Disable Native Image Compression
by sathesh95 · Uncategorized
Disables the Image Compression introduced by wordpress in WordPress 5.3.
41 health vs 57 average across 9,345 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.21, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2295 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
60
now · peak 155
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-11 40+ → 30+ down after 262 days in band
- 2025-10-22 30+ → 40+ up after 25 days in band
- 2025-09-27 40+ → 30+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-09-25 30+ → 40+ up after 3 days in band
- 2025-09-22 40+ → 30+ down after 24 days in band
- 2025-08-29 30+ → 40+ up after 5 days in band
- 2025-08-24 40+ → 30+ down after 427 days in band
- 2024-06-23 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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URL Image Importer – Import External Images to the Media Library from URL, CSV & XML 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Publitio 400+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A - H Healthy filename 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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