Enhanced Responsive Images
Healthy: Enhanced Responsive Images is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 17 Jan 2024 to 17 Jan 2024, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| joemcgill | 19 Jan 2024 to 19 Feb 2024, 2 commits |
| performanceteam | 15 Apr 2024 to 26 Aug 2026, 13 commits |
| westonruter | 5 Jun 2024 to 12 Nov 2024, 2 commits |
4 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 5
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 2 |
| Q3 2024 | 3 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 2 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 26 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 0.0 from 0 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 0 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
40,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 557 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 834 |
| 18 May 2026 | 959 |
| 25 May 2026 | 871 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1,452 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 2,266 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 1,989 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 2,075 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 1,317 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 1,433 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 1,282 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 1,791 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 1,471 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 1,799 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 1,944 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 1,464 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 20,918 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 5,814 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 3,699 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 4,982 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 3,493 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 3,184 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 2,609 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 2,163 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 2,924 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 2,546 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 389 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 29% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.8.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | WordPress Performance Team |
| Added | 19 Jan 2024 |
| Last updated | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 40,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.9 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Performance & Optimization > Image Optimization & Compression |
| Tags | images, auto-sizes, performance |
Other plugins by this author: Modern Image Formats, Performance Lab, Speculative Loading, Image Placeholders, Optimization Detective, Embed Optimizer, Image Prioritizer, View Transitions, Web Worker Offloading
Questions
Is Enhanced Responsive Images still maintained?
Enhanced Responsive Images was last updated on 26 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Enhanced Responsive Images safe?
Enhanced Responsive Images has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Enhanced Responsive Images?
The wordpress.org author is WordPress Performance Team. Recent committers: performanceteam, westonruter, joemcgill, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Enhanced Responsive Images?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Modern Image Formats, CompressX - AVIF & WebP Converter, Media Replacement, Cimo - Free Instant Image Optimizer & WebP Converter, Imagify Image Optimization: Optimize Images | Compress & Convert to WebP/AVIF, reSmush.it : The original free image compressor and optimizer plugin.