Highcompress Image Compressor

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Directory rank vs rivals

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 58% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

1. ★★★★★ maxdm

   4.6y ago

   Thanks a lot good work

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2. ★★★★★ syedaliamaar

   4.6y ago

   The site shows Critical Error after installing this plugin.

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3. ★★★★★ wisdomgg

   4.6y ago

   good nice

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4. ★★★★★ mgraban

   4.7y ago

   As advertised… easy to use… good compression

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5. ★★★★★ thedigitaltechnology

   4.7y ago

   This is the only 1 plugin that really optimize the images on my website. Thanks You!

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6. ★★★★★ vossalab

   4.7y ago

   Awesome! Does what it advertises.

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7. ★★★★★ peterjamesbailey

   4.8y ago

   Fantastic

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8. ★★★★★ jordipuente

   5.0y ago

   High quality

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1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.5 Highcompress Image Compressor <= 5.0.0 - Missing Authorization via multiple AJAX actions ↗
   2023-08-11 CVE-2023-40209 Missing Authorization Affects <= 5.0.0 Patched in 6.0.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-01-16 700+ → 600+ down after 153 days in tier
2. 2025-08-16 800+ → 700+ down after 3 days in tier
3. 2025-08-13 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
4. 2025-08-11 800+ → 700+ down after 3 days in tier
5. 2025-08-08 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-08-07 800+ → 700+ down after 113 days in tier
7. 2025-04-16 900+ → 800+ down after 177 days in tier
8. 2024-10-21 1K+ → 900+ down

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).

• Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
• Imagify Image Optimization: Optimize Images | Compress & Convert to WebP/AVIF 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
• Converter for Media – Optimize images | Convert WebP & AVIF 500K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A
• ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF 300K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
• Kraken.io Image Optimizer – Compress, Convert to WebP & AVIF, Resize & Bulk Optimize 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
• Image Optimization For SEO 3K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B

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Highcompress Image Compressor: 600+ active installs, 4.9★ (143 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/high-compress