Image Ninja – Convert Images to WebP & AVIF on Upload
by Nitin Singh · Media
Automatically convert JPEG and PNG images to WebP and AVIF formats during upload to optimize your WordPress site’s performance.
80 health vs 63 average across 1,075 Media plugins
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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Support resolution
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Since 2024-11-28 · 596 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
39
now · peak 176
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 “60+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
At the current install trend, crossing 70+ in roughly 197 days.
Install history · since 2024-11-29 · 594 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-15 50+ → 60+ up after 5 days in band
- 2026-07-10 60+ → 50+ down after 19 days in band
- 2026-06-21 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-20 60+ → 50+ down after 6 days in band
- 2026-06-14 50+ → 60+ up after 84 days in band
- 2026-03-22 40+ → 50+ up after 3 days in band
- 2026-03-19 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-03-18 40+ → 50+ up after 13 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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Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Robin Image Optimizer – Unlimited Image Optimization, WebP & AVIF 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Plus WebP or AVIF 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Converter for Media – Optimize images | Convert WebP & AVIF 500K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Modern Image Formats 100K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Perfect Images: Regenerate Thumbnails, Image Sizes, WebP & AVIF 60K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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