Zara 4 Image Compression
by Zara 4 · Performance
Compress your images by up to 90% and make your website load faster. Improve your SEO. Reduce your bandwidth.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
80+
≈87 estimated
Momentum
+4%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “compress image”, “image compression” and “image optimizer” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
48 health vs 69 average across 1,809 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 80 of 25.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,106 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Performance plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28, well behind 7.1.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2792 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.1.28; the current branch is 7.1
4.1★ over 7 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2792 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| compress image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image compression your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image optimizer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| optimize images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| smaller images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “compress image”, “image compression” and “image optimizer” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 3 Nov 2024 · 730 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 104 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #17,400 to #18,100, alongside the other plugins at 80+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “80+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.2.17.2). 0 of 1 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.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Compress your images by up to 90% and make your website load faster. Improve your SEO. Reduce your bandwidth."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("suitable for", "if you have").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,380 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("compress image", "image optimizer", "optimize images", "Smaller Images" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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PixelCraft with WebP 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Image Optimizer PRO – Optimize Images, Convert AVIF & WebP 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Image Pilot – Image Compression and Optimization for WordPress 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Squeeze – Browser-Based Image Compression & WebP Converter (No API, No Limits) 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Toolszu Image Optimizer 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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