Cloudflare Image Resizing – Optimize & Accelerate Your Images
by Mecanik1337 · Performance
Optimize images on-the-fly using Cloudflare's Image Resizing service, improving performance and core web vitals.
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Health
B 81/100
no flags
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+10%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “cloudflare”, “image optimization” and “pagespeed” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
81 health vs 69 average across 1,807 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 19K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,102 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Performance plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 234 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 17 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| resizing | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| accelerate | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| image resizing your tag | #7 | #13 | 0 |
| cloudflare images | #24 | #21 | down 3 |
| cloudflare your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image optimization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pagespeed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
13 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 9 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “cloudflare”, “image optimization” and “pagespeed” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
- Already on top for “resizing”. #1 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.8K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
8mo ago
latest release · v1.5.9 · 11 Mar 2026
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 2 Aug 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ c4co8mo ago
I’ve tried to use the cloudflare rewrite url feature to apply cloudflare images on my featured images, but it didn’t work. So i used grok, ask him how i could use images on my website. it said this plugin would be helpful. I tried it and it really worked!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ what11.2y ago
Great, thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ invokers1.8y ago
Lightweight and Fast as Fu.. rious…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ leprebro2.1y ago
This plugin just broke all images on site into 404 until deactivated.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nimonogi2.5y ago
Works as advertised.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alexbovey2.7y ago
Works out of the box with no configuration required – thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sirtaptap2.9y ago
At first I wondered why Cloudflare Image Resizing never seemed to work. Turns out, it is NOT automatic. This plugin immediately started working and thanks to CF resizing I’m saving a huge amount of bandwidth from these resizes (my other CDN claims to do resizing, but apparently not well). Very simple to set up and immediately starts working once it is, all you really need to make your site faster if you upload very large source images.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ memzofishpond2.9y ago
I just wanted to write this review to thank the developer. Using Cloudflare workers requires lots of code understanding. Thank you for developing a simple plugin that just integrates into cloudflare and does this automatically for us. Much much appreciated
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.5.9). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Optimize images on-the-fly using Cloudflare's Image Resizing service, improving performance and core web vi..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 10 of 10 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Divi, PayPal, Cloudflare, Instagram and 3 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 10 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,817 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "image optimization", "pagespeed" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-20 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-19 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-11-17 300+ → 200+ down after 457 days in tier
- 2024-08-17 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-16 300+ → 200+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2024-08-05 200+ → 300+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2024-07-31 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-07-29 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Image Optimizer – Compress Images and Convert to WebP or AVIF 1M+ installs · 2.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
W3 Total Cache 900K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Autoptimize 800K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Aruba HiSpeed Cache 100K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags B
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