Modern Images WP
by Adam Silverstein · Performance
Also makes 13 other plugins · 12K+ installs across the portfolio →
Modern images for WordPress.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “avif”, “modern images” and “webp” 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 69 average across 1,808 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.7%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 10.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,103 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.
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1100 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description under 30 characters
To rank higher: Last updated 1100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| jpegxl your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| avif your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| modern images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| webp your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “avif”, “modern images” and “webp” 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 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 640 · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
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
3.0y ago
latest release · v1.2.0 · 27 Oct 2023
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 12 Nov 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ igitt232.8y ago
Hi there, Great Plugin so far! All images for newly uploaded images are in WebP now. That works great!But i run in a little Problem:The images cant be open in a lightbox.I upload a image in PNGThe frontend now shows all kind of sizes in the frontend in WebP.But when i click at the image to open it in a lightbox, it tries to open the original File with a wepb fileextension, wich does not exist. Do you have any fix for that? If i cant open the images in a lightbox this plugin wont help a lot 🙁 I get an 404 in the dev console after clicking on the image for a lightbox view Thanks for your support!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Hans Konings3.7y ago
I removed the plugin as soon as I saw the AVIF option greyed out. I might try this plugin again once AVIF is supported.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cptkoolbeenz3.9y ago
Works perfectly. (Must regenerate all thumbnails)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alama324.6y ago
work fine and simple of usage, it’s a shame for not AVIF compression..
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alexander S. Kunz4.7y ago
I am very glad that I can keep the countless image sizes that WordPress itself and all the various plugins that I’m using require more efficiently stored on my server and delivered faster to my visitors. This plugin works great and this functionality should be built into the WordPress core! This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by Alexander S. Kunz. This topic was modified 4 years ago by Alexander S. Kunz.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ walter24.8y ago
First, it works but. i sell photo’s. and clients can download a small image for free with my logo in it. (jpg). now there is no logo, and all photos on my site are full size and free off charge to download. i did disable the plugin and its back to normal. No idea where to look for it where it go’s wrong This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by walter2.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ VoidSide5.2y ago
Simply Awesome
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 2 at 90% or more
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
0 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 Short description is 28 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 261 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 4 tags appear in the text ("AVIF", "jpegxl", "webp" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-29 500+ → 400+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2026-03-16 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-15 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-14 400+ → 500+ up after 26 days in tier
- 2026-02-16 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-15 400+ → 500+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-02-10 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-09 400+ → 500+ up after 5 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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ImageEngine – Optimize the Images on Your WordPress Site Like No Other Plugin 60+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B -
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 -
Robin Image Optimizer – Unlimited Image Optimization, WebP & AVIF 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Perfect Images: Regenerate Thumbnails, Image Sizes, WebP & AVIF 60K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
CompressX — AVIF & WebP Converter, Media Replacement 40K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
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