Squidge vs EWWW Image Optimizer

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

Squidge

by Ainsley Clark

Health D44

EWWW Image Optimizer

by Shane Bishop

Health A96

Active-install trajectory

Squidge EWWW Image Optimizer

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Squidge	EWWW Image Optimizer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 44	A · 96 ✓
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	89/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	3.85★	4.75★ ✓
Reviews	3	1,838 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	45/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	4.7y ago	12d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	74	925.4K ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Squidge EWWW 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.