Gumlet – Image optimization with Resize, Compression, Lazy load, Caching & CDN delivery

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 67% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ fabien789

   4.4y ago

   I’m a customer for 2 years and I have to say that Gumlet is getting better and better every month. They always implement the latest technologies available to make websites fast and media assets look great. I totally rely on it to optimize my images and static content delivery (CSS and js) to make sure my wordpress is fast. I have nothing bad to say about it. I just had a ssl problem once but it has been fixed within 2 hours. I contacted the support 5 to 10 times and I always had quick and professional answers. I recommend this product to all my clients. Gumlet doesn’t ask me to leave a review but I’m just surprised not to see more excellent ones. Keep doing a great job like this. Thanks!

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2. ★★★★★ Henry Hoe

   4.5y ago

   I had a problem trying to serve my JS & CSS files through gumlet. Thanks to the team they were able to fix it for me. Awesome company.

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3. ★★★★★ Mike Allen

   6.0y ago

   I’ve yet to find “the perfect” image optimization tool and CDN but Gumlet comes close. I manage nearly 100 WordPress sites and use Gumlet more than competing tools. For sites using Divi or with complex galleries and background layouts, many image optimization plugins seem to break something. I’ve tested premium versions of Gumlet, ShortPixel Adaptive Images, WP Compress, Cloudimage, and Smush Pro. I’ve found Gumlet (and ShortPixel Adaptive Images for Divi sites) to be the most reliable for optimizing and offloading images off my server via a CDN. If anything looks off, usually I can uncheck one of the few settings and it’s resolved. I’ve had to reach out to Gumlet’s support a few times and found them to be responsive and helpful. I like how Gumlet does not alter the actual images at all. It does all the optimizations via copies stored on their CDN. Some image-optimization plugins like Smush Pro and ShortPixel (ShortPixel Adaptive Images is different) actually change and overwrite your images. That can be a bad thing to do to a client’s images (though the above mentioned options can make backups and revert things if needed). In short, I recommend Gumlet. They work, are affordable to deploy, and are regularly improving their product and management dashboard.

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4. ★★★★★ alexdo

   6.1y ago

   Great plugin that is user friendly! They have a great support team if you ever need help.

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5. ★★★★★ Danil

   6.1y ago

   It’s very easy to install and configure the plugin. All works out of the box. Thanks for the CSS/JS serving feature. Thanks to Gumlet support team for the fast response.

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6. ★★★★★ yitzibitzi

   6.1y ago

   We tried many plugins out there and this for sure is top 3!.

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7. ★★★★★ Panos Sakalakis

   6.1y ago

   My website’s speed was increased imminently and their support was super fast and very helpful with my questions and they quickly checked my website and fixed a problem that I was facing. I started paying for their service the same day I tried the trail, just because of all the positives that brings to my website. I hope they will keep evolving and updating this plugin, making it better and better. Keep up the good work!

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8. ★★★★★ PortalMasTips

   6.2y ago

   Gumlet es excelente, actualmente lo utilizo en todos mis sitios. En un principio tuve unos problemas con DIVI, causaba conflictos con el editor pero actualmente no tengo ningún problema. He logrado optimizar la carga de mis sitios optimizando las imágenes al tamaño correcto y a un peso increíble. Antes utilizaba Shortpixel mas ahora lo he remplazado por Gumlet.

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-04-24 600+ → 500+ down after 3 days in tier
2. 2026-04-21 500+ → 600+ up after 12 days in tier
3. 2026-04-09 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
4. 2026-04-07 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2026-04-06 600+ → 500+ down after 93 days in tier
6. 2026-01-03 700+ → 600+ down after 258 days in tier
7. 2025-04-20 800+ → 700+ down after 4 days in tier
8. 2025-04-16 700+ → 800+ up after 1 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).

• ImageKit – URL based image manipulation and optimization 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags B
• Image Optimization – Compress Images and Convert to WebP or AVIF 1M+ installs · 2.0★ · 2 shared tags C
• Squeeze – Image Optimization & Compression, WEBP Conversion 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• S Specify Missing Image Dimensions 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
• ImageRecycle pdf & image compression 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
• Image Editor by Pixo 700+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B

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Gumlet – Image optimization with Resize, Compression, Lazy load, Caching & CDN delivery: 500+ active installs, 4.4★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/gumlet