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Performance & Optimization plugins ranked by health

294
plugins in Performance & Optimization
64%
rated Healthy

Healthiest image optimization & compression plugins

Top 20 by Canary Score with 10,000+ active installs.

#PluginScoreStatusActive installsLast releaseSupport resolved
1Modern Image Formats93Healthy100,000+26 Aug 2026100%
2CompressX - AVIF & WebP Converter, Media Replacement93Healthy40,000+7 Oct 202667%
3Cimo - Free Instant Image Optimizer & WebP Converter93Healthy10,000+14 Oct 2026100%
4Imagify Image Optimization: Optimize Images | Compress & Convert to WebP/AVIF92Healthy900,000+7 Sep 202667%
5reSmush.it : The original free image compressor and optimizer plugin92Healthy100,000+20 Aug 2026100%
6TinyPNG Image Optimization - Image Compression JPEG & PNG | Convert to WebP & AVIF91Healthy100,000+13 Oct 2026no data
7Resize Image After Upload91Healthy80,000+20 Aug 20260%
8ImageMagick Engine91Healthy60,000+19 Aug 20260%
9Image Placeholders91Healthy60,000+26 Aug 2026no data
10Enhanced Responsive Images91Healthy40,000+26 Aug 2026no data
11Image Prioritizer91Healthy40,000+26 Aug 2026100%
12QODE Optimizer91Healthy30,000+24 Sep 2026no data
13PNG to JPG91Healthy10,000+26 Oct 2026100%
14Disable "BIG Image" Threshold91Healthy10,000+10 Sep 2026no data
15Imsanity90Healthy200,000+20 Aug 20260%
16Converter for Media - Optimize images | Convert WebP & AVIF89Healthy500,000+30 Oct 202667%
17Smush - Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN88Healthy1,000,000+2 Nov 202688%
18Robin Image Optimizer - Unlimited Image Optimization, WebP & AVIF88Healthy100,000+3 Nov 2026100%
19WebP Express87Healthy300,000+18 Oct 20260%
20Kraken.io Image Optimizer - Compress, Convert to WebP & AVIF, Resize & Bulk Optimize87Healthy10,000+22 Jun 2026no data

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At risk or Avoid, with 10,000+ active installs.

No popular Image Optimization & Compression plugins are rated At risk or Avoid right now. Plugins with 10,000+ installs that drop to those bands will appear here.

Recent events in Image Optimization & Compression

Last 90 days, from the Radar.

3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
ImageKit - URL based image manipulation and optimization: Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
Retina @2x: Tested up to WordPress 4.8.34, 23 major versions behind 7.1.4.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
WebP Express: Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
lazysizes: Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24, 16 major versions behind 7.1.4.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
Image Rotation Fixer: Tested up to WordPress 4.3.34, 28 major versions behind 7.1.4.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
WP Image Size Limit: Tested up to WordPress 3.6.1, 35 major versions behind 7.1.4.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
WPThumb: Tested up to WordPress 3.7.41, 34 major versions behind 7.1.4.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
Optimus - WordPress Image Optimizer: Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.