ImageBoss – Image Optimization & CDN
by igorescobar · Performance
Optimize your images with compression, CDN delivery, and responsive images through the ImageBoss service.
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Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
10+
≈17 estimated
Momentum
-2%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “cdn”, “image compression” and “lazy load” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 15.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,104 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 329 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cdn your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image compression your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lazy load your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| webp your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “cdn”, “image compression” and “lazy load” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 2 Nov 2024 · 730 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 208 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (5.0.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2020-05-11 CVE-2021-24888 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 3.0.6 Patched in 3.0.6
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Optimize your images with compression, CDN delivery, and responsive images through the ImageBoss service."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 10 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,936 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Squidge 30+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D -
EWWW Image Optimizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Flying Images: Optimize and Lazy Load Images for Faster Page Speed 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
SMNTCS Deactivate Image Compression 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
PixelCraft with WebP 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
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