Pressidium Performance

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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

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

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 88% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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

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.

1. ★★★★★ Christos Paloukas

   7mo ago

   Full disclosure: I am part of the Pressidium team and was involved with the planning for this project. That said, I’m reviewing this because I genuinely believe in the approach we took. I’ve seen countless plugins promising to speed up sites that just add to the clutter. What I love about this is that it knocks out all the low-hanging fruit, plus advanced stuff like AVIF conversion and background processing, without the noise and headache. It’s FOSS and highly accessible. I’m biased, obviously, but honestly, it just works.

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Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-01-15 10+ → 100+ up after 5 days in tier
2. 2026-01-10 — → 10+ 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).

• Image Optimization – Compress Images and Convert to WebP or AVIF 1M+ installs · 2.0★ · 4 shared tags C
• Imagify Image Optimization: Optimize Images | Compress & Convert to WebP/AVIF 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
• Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Converter for Media – Optimize images | Convert WebP & AVIF 500K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF 300K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• CompressX — AVIF & WebP Converter, Media Replacement 40K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A

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Pressidium Performance: 100+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/pressidium-performance