Media Webp
by steveturner2018 · Media
Automatically creates webp images when you upload compatible media. This plugin also manages any updates and changes to the linked attachment images.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
70+
≈79 estimated
Momentum
-18%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “images”, “media” and “optimise” 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.
47 health vs 62 average across 3,278 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 5.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,317 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2923 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 6.8
4.9★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2923 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| optimise your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| optimization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| webp your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “images”, “media” and “optimise” 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 6 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 169 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 46 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 80.
Install history since 19 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Grzegorz.Janoszka6.1y ago
It was such a good plugin, but unfortunately the author doesn’t support it anymore. I am migrating to avif from webp, so I am stopping using this plugin but I have all good memories from it 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ b8engl6.9y ago
It works great! No flaws, simple, very explanatory and with all the options for server side. Really amazing what you did! Thank you very much! This topic was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by b8engl.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mirco Baumann7.5y ago
Thank you! What a perfect plugin. I am using it on my 5.1.1 installation. The automatic workflow for existing images was done great. My samplepage with about 3.6MB of pictures shrinked down to only 690kb with same satisfied image quality for me but a better google pagespeed ranking. A MUST HAVE for eachone! Go an install it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ devworker7.7y ago
Worked as explained without any hassle.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ awillbraender7.7y ago
Funktioniert schnell und problemlos im Gegensatz zu den anderen WEBP Plugins, die ich getestet habe. Kein Login, kein zusätzlicher Account notwendig. WEBPs werden on the fly beim upload generiert und alles funktioniert wunderbar. 1000 Dank, das ist eines der nützlichsten Plugins überhaupt, um seine Performance zu verbessern. This topic was modified 7 years, 5 months ago by awillbraender.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tseo.pro7.9y ago
This plugin resolves the conversion to webp very easily. It only needs a couple of errors to solve. Congratulations!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 165648038.0y ago
Good job, the only plugin completely free for WordPress!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 5 at 90% or more · development strings
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 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Automatically creates webp images when you upload compatible media. This plugin also manages any updates an..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,188 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "optimise", "optimization" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-15 80+ → 70+ down after 101 days in tier
- 2026-06-06 90+ → 80+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-05-30 80+ → 90+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-05-22 90+ → 80+ down after 123 days in tier
- 2026-01-19 100+ → 90+ down after 28 days in tier
- 2025-12-22 90+ → 100+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-12-18 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-17 90+ → 100+ up after 13 days in tier
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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WebP Express 300K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Modern Image Formats 100K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Media Library Assistant 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
CompressX — AVIF & WebP Converter, Media Replacement 40K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Clean Image Filenames 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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