Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse
by Evan Norton · Performance
Upload a JSON file generated by Google's Lighthouse website auditing tool and this plugin will compress and replace all flagged images using the …
45 health vs 67 average across 628 Performance 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.22, 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 2699 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 2022-10-06 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
124
now · peak 126
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 2022-10-05 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-09-14 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-09-13 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-09-12 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-09-11 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-09-09 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-09-08 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-09-07 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-09-06 200+ → 300+ up after 1 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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Cimo – Free Instant Image Optimizer & WebP Converter 9K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Image Optimizer by 10web – Image Optimizer and Compression plugin 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
Offload, AI & Optimize with Cloudflare Images 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A - W WP Resized Image Quality 800+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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