iLoveIMG
by iLovePDF · Performance
Also makes 2 other plugins · 610+ installs across the portfolio →
Optimize your website images and improve your page load speed. Reduce the size of your photos and gain maximum compression while keeping sharp images.
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Health
B 79/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈190 estimated
Momentum
+17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “compress” for “image compressor”. “compress” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “image compressor” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
79 health vs 69 average across 1,807 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 25.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,101 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 1 release 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 184 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
3.2★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.02★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| image compressor | #17 | #15 | down 2 |
| compress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image optimizer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| optimize your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
11 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 10 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “compress” for “image compressor”. “compress” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “image compressor” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.2K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
1
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v2.3.0 · 30 Apr 2026
27
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 32% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 14 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Apr 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ bitstrean1.9y ago
Registration error. I was unable to register.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ralfs10002.0y ago
Ваш плагин начинает петь украинский гимн! проверь JS! This topic was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by ralfs1000. This topic was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by ralfs1000.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bigby7474.2y ago
I’m a fan of the service iloveimg.com , but unfortunately the plugin breaks the website on wordpress + elementor, I tried to install the plugin 2 times and both times I had to restore my website from backup. Be careful and don’t forget about backup
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ maztch7.4y ago
Works correctly. Useful tool. We have saved a lot of disk space!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ charle877.4y ago
With this plugin I have made my website faster. This topic was modified 7 years, 1 month ago by charle87.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.3.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched High · 7.2 Image Compressor & Optimizer - iLoveIMG <= 1.0.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection ↗2023-11-13 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects < 1.0.6 Patched in 1.0.6
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 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 your website images and improve your page load speed. Reduce the size of your photos and gain maxi..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("for ecommerce", "great for", "for e-commerce").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,297 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "image optimizer", "performance" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-09-09 90+ → 100+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-09-04 80+ → 90+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2025-08-29 90+ → 80+ down after 20 days in tier
- 2025-08-09 80+ → 90+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2025-07-26 70+ → 80+ up after 29 days in tier
- 2025-06-27 60+ → 70+ up after 70 days in tier
- 2025-04-18 70+ → 60+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2025-04-09 80+ → 70+ down after 6 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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Image Optimizer by 10web – Image Optimizer and Compression plugin 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C -
LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
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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