WPtimize
by Yossi Aharon · Performance
This plugin will cleanup and optimize your WordPress.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈29 estimated
Momentum
+69%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “clean”, “cleanup” and “head” 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.
45 health vs 69 average across 1,806 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 3.1K 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34, 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 3425 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.8.34; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3425 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| clean your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cleanup your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| head your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| header your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| optimization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 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
- “clean”, “cleanup” and “head” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 141 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,400 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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.
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
9.4y ago
latest release · v1.1.1 · 16 Jun 2017
3
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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 56 days ago and the previous band took 17 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 30.
Install history since 28 Mar 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ pgazzola9.9y ago
For a free plugin that work better than paid one judo’s well done
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin will cleanup and optimize your WordPress."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! 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, Contact Form 7, bbPress.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 985 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-09-06 30+ → 20+ down after 512 days in tier
- 2025-04-12 40+ → 30+ down after 337 days in tier
- 2024-05-10 50+ → 40+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2024-04-25 40+ → 50+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2024-04-07 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-04-06 40+ → 50+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2024-04-01 50+ → 40+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2024-03-21 40+ → 50+ up after 1 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★ · 2 shared tags A -
Database Cleaner: Cleanup, Optimization & Repair 10K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Specific Content For Mobile – Customize the mobile version without redirections 4K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A - W wp_head() cleaner 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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DietPress 2K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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