Page Optimize
Healthy: maintained, last release 19 Oct 2026, 7 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Page Optimize still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 19 Oct 2026, 7 releases in the last 24 months. 19 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Page Optimize, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer mreishus since Feb 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Page Optimize removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Page Optimize safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Page Optimize update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 0.6.4. No one-star spike after it. 19 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.
| plugin-master | 21 Feb 2020 to 21 Feb 2020, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| bpayton | 27 Feb 2020 to 18 Jan 2024, 11 commits |
| aidvu | 27 Feb 2020 to 8 Nov 2022, 11 commits |
| rcrdortiz | 29 Aug 2023 to 29 Aug 2023, 2 commits |
| a8caustin | 23 Oct 2024 to 26 May 2025, 4 commits |
| mdbitz | 2 Dec 2025 to 21 May 2026, 4 commits |
| mreishus | 4 Feb 2026 to 19 Oct 2026, 8 commits |
7 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2020.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 16 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 7
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 3 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 19 Oct 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.0.
Average rating fell from 5.0 to 3.0 between Q1 2024 and Q2 2024.
| 5 star | 2 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 2 |
- Not updated, don’t waste your time · 1 star · 11 Aug 2022
- Bugs · 1 star · 14 Apr 2021
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
200,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 176 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 761 |
| 18 May 2026 | 4,175 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,306 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1,021 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 975 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 868 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 818 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 825 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 771 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 676 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 794 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 771 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 748 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 645 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 419 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 404 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 376 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 399 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 472 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 505 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 522 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 770 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 467 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 3,782 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 1,670 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 193 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 63% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 0.6.4 |
|---|---|
| Author | Automattic |
| Added | 27 Feb 2020 |
| Last updated | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 200,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Performance & Optimization > Caching Solutions |
| Tags | performance |
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Questions
Is Page Optimize still maintained?
Yes. Last release 19 Oct 2026, 7 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Page Optimize, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer mreishus since Feb 2026.
Was Page Optimize removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Page Optimize safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Page Optimize update safe to install?
No ownership change before 0.6.4. No one-star spike after it.