A2 Optimized WP - Turbocharge and secure your WordPress site
Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 20 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| a2hosting | 29 Nov 2016 to 10 Feb 2025, 239 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 21 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 6.7 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.0 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 2 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 2 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 3 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 10 Feb 2025. Tested up to 6.7, 4 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 2023 | A2 Optimized WP <= 3.0.4 - Cross Site Request Forgery | 4.3 | <= 3.0.4 | 3.0.5 | 0 |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
| Q1 2024 | 4.0 |
|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 3.5 |
| Q1 2026 | 1.0 |
Average rating fell from 4.0 to 1.0 between Q1 2024 and Q1 2026.
| 5 star | 20 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 3 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 3 |
| 1 star | 17 |
- Yikes · 1 star · 10 Feb 2026
- 1 critical issue: Autoloaded options could affect performance Performance · 2 stars · 24 Aug 2024
- Worst Optimizing Plugin, very very bad plugin · 1 star · 20 May 2021
Momentum
60,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 275 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 603 |
| 18 May 2026 | 505 |
| 25 May 2026 | 438 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 526 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 476 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 462 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 510 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 507 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 478 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 492 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 538 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 442 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 474 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 473 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 463 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 516 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 436 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 506 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 490 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 674 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 659 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 619 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 583 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 785 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 678 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 129 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 7% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 3.0.13 |
|---|---|
| Author | A2 Hosting |
| Added | 8 Oct 2015 |
| Last updated | 10 Feb 2025 |
| Active installs | 60,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | not stated |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 |
| Category | Performance & Optimization > Caching Solutions |
| Tags | cache, speed, Optimize, a2 hosting, site performanceRequires at least: 5.1 |
Questions
Is A2 Optimized WP - Turbocharge and secure your WordPress site still maintained?
A2 Optimized WP - Turbocharge and secure your WordPress site was last updated on 10 Feb 2025. Its Canary status is Watch.
Is A2 Optimized WP - Turbocharge and secure your WordPress site safe?
A2 Optimized WP - Turbocharge and secure your WordPress site has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.
Who owns A2 Optimized WP - Turbocharge and secure your WordPress site?
The wordpress.org author is A2 Hosting. Recent committers: a2hosting, A2BCool, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of A2 Optimized WP - Turbocharge and secure your WordPress site?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Super Page Cache - Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals, WP Super Cache, xSpeed Cache: AI-Powered Performance Hub with MCP, Caching & CDN, Nginx Helper, SpinupWP.