Winsite Image Optimizer
by Winsite · Performance
Image compression for WordPress done right.
41 health vs 72 average across 379 Performance plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.28, well behind 6.8.
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 3305 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
38
now · peak 90
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
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-07-07 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-07-05 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-07-04 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-07-03 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-07-01 300+ → 200+ down after 624 days in band
- 2023-10-16 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-10-15 300+ → 400+ up after 5 days in band
- 2023-10-10 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Image Optimization – Compress Images and Convert to WebP or AVIF 1M+ installs · 2.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
QuickWebP – Compress / Optimize Images & Convert WebP | SEO Friendly 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Squeeze – Image Optimization & Compression, WEBP Conversion 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
ImageRecycle pdf & image compression 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Image Editor by Pixo 800+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Gumlet – Image optimization with Resize, Compression, Lazy load, Caching & CDN delivery 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
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