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ThumbPress

ThumbPress - Compress Images, Manage Thumbnails, Detect Image Issues, WebP/AVIF, Lazy Loading, Hotlinking & More
by Codexpert, Inc · 20,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 2 Nov 2026, 69 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score

Based on 4 of 5 areas

Sub-scores for ThumbPress
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security80
SupportNo data
Reputation85

How the score works

Quick answers

Is ThumbPress still maintained?
Yes. Last release 2 Nov 2026, 69 releases in the last 24 months. 2 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns ThumbPress, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer codexpert since Jan 2022. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was ThumbPress removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is ThumbPress safe?
4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 6.2.2). Not on the exploited list. 21 Sep 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest ThumbPress update safe to install?
No ownership change before 6.10.1. No one-star spike after it. 2 Nov 2026 · Release history

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
mukto902 Aug 2016 to 17 Feb 2023, 61 commits
codexpert9 Jan 2022 to 2 Nov 2026, 186 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2016.

Maintenance

Last release
3 days ago
Releases, 24 months
69
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for ThumbPress
Q1 20245
Q2 202417
Q3 20249
Q4 202410
Q1 20258
Q2 202517
Q3 20250
Q4 20255
Q1 20261
Q2 202616
Q3 202613
Q4 20264

Last release 2 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 4.9 (8 reviews). Lifetime: 3.7.

Average rating per quarter for ThumbPress
Q3 20243.3
Q4 20242.3
Q1 20252.7
Q2 20265.0
Q3 20263.0
Q4 20265.0

Average rating rose from 3.3 to 5.0 between Q3 2024 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star69
4 star6
3 star6
2 star5
1 star31
Latest low reviews

Security record

4 vulnerabilities in 24 months, all patched (latest fixed in 6.2.2).

Show 4 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
21 Sep 2026ThumbPress <= 6.2.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Deactivation4.3<= 6.2.16.2.2Patched before disclosure
17 Aug 2026ThumbPress - Compress Images, Manage Thumbnails, Detect Image Issues, WebP/AVIF, Lazy Loading, Hotlinking & More < 6.5 - Missing Authorization5.3< 6.56.5Patched before disclosure
1 Jul 2026ThumbPress - Compress Images, Manage Thumbnails, Detect Image Issues, WebP/AVIF, Lazy Loading, Hotlinking & More <= 6.3.2 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 6.3.26.3.3Patched before disclosure
29 Jun 2026ThumbPress <= 6.2.1 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 6.2.16.2.2Patched before disclosure

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 6.3.1 (escaping); 6.3.3 (security, nonce, sanitize); 6.3.3.1 (security, nonce); 6.4 (security); 6.5 (security).

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

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

Momentum

20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for ThumbPress
4 May 20269,317
11 May 202610,930
18 May 202624,609
25 May 20263,777
1 Jun 20269,588
8 Jun 20262,854
15 Jun 20269,149
22 Jun 20261,784
29 Jun 20269,358
6 Jul 20263,744
13 Jul 202616,430
20 Jul 20269,918
27 Jul 20262,176
3 Aug 202610,661
10 Aug 20261,950
17 Aug 202610,657
24 Aug 20269,242
31 Aug 20269,443
7 Sep 20261,772
14 Sep 20269,422
21 Sep 202610,864
28 Sep 202614,984
5 Oct 202610,447
12 Oct 20261,685
19 Oct 20269,078
26 Oct 20263,100
2 Nov 20265,264

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 42% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version6.10.1
AuthorCodexpert, Inc
Added2 Aug 2016
Last updated2 Nov 2026
Active installs20,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryPerformance & Optimization > Image Optimization & Compression
TagsImage CDN, webp converter, compress images, thumbnail manager, image optimization

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Questions

Is ThumbPress still maintained?

Yes. Last release 2 Nov 2026, 69 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns ThumbPress, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer codexpert since Jan 2022.

Was ThumbPress removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is ThumbPress safe?

4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 6.2.2). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest ThumbPress update safe to install?

No ownership change before 6.10.1. No one-star spike after it.

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