WordPress plugin comparison

Async JavaScript vs Smart JavaScript Auto Loader

Async JavaScript

by David Clough

60K+ installs4.7

Smart JavaScript Auto Loader

by Peter Raschendorfer

300+ installs5.0

At a glance

Async JavaScript has more active installs: 60K+, against 300+ for Smart JavaScript Auto Loader.
On a typical day, Async JavaScript is downloaded about 99 times, Smart JavaScript Auto Loader about 5.
Smart JavaScript Auto Loader is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 4.7 from 102 reviews.
Smart JavaScript Auto Loader was updated more recently: Apr 17, 2024, against Jun 22, 2023 for Async JavaScript.
Smart JavaScript Auto Loader is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.3.14, against 6.2.15 for Async JavaScript.
Smart JavaScript Auto Loader has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Async JavaScript.

Async JavaScript leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Async JavaScript	Smart JavaScript Auto Loader
Popular rank	#620	#10,026
Active installs	60K+	300+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.6K	111
Rating	4.7(102)	5.0(8)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.2.15	6.3.14
Search multiplier	×0.05	×0.05
Last release	3 years ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	–	5.4

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