WordPress plugin comparison
Async JavaScript vs Web Worker Offloading
Async JavaScript
by David Clough
60K+ installs4.7
Web Worker Offloading
by WordPress Performance Team
10K+ installs3.5
At a glance
- Async JavaScript has more active installs: 60K+, against 10K+ for Web Worker Offloading.
- On a typical day, Async JavaScript is downloaded about 98 times, Web Worker Offloading about 95.
- Async JavaScript is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 102 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
- Web Worker Offloading was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Jun 22, 2023 for Async JavaScript.
- Web Worker Offloading 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 2024 for Web Worker Offloading.
Line by line
Async JavaScript leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Async JavaScript | Web Worker Offloading |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #621 | #1,641 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.6K | 2K |
| Rating | 4.7(102) | 3.5(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.2.15 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×0.73 |
| Last release | 3 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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