Squidge vs EWWW Image Optimizer

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

Health D44

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

Squidge moved down one install band, 40+ to 30+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Squidge	EWWW Image Optimizer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 44	B · 82 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	33/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	3	1,843 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	43/100	87/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	4.9y ago	5d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	77	940.9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.0%	2.0% ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

SquidgeEWWW 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.