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LessFlux Image & Video Optimizer – WebP, AVIF, CDN & Lazy Load

by LessFlux · Performance

LessFlux optimizes WordPress images and videos externally, reducing server load with compression, modern formats, and CDN delivery.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
85 Health · A
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 78/100
Support 70/100

85 health vs 68 average across 1,075 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.

89 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 54/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2026-06-01 · 91 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+32% vs prior 30d
5Downloads · Aug 30

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

244

now · peak 311

24430d downloads · Aug 31

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

LessFlux Image & Vid · #26414 you Optimole · #254 Robin Image Optimize · #438 ShortPixel Adaptive · #1802

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.

24.4Kper 1k installs · Aug 31

Release cadence

Actively maintained
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

4

releases in the last 12 months

2mo ago

latest release · v1.0.3

4

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.0.3 · 2mo ago1.0.2 · 3mo ago1.0.1 · 3mo ago1.0.0 · 3mo ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v1.0 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
10–20 ≈17

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

At the current install trend, crossing 20+ in roughly 229 days.

Install history · since 2026-06-16 · 34 observations

10Installs · Aug 31

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Details

Version
1.0.4
Last updated
6d ago
Added
2026-06-15
Requires WP
6.5
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4

Recent reviews

All reviews on wp.org ↗
  1. vaaaneeesaaa
    2mo ago

    I’ve been using LessFlux for a while, and I’m really happy with it. The setup was quick, and it automatically optimizes my images without any noticeable loss in quality. It has helped improve my site’s loading speed, and I like that everything works in the background with no extra effort. Overall, it’s a reliable plugin that does exactly what it promises. I definitely recommend it if you’re looking for an easy way to optimize your website’s images.

    Read on wp.org ↗
  2. skincoretatto
    2mo ago

    Been using it for few days on my own website, free tier is more than generous, did a bulk and still got quota left, now i just don’t even think about it and it does the “magic” in the background on the fly

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  3. waioro
    2mo ago

    Started testing LessFlux on a client project and the onboarding was quick. What stood out was the simplicity of the workflow and the fact that optimization is handled outside the WordPress server. The product is still evolving, but the foundation looks solid and the team is actively improving it based on feedback.

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Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more

Romanian 79%

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2026-07-17 20+ → 10+ down after 7 days in tier
  2. 2026-07-10 10+ → 20+ up after 23 days in tier
  3. 2026-06-17 — → 10+ up

Competes with

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LessFlux Image & Video Optimizer – WebP, AVIF, CDN & Lazy Load: 10+ active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/less-flux