Media WebP Converter
by Subrata Sarkar · Media
Also makes 3 other plugins · 50+ installs across the portfolio →
Converts all media images to WebP format with options to overwrite originals, control output image quality, and optionally generate new attachments.
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Health
C 64/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈31 estimated
Momentum
+99%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “image converter”, “image optimization” and “media” 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.
64 health vs 62 average across 3,279 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.2%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 582 lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,318 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.
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: Update recency
Updated 451 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 451 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| webp converter | #23 | #23 | down 2 |
| media converter | #24 | #22 | — |
| image converter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image optimization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance 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. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “image converter”, “image optimization” and “media” 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 5 Aug 2025 · 452 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 85 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,000 to #24,800, alongside the other plugins at 30+ 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.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.2y ago
latest release · v1.0.0 · 6 Aug 2025
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 30.
At the current install trend, crossing 40+ in roughly 74 days.
Install history since 6 Aug 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Rahul Basu1.2y ago
I tested it on a high resolution JPEG and it compressed ~2.5 MB down to 45 KB with minimal visible quality loss at a quality setting of 65. The interface is simple and automatic conversion on upload and page load works smoothly. One point to note is that it also reduced the image resolution so adding options to preserve dimensions and support AVIF format would make it even more versatile. Overall it is a genuinely helpful tool for image optimization and I appreciate the thought and effort put into making the process straightforward.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Converts all media images to WebP format with options to overwrite originals, control output image quality,..."
- ✓ 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 506 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "image converter", "image optimization" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-08 20+ → 30+ up after 56 days in tier
- 2026-08-13 10+ → 20+ up
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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QuickWebP – WebP & AVIF Image Optimizer, Compression & SEO for WordPress 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Image Optimizer – Compress Images and Convert to WebP or AVIF 1M+ installs · 2.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
Converter for Media – Optimize images | Convert WebP & AVIF 500K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
WebP Express 300K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Modern Image Formats 100K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B
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