WP HTTP Compression
by sdesalas · Performance
This plugin allows your WordPress blog to output pages compressed in gzip format if a browser supports compression. HTTP compression generally means …
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
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 “500+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1377 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-12-03 600+ → 500+ down after 129 days in band
- 2025-07-27 700+ → 600+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-07-25 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-07-24 700+ → 600+ down after 6 days in band
- 2025-07-18 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-07-17 700+ → 600+ down after 8 days in band
- 2025-07-09 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-07-08 700+ → 600+ down after 183 days in band
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