WP HTTP Compression
by sdesalas · Performance
Also makes 1 other plugin · 500+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin allows your WordPress blog to output pages compressed in gzip format if a browser supports compression. HTTP compression generally means …
38 health vs 67 average across 1,075 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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2, 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 5162 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
133
now · peak 197
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
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.
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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-16 · 1,425 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ stonethemes9.7y ago
It;s works perfectly in my every website.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ citrusuk11.8y ago
Not updated since 2012, best avoid this, as it breaks the progress of updates, Both Plugings and WP core. When doing plugin updates the process hangs at downloading and appears never to complete, after a few minutes and you go back to plugins, the plugin has updated but is deactivated. Simply avoid this anoying problems by not using this plugin, others are available that are more recently maintained. This plugin should be removed / retired as the author clearly has no interest in it anymore. The moral of this story is: Only use plugins that are activley maintained by good developers and where possible pay for the good ones to support them.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stunley12.3y ago
This works, but breaks the WP update progress message system. You just have to guess when the plugin/wordpress install is complete.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ soobz12.3y ago
I activate and this broke my site…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mobilewebexpert12.5y ago
It works but I have a big problem in that I can not install any other plugins if this plugin is active! The problem may be due to a reported conflict with the W3 Total Cache plugin. (I am using both because the gzip functionality in W3 Total Cache doesn’t seem to work, but with this plugin the gzip functionality does work.) But even if I disable the W3 Total Cache plugin and enable this plugin, I still cannot install any other plugins.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Skunkster13.0y ago
Very useful for helping my website load quicker. Many thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ RichardCriss13.7y ago
error’s across the top, it’s not compatible with the current WP version.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ volomike13.8y ago
Upon activating the plugin, immediately I receive the error of missing a URI variable. Tis broke. Deactivated immediately since there are several HTTP Compression plugins out there.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-03 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-02 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-31 500+ → 400+ down after 240 days in tier
- 2025-12-03 600+ → 500+ down after 129 days in tier
- 2025-07-27 700+ → 600+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-07-25 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-24 700+ → 600+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2025-07-18 600+ → 700+ up 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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TinyPNG – JPEG, PNG & WebP image compression 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Cache Enabler 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Cache-Control 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
Cache Using Gzip 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Instant Gzip Compression 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D - W WP GZip 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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