Squidge
by Ainsley Clark · Performance
Squidge is a FREE WordpPress Plugin built for developers in mind compressing and convert images using jpegoptim, optipng, cwebp, and libavif.
44 health vs 66 average across 882 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 1669 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
59
now · peak 170
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 “40+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-15 30+ → 40+ up after 78 days in tier
- 2026-04-28 40+ → 30+ down after 74 days in tier
- 2026-02-13 30+ → 40+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-02-10 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-09 30+ → 40+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-02-03 40+ → 30+ down after 169 days in tier
- 2025-08-18 50+ → 40+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2025-08-08 40+ → 50+ up after 27 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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EWWW Image Optimizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Enable SVG, WebP, and ICO Upload 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Cimo – Free Instant Image Optimizer & WebP Converter 9K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
QuickWebP – Compress / Optimize Images & Convert WebP | SEO Friendly 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Support WebP – Upload webp files in wordpress without hassle 4K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
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