Allow Webp image vs EWWW Image Optimizer

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health D43

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

Allow Webp image moved down one install band, 6K+ to 5K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Allow Webp image	EWWW Image Optimizer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	5K–6K	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 43	B · 82 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	69/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	33/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.8★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	13	1,844 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	39/100	87/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	4.8y ago	6d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	539	952.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	9.9% ✓	2.0%
Category	Performance	Performance

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Allow Webp imageEWWW Image Optimizer

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.