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FastPixel Cache - Optimize Page Speed: Compress Images, Minify, Clean Database & CDN

by ShortPixel · 4,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: FastPixel Cache - Optimize Page Speed: Compress Images, Minify, Clean Database & CDN is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for FastPixel Cache - Optimize Page Speed: Compress Images, Minify, Clean Database & CDN
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master7 May 2024 to 7 May 2024, 1 commits
ShortPixel8 May 2024 to 29 Oct 2026, 34 commits
aguidrevitch20 May 2024 to 9 May 2025, 70 commits

3 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
6 days ago
Releases, 24 months
37
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for FastPixel Cache - Optimize Page Speed: Compress Images, Minify, Clean Database & CDN
Q1 20240
Q2 20244
Q3 20242
Q4 202412
Q1 20258
Q2 20252
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 202610
Q2 20264
Q3 20262
Q4 20261

Last release 29 Oct 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.8 from 50 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star48
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star2

Momentum

4,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for FastPixel Cache - Optimize Page Speed: Compress Images, Minify, Clean Database & CDN
4 May 2026221
11 May 2026428
18 May 2026492
25 May 2026316
1 Jun 2026310
8 Jun 20262,365
15 Jun 20261,096
22 Jun 20262,774
29 Jun 2026927
6 Jul 2026724
13 Jul 20262,591
20 Jul 20261,108
27 Jul 2026636
3 Aug 2026566
10 Aug 2026364
17 Aug 2026344
24 Aug 2026292
31 Aug 2026309
7 Sep 2026344
14 Sep 2026330
21 Sep 2026285
28 Sep 20262,987
5 Oct 20261,071
12 Oct 2026584
19 Oct 2026638
26 Oct 20262,793
2 Nov 2026285

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 15% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Super Page Cache - Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web VitalsScore 95 · 70,000+WP Super CacheScore 93 · 1,000,000+xSpeed Cache: AI-Powered Performance Hub with MCP, Caching & CDNScore 92 · 10,000+

Facts

Version2.1.0
AuthorShortPixel
Added8 May 2024
Last updated29 Oct 2026
Active installs4,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP5.6
CategoryPerformance & Optimization > Caching Solutions
Tagscache, speed, caching, web vitals, performance

Other plugins by this author: Enable Media Replace, ShortPixel Image Optimizer - Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF, reSmush.it : The original free image compressor and optimizer plugin, Resize Image After Upload, reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced, WP SVG Images, ShortPixel Adaptive Images - WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization, ShortPixel AI Alt Text Generator

Questions

Is FastPixel Cache - Optimize Page Speed: Compress Images, Minify, Clean Database & CDN still maintained?

FastPixel Cache - Optimize Page Speed: Compress Images, Minify, Clean Database & CDN was last updated on 29 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is FastPixel Cache - Optimize Page Speed: Compress Images, Minify, Clean Database & CDN safe?

FastPixel Cache - Optimize Page Speed: Compress Images, Minify, Clean Database & CDN has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns FastPixel Cache - Optimize Page Speed: Compress Images, Minify, Clean Database & CDN?

The wordpress.org author is ShortPixel. Recent committers: ShortPixel, aguidrevitch, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of FastPixel Cache - Optimize Page Speed: Compress Images, Minify, Clean Database & CDN?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Super Page Cache - Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals, WP Super Cache, xSpeed Cache: AI-Powered Performance Hub with MCP, Caching & CDN.

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