GZippy
by Unknown · Uncategorized
GZippy re-enables gzip compression under WordPress.
42 health vs 66 average across 3,783 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 17+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 2.7, 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 6412 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
44
now · peak 87
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
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
- 2025-12-02 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in band
- 2025-11-28 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-11-27 300+ → 200+ down after 478 days in band
- 2024-08-06 400+ → 300+ down after 298 days in band
- 2023-10-13 500+ → 400+ down after 280 days in band
- 2023-01-06 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-01-05 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in band
- 2023-01-04 600+ → 500+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Cache Enabler 90K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B - W WP HTTP Compression 500+ installs · 3.2★ · 1 shared tag F
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Cache Using Gzip 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
Instant Gzip Compression 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D - W WP GZip 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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Advanced Speed Increaser 300+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag D
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