Modern Image Formats vs WebP Express

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

Modern Image Formats

by WordPress Performance Team

Health B81

WebP Express

by rosell.dk

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

Modern Image Formats WebP Express

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	Modern Image Formats	WebP Express
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100K–200K	300K–400K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 81	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	66/100	85/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.64★	4.37★ ✓
Reviews	25	161 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	96/100 ✓	79/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago ✓	2mo ago
Downloads · 30d	25.9K	44.4K ✓
Category	Performance	Performance

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

Release activity

Modern Image Formats WebP Express

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.