Compress & Upload vs Image Optimizer

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

Health C64

Health C65

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Compress & Upload	Image Optimizer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	C · 64	C · 65 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	52/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	20/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★ ✓	2.0★
Reviews	1	81 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	67/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.2y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	106	213.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3%	6.1% ✓
Category	Media	Performance

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

Release activity

Compress & UploadImage 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.