Simple Webp Images
by Mike Bricknell-Barlow · Performance
Generates webp images from uploaded images, and outputs webp images in content in compatible browsers. Optionally provides lazy-load functionality.
51 health vs 66 average across 775 Performance plugins
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 824 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 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
78
now · peak 216
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-27 30+ → 20+ down after 157 days in tier
- 2025-10-21 40+ → 30+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2025-10-12 30+ → 40+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2025-10-03 40+ → 30+ down after 164 days in tier
- 2025-04-22 50+ → 40+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2025-04-07 40+ → 50+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-04-03 50+ → 40+ down after 116 days in tier
- 2024-12-08 60+ → 50+ down after 29 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WebP Express Plus 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D -
Autoptimize 800K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
WebP Express 300K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Modern Image Formats 100K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer 80K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B
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