WP Tuner

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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.

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share 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.

Crossed into this band 4.1 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ MrPeteH

   10.3y ago

   Hi, this is Mr Pete, the author of WP Tuner. I apologize that the Real World took me away for several years (dealing with aging parents and more.) I’m back, and plan to refresh the plugin “soon.” Please keep expectations low… and hopefully I can exceed them! Thank you so much for your support.

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2. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   10.8y ago

   This plugin broke my site – it would not load at all until I could log in over ftp and manually removed the plugin installation files. Do not use!

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3. ★★★★★ cgartist.amit

   11.5y ago

   Do Not Install WP Tuner Plugin if you’re not expert There is this free plugin called WP Tuner which can help you to discover why your blog or plugin is slow or cranky. It is a great tool, but for most of you who are not IT-savvy, it is better to stay clear of this plugin. If you installed this plugin you will be stuck or hang with a page with the remark: “Insufficient Requirements. You cannot install because WordPress 3.3.2 requires MySQL version 5.0 or higher. You are running version “ You cannot even access your admin login page. The worst thing is you sight is out as well. Solution This is tutorial on how to get out from this mess: 1. Go to your site directory. It means your host server where your site is stored (BlueHost, HostGator, etc). 2. Then click on wp-config.php and look for this set of code: //-WP Tuner Plugin by MrPete———— //————————————– $wpTunerStart = microtime(); // get start time as early as we can if ( function_exists( ‘getrusage’ ) ) { $wpTunerStartCPU = getrusage(); } @include_once(dirname(__FILE__).’/wp-content/plugins/wptuner/wptunertop.php’); // fire up WPTuner //————————————– //-END WP Tuner Plugin—————— 3. Delete this set of code away. 4. Click Save Change button. 5. Then go Plugins page and delete it. –credit : Kher Cheng Guan

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4. ★★★★★ gfrank

   12.6y ago

   …that a plugin to make your site work better completely crashes it instead. If you ended up using this without reading the reviews as I did, just FTP in as others said and delete the plugin. That’s what I did after it broke my install.

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5. ★★★★★ blad79

   12.9y ago

   WordPress 3.7, 3.8

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6. ★★★★★ Matt Lowe

   13.2y ago

   I possibly should have read the other reviews on here, but I was only installing on a test install… This plugin does NOT work on WP 3.5+ and gives an error message stating that the system’s requirements are insufficient. You will have to go to your wp-content/plugins directory and remove the wptuner directory in order to resurrect your install.

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7. ★★★★★ Set Sail Media

   13.7y ago

   Same as tommyg73, this plugin broke my installation w/ WP 3.5. I had to remove the plugin files via FTP.

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8. ★★★★★ tommyg73

   13.8y ago

   Breaks installation. Do not use w/ WP 3.5

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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.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2022-10-04 20+ → 10+ down after 310 days in tier
2. 2021-11-28 300+ → 20+ down

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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WP Tuner: 10+ active installs, 1.5★ (8 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-04. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wptuner