WP Compress for MainWP
by WP Compress · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 400+ installs across the portfolio →
Install, activate and connect WP Compress across all of your MainWP Child Sites.
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Health
B 81/100
Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
400+
≈500 estimated
Momentum
-23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “extension” for “compress”. “extension” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “compress” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
81 health vs 58 average across 25,738 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.3%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 17.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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 3 releases 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 62 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ 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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
7%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpcompress your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| optimise your tag | #6 | #10 | 0 |
| compress | #7 | #20 | down 1 |
| mainwp your tag | #8 | #14 | 0 |
| mainwp child | #7 | #10 | down 1 |
| mainwp child reports | #7 | #12 | 0 |
| mainwp extension | #7 | #12 | 0 |
| extension your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| optimizer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
15 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 8 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “extension” for “compress”. “extension” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “compress” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.6K · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v7.22.00 · 31 Aug 2026
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 500.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ power2k11mo ago
This made linking my 40+ client sites much easier, thank you for time saved. Very happy with MainWP as well for my clients management.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MOHAMMAD3.3y ago
Who wrote this crappy code? It’s full of security bugs! This topic was modified 2 years, 12 months ago by MOHAMMAD.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Francesco3.8y ago
DevTools failed to load source map: Could not load content for ****/wp-content/plugins/mainwp/assets/js/moment/moment.min.js.map: HTTP error: status code 404, net::ERR_HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE_FAILURE This topic was modified 3 years, 5 months ago by Francesco.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (7.22.00). 2 of 3 disclosed are patched.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 4 at 90% or more
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Install, activate and connect WP Compress across all of your MainWP Child Sites."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 5 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,208 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("extension", "optimise", "optimizer", "wpcompress" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-25 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-23 400+ → 500+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-10-17 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-15 400+ → 500+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-10-12 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-10 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-09 500+ → 400+ down after 20 days in tier
- 2026-09-19 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
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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reSmush.it : The original free image compressor and optimizer plugin 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
MainWP Child Reports 100K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization 9K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Swift Performance Lite 6K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
Polylang Theme Strings 5K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D -
MainWP Key Maker 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
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