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Fast Velocity Minify

by Raul P. · 30,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 28 Oct 2026, 11 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

95/ 100 Canary Score

Based on 3 of 5 areas

Capped at 95: not enough support or review data for a full score.

Sub-scores for Fast Velocity Minify
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security85
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Fast Velocity Minify still maintained?
Yes. Last release 28 Oct 2026, 11 releases in the last 24 months. 28 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Fast Velocity Minify, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer Alignak since Jun 2016. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Fast Velocity Minify removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Fast Velocity Minify safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.5.8). Not on the exploited list. 30 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Fast Velocity Minify update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.5.8. No one-star spike after it. 28 Oct 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
Alignak21 Jun 2016 to 28 Oct 2026, 586 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2016.

Maintenance

Last release
7 days ago
Releases, 24 months
11
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Fast Velocity Minify
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20252
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20255
Q1 20260
Q2 20262
Q3 20261
Q4 20261

Last release 28 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.6.

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2025 and Q2 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star169
4 star6
3 star2
2 star5
1 star13
Latest low reviews

Security record

2 vulnerabilities in 24 months (3 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 3.5.8).

Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
30 Oct 2026Fast Velocity Minify <= 3.5.7 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 3.5.73.5.8Patched before disclosure
24 Oct 2025Fast Velocity Minify <= 3.5.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 3.5.13.5.2Patched before disclosure
16 Oct 2019Fast Velocity Minify <= 2.7.6 - Full Path Disclosure4.3<= 2.7.62.7.7438

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 3.5.8 (security, escaping).

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

50% of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

30,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Fast Velocity Minify
4 May 2026229
11 May 2026640
18 May 2026623
25 May 202620,765
1 Jun 20262,648
8 Jun 20261,916
15 Jun 20261,598
22 Jun 20261,327
29 Jun 20261,325
6 Jul 20262,235
13 Jul 202614,327
20 Jul 20263,270
27 Jul 20262,225
3 Aug 20262,170
10 Aug 20261,445
17 Aug 20261,224
24 Aug 20261,402
31 Aug 20261,098
7 Sep 2026945
14 Sep 2026997
21 Sep 20261,127
28 Sep 2026902
5 Oct 2026974
12 Oct 2026851
19 Oct 20261,313
26 Oct 202614,098
2 Nov 2026775

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 39% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version3.5.8
AuthorRaul P.
Added21 Jun 2016
Last updated28 Oct 2026
Active installs30,000+
Requires WordPress5.6
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.2
CategoryPerformance & Optimization > Caching Solutions
Tagsgtmetrix, pagespeed, lighthouse, web vitals, speed optimization

Questions

Is Fast Velocity Minify still maintained?

Yes. Last release 28 Oct 2026, 11 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Fast Velocity Minify, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer Alignak since Jun 2016.

Was Fast Velocity Minify removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Fast Velocity Minify safe?

3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.5.8). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Fast Velocity Minify update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.5.8. No one-star spike after it.

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