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Image Squeeze – Optimize WebP, Compress Images, Boost Performance

by Mohamed Shili · Performance

Smart image optimization for WordPress. Compress, convert to WebP, and speed up your site while improving Core Web Vitals and SEO.

⚠ Stale⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
64 Health · C
Maintenance 52/100
Rating quality 74/100
Support 70/100

64 health vs 67 average across 713 Performance 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.

76 / 100

Well optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 59/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 51/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Last updated 450 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2025-04-23 · 450 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-6% vs prior 30d
Apr 25
Jul 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

34

now · peak 147

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

Image Squeeze · #20650 QuickWebP · #2457 LiteSpeed Cache · #5 Image Optimization · #60

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 “50+”. The real number sits in this band.

tracked estimate
50–60 ≈57

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

At the current install trend, crossing 60+ in roughly 226 days.

Install history · since 2025-04-23 · 446 observations

Details

Version
1.0.0
Last updated
1.2y ago
Added
2025-04-23 · 1 yr on WP
Requires WP
5.0
Tested up to
6.8.5
Requires PHP
7.4

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2026-02-14 40+ → 50+ up after 78 days in band
  2. 2025-11-28 30+ → 40+ up after 18 days in band
  3. 2025-11-10 20+ → 30+ up after 2 days in band
  4. 2025-11-08 30+ → 20+ down after 21 days in band
  5. 2025-10-18 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in band
  6. 2025-10-17 30+ → 20+ down after 19 days in band
  7. 2025-09-28 20+ → 30+ up after 7 days in band
  8. 2025-09-21 30+ → 20+ down after 22 days in band

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Image Squeeze – Optimize WebP, Compress Images, Boost Performance: 50+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/imagesqueeze