Census › Plugin profiles › AMP
AMP
Figures from the Plugin Directory Census · as of 28 Aug 2026
400,000
Active installs, lower bound
Group: 100,000 to 999,999 installs
505
Days since the last release
Group median: 12
3.8
out of 5, from 367 ratings
Group median: 4.7 (10+ ratings)
50.0%
Support threads marked resolved, two months
Group: 68.2%
Full profile on wordpress.orgShow on the mapCheck your own plugin stack
What is AMP and who is behind it?
AMP is a WordPress plugin in the “Speed and caching” category, made by Weston Ruter. It has been listed in the directory for 10 years, since 8 Oct 2015. Weston Ruter has 3 plugins with at least 10,000 installs in the census. With 400,000 to 499,999 active installs it sits in the group of plugins with 100,000 to 999,999 installs; its last release came 505 days before the reference date, and it is tested up to WordPress 6.8.
This is how the author describes the plugin on wordpress.org:
“An easier path to great Page Experience for everyone. Powered by AMP.”
Self-description on wordpress.org, retrieved on 10 Sep 2026
When was AMP last released?
The last release of AMP came 505 days before the reference date; the group median is 12 days. That makes AMP silent in the census, meaning no release for more than 365 days, as are 5.3% of the group.
How many installs does AMP have?
AMP had 400,000 to 499,999 active installs on the reference date. Within its group, 66 plugins had a higher band and 21 plugins the same band.
The API reports installs only as a lower bound with one significant digit: 400,000 means at least 400,000 and at most 499,999.
Which WordPress version is AMP tested with?
On the reference date the plugin page on wordpress.org showed the notice “This plugin hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress”, because the “tested up to” field was below 6.9 (6.8). The notice describes only that field; it does not say whether the plugin runs on newer versions. 8.0% of the group carried it.
How does AMP compare with its group?
The group holds 399 listed plugins. 96.5% of them had a more recent last release than AMP; 5.3% had no release for more than 365 days.
| Metric | AMP | Group, 399 plugins |
|---|---|---|
| Days since the last release | 505 | median 12 |
| Rating | 3.8 (367) | median 4.7 (10+ ratings) |
| Support threads marked resolved | 50.0% | 68.2% |
| Tested up to | 6.8 | 47.6% on 7.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | most often 7.4 (41.6%) |
All values on the reference date
| Slug | amp |
|---|---|
| Author | Weston Ruter |
| Active installs | 400,000 to 499,999 |
| Last release | 505 days before the reference date |
| Tested up to | WordPress 6.8 · core on the reference date: 7.1 |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Rating | 3.8 out of 5 from 367 ratings |
| Support threads, two months | 1 of 2 marked resolved |
| Listed since | 8 Oct 2015 |
| Total downloads | 16,577,078, updates included |
| Tags | amp, mobile, optimization, page-experience, performance |
Tags
| Tag | Plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag | Rank by installs | Median days since release |
|---|---|---|---|
| amp | 6 | 1 | 94 |
| mobile | 8 | 1 | 169 |
| optimization | 12 | 1 | 23 |
| page-experience | 1 | 1 | 505 |
| performance | 65 | 11 | 11 |
Rank 1 has the highest installation band among plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag; equal bands share a rank.
Class of 2015
AMP has been listed since 8 Oct 2015. Of the 201 plugins with 10,000+ installs added in 2015, 83.1% had a release within the 365 days before the reference date.
Same group, shared tags
Not a recommendation; the same figures for comparison. Alphabetical.
| Plugin | Active installs | Last release | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ad Inserter | 300,000 to 399,999 | 32 days before the reference date | 4.9 (2,428) |
| Advanced Database Cleaner | 100,000 to 199,999 | 8 days before the reference date | 4.9 (1,950) |
| Aruba HiSpeed Cache | 100,000 to 199,999 | 66 days before the reference date | 3.0 (10) |
| Autoptimize | 800,000 to 899,999 | 8 days before the reference date | 4.7 (1,428) |
| Breeze Cache | 300,000 to 399,999 | 18 days before the reference date | 3.6 (126) |
| Cache Enabler | 100,000 to 199,999 | 179 days before the reference date | 4.3 (139) |
| Custom Fonts | 400,000 to 499,999 | 4 days before the reference date | 4.3 (62) |
| Head, Footer and Post Injections | 200,000 to 299,999 | 153 days before the reference date | 4.9 (735) |
Do you maintain AMP?
If you maintain AMP, you can link to this profile, for example from your readme or your website. Both snippets show this badge:
HTML
<a href="https://hafenstudios.com/en/census/plugins/amp/"><img src="https://hafenstudios.com/census/plugins/badge-en.svg" alt="AMP in the Plugin Directory Census 01/2026" width="220" height="40"></a>
Markdown
[](https://hafenstudios.com/en/census/plugins/amp/)
The image is loaded from hafenstudios.com; as with every request, our server records the usual access data, which is deleted after 14 days. If you prefer not to, use a plain text link.
Spotted a value that is wrong? Write to moin@hafenstudios.com; a documented correction leads to a new version.
How to cite
hafenstudios (2026): AMP, profile in the Plugin Directory Census 01/2026, reference date 28 Aug 2026. https://hafenstudios.com/en/census/plugins/amp/
Source and reference date
All values come from a complete retrieval of the public wordpress.org API on 28 Aug 2026 (reference time 21:56:30 UTC). The analysis and text on this page are available under CC BY 4.0; the raw values come from the public wordpress.org API and are in the raw data. How the count was made is set out in the method, what the fields do not say under limits. hafenstudios builds WordPress plugins itself; see the conflict of interest. Corrections to moin@hafenstudios.com; a documented correction leads to a new version. From issue 02 this page will also show the change since the previous reference date. Collected and prepared by Horst Wenzel.
Plugin names and trademarks belong to their owners. hafenstudios is not affiliated with the authors named here.
