ImageMagick Engine
Healthy: ImageMagick Engine 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.
| rickardw | 27 Dec 2014 to 19 Aug 2026, 34 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 4
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 3 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 19 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 2024 | ImageMagick Engine <= 1.7.10 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Remote Code Execution | 7.2 | <= 1.7.10 | 1.7.11 | 0 |
| 9 Feb 2023 | ImageMagick Engine <= 1.7.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to PHAR Deserialization | 8.8 | <= 1.7.5 | 1.7.6 | 0 |
| 17 Oct 2022 | ImageMagick Engine <= 1.7.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Remote Command Execution | 8.8 | <= 1.7.5 | 1.7.6 | 3 |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Average rating rose from 1.0 to 4.0 between Q1 2024 and Q2 2024.
| 5 star | 12 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 2 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
- Last update bring error 500 at my server, with php 5.6, sorry · 1 star · 24 Mar 2024
Momentum
60,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 1,397 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 2,529 |
| 18 May 2026 | 2,743 |
| 25 May 2026 | 2,474 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 2,210 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 2,012 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 1,847 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 1,744 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 1,784 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 1,858 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 1,801 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 2,397 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 1,680 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 1,435 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 1,311 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 37,723 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 6,093 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 4,643 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 3,550 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 3,051 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 2,933 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 2,725 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 2,732 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 2,221 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 10,405 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 4,498 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 500 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 8% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 2.0.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Rickard Westerlind |
| Added | 21 Sep 2010 |
| Last updated | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 60,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Performance & Optimization > Image Optimization & Compression |
| Tags | gd, image, picture, regenerate, imagemagick |
Questions
Is ImageMagick Engine still maintained?
ImageMagick Engine was last updated on 19 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is ImageMagick Engine safe?
ImageMagick Engine has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns ImageMagick Engine?
The wordpress.org author is Rickard Westerlind. Recent committers: rickardw, orangelab, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of ImageMagick Engine?
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.