by WordPress Performance Team 4.3 (3 reviews)

Optimization Detective

Name: Optimization Detective
Rating: 4.3 (3 reviews)
Author: WordPress Performance Team

Provides a framework for leveraging real user metrics to detect optimizations for improving page performance.

Optimization Detective ranks #686 among WordPress.org plugins with 60,000+ active installations, is #69 of 6,651 in the Media category, a 4.3/5 rating from 3 reviews, and was last updated Aug 26, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v1.0.0-beta7 Current Version v1.0.0-beta7

Updated 2 months ago Last Update on 26 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 4 days ago Last Refreshed on

#69 of 6,651 in Media Top 1% by installs Downloads -37.1% this week

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#686

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Active Installs

60K+

-4.5%

KW Avg Position

15.7

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Downloads

510.3K

+87 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

86%

Review 4.3 out of 5

4.3 (3 reviews)

Next Milestone 70K

Total Progress 9.1%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.3

3 reviews

Overall 86%

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.0.0-beta7
Last Updated: Aug 26, 2026
Requires WP: 6.9+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: WordPress Performance Team

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.3
Reviews: 3
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and developers who rely on the Image Prioritizer, Embed Optimizer, or similar dependent plugins for page performance optimization. It solves the problem of detecting real-world loading optimizations by capturing real user metrics on displayed page elements across different device types, which server-side heuristics alone cannot achieve.

Captures real user metrics
Detects page performance optimizations
Supports desktop, tablet, phone form factors
Framework dependency for other plugins
No settings or configuration needed
Requires unauthenticated REST API access
No metrics collected from Safari

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Optimization Detective

Feedback is encouraged and much appreciated, especially since this plugin may contain future WordPress core features. If you have suggestions or requests for new features, you can submit them as an issue in the WordPress Performance Team's GitHub repository. If you need help with troubleshooting or have a question about the plugin, please create a new topic on our support forum.

The Performance team and WordPress community take security bugs seriously. We appreciate your efforts to responsibly disclose your findings, and will make every effort to acknowledge your contributions. To report a security issue, please visit the WordPress HackerOne program.

Contributions are always welcome! Learn more about how to get involved in the Core Performance Team Handbook. The plugin source code is located in the WordPress/performance repo on GitHub.