WordPress plugin comparison
Async JavaScript vs CSS JS Manager, Async JavaScript, Defer Render Blocking CSS
Async JavaScript
by David Clough
60K+ installs4.7
CSS JS Manager, Async JavaScript, Defer Render Blocking CSS
by PI Web Solution
1K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Async JavaScript has more active installs: 60K+, against 1K+ for CSS JS Manager, Async JavaScript, Defer Render Blocking CSS.
- On a typical day, Async JavaScript is downloaded about 98 times, CSS JS Manager, Async JavaScript, Defer Render Blocking CSS about 56.
- CSS JS Manager, Async JavaScript, Defer Render Blocking CSS is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 90 reviews, against 4.7 from 102 reviews.
- CSS JS Manager, Async JavaScript, Defer Render Blocking CSS was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Jun 22, 2023 for Async JavaScript.
- CSS JS Manager, Async JavaScript, Defer Render Blocking CSS is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.2.15 for Async JavaScript.
- Async JavaScript has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for CSS JS Manager, Async JavaScript, Defer Render Blocking CSS.
Line by line
CSS JS Manager, Async JavaScript, Defer Render Blocking CSS leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Async JavaScript | CSS JS Manager, Async JavaScript, Defer Render Blocking CSS |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #621 | #5,798 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.6K | 1.7K |
| Rating | 4.7(102) | 4.8(90) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.2.15 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×0.62 |
| Last release | 3 years ago | 11 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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