleanup” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “dequeue” sits at #9 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. “defer js” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
90 health vs 69 average across 1,807 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 198.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,100 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 28 releases 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 18 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 38 reviews, smoothed to 4.49★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
10%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-1.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpo | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| tweaks | #7 | #6 | up 1 |
| defer js | #13 | #16 | down 1 |
| dequeue | #9 | #7 | up 1 |
| defer | #22 | #18 | 0 |
| critical css | #24 | #22 | down 2 |
| gzip | #18 | #17 | 0 |
| autosave | #18 | #11 | down 2 |
| prefetch | #20 | #13 | 0 |
| gtmetrix | #23 | #21 | up 1 |
| defer css | #21 | #18 | up 2 |
| defer css javascript | #24 | #21 | — |
| cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cleanup 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 | ||
131 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 119 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cache”, “cleanup” and “optimization” for “tweaks”, “dequeue” and “defer js”. “cache” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “tweaks” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cleanup” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “dequeue” sits at #9 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. “defer js” sits at #13 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 9.7K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
28
releases in the last 12 months
18d ago
latest release · v3.7.2 · 13 Oct 2026
66
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 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 19 Apr 2019
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 3.3.0 New: Google Fonts local hosting. DietPress can now download the Google Fonts your theme enqueues and serve them from your own server: no more visitor connections to Google (faster font delivery and GDPR-friendly), with a 3.3.0
- — Version 3.3.1 Fix: “Disable media library image editor” no longer removes the Imagick and GD image editors site-wide. Doing so also stopped WordPress from creating thumbnails on upload and from regenerating them with WP-CLI or a regen 3.3.1
- — Version 3.4.0 New: Selective loading covers five more plugins that load their assets on every page. Slider Revolution, around 660 KB of JavaScript per page, by turning its own Include libraries globally setting off for each visit and 3.4.0
- — Version 3.4.1 Improved: The settings page code is no longer loaded on frontend requests. Around 90 KB of PHP that only the admin ever needs was being read and parsed on every visit to the site. Improved: The saved settings are no long 3.4.1
- — Version 3.5.0 New: Page cache. DietPress can now store a static copy of each page on disk and serve it to anonymous visitors without building the page again, from its own Cache tab in the DietPress settings, next to the diet levels, w 3.5.0
- — Version 3.5.1 Improved: The Cache tab now says out loud when its cleanup is not running. The next cleanup figure tells a run that is due apart from one that is overdue and marks the overdue one, and a note underneath names the likely 3.5.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 2 at 90% or more
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
7 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 "Page cache, browser cache, defer JS, critical CSS, lazy load and WordPress cleanup. Speed up your site and..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 29 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 27 of 29 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("for developers"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Gutenberg, Divi and 12 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 9 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 12,277 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-03 3K+ → 2K+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2025-09-18 4K+ → 3K+ down after 187 days in tier
- 2025-03-15 5K+ → 4K+ down after 35 days in tier
- 2025-02-08 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-07 5K+ → 4K+ down after 476 days in tier
- 2023-10-20 6K+ → 5K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2023-10-16 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-10-15 6K+ → 5K+ down after 686 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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Delete Duplicate Posts 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
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