Skyspeed – Image Optimizer, WebP & AVIF Converter
by Jackson Jonah · Performance
Also makes 2 other plugins · 150+ installs across the portfolio →
Boost your site speed automatically. Resizes huge uploads, converts images to next-gen WebP & AVIF formats, and safely backs up originals.
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Health
B 81/100
Few reviews
Active installs
40+
≈44 estimated
Momentum
+29%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “image optimizer” for “avif converter”. “image optimizer” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “avif converter” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
81 health vs 69 average across 1,810 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.9%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 813 lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,106 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 145 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
27
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-1.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| avif converter | #8 | #13 | — |
| avif your tag | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| speed converter | #19 | #18 | down 2 |
| webp converter | #20 | #15 | down 3 |
| wordpress avif | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| image optimizer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| speed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| webp your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
10 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “image optimizer” for “avif converter”. “image optimizer” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “avif converter” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 14 Jan 2026 · 294 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 159 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ 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 1 Nov 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.0.0 · 11 Jun 2026
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 “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 41% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 50+ in roughly 158 days.
Install history since 13 Jan 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ inimfonisaiah9mo ago
It helps speed up my web dev process. It’s Totally the best.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ezek2610mo ago
The best so far.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Boost your site speed automatically. Resizes huge uploads, converts images to next-gen WebP & AVIF formats,..."
- ✓ 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 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,825 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "image optimizer" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-07 30+ → 40+ up after 49 days in tier
- 2026-04-19 20+ → 30+ up after 41 days in tier
- 2026-03-09 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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Modern Image Formats 100K+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
QuickWebP – WebP & AVIF Image Optimizer, Compression & SEO for WordPress 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
WebP Express Plus 600+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D -
Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
WebP Express 300K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Jetpack Boost – Website Speed, Performance and Critical CSS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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