Photu – URL based image manipulation and optimization
by mogitech · Performance
Faster & lighter experience for your users. Deliver optimized images on all platforms instantly using Photu.
41 health vs 66 average across 847 Performance plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.13.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1757 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-06 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
21
now · peak 54
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
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “—”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,373 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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ImageKit – URL based image manipulation and optimization 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 5 shared tags A -
Gumlet – Image optimization with Resize, Compression, Lazy load, Caching & CDN delivery 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags A - S Specify Missing Image Dimensions 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Auto Cloudinary 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Image Optimization – Compress Images and Convert to WebP or AVIF 1M+ installs · 2.0★ · 1 shared tag C -
Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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