Modern Image Formats
Healthy: Modern Image Formats is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 85 |
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 | 28 Mar 2023 to 28 Mar 2023, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| performanceteam | 6 Apr 2023 to 26 Aug 2026, 25 commits |
| westonruter | 5 Jun 2024 to 12 Nov 2024, 2 commits |
3 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 8
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 4 |
| Q3 2024 | 3 |
| Q4 2024 | 2 |
| Q1 2025 | 2 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 2 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 26 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
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
| Q1 2024 | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 3.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 2.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 4.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2026 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2026 | 5.0 |
Average rating rose from 3.0 to 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q4 2026.
| 5 star | 16 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 9 |
- Doesn’t work, support not helpful · 1 star · 15 Dec 2025
- causes an Irreversible damage to your Media library NEEDS and Explicit warning · 1 star · 15 Oct 2025
- A lot of problems · 1 star · 7 Mar 2025
Momentum
100,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 1,463 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 2,868 |
| 18 May 2026 | 3,115 |
| 25 May 2026 | 3,039 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 3,156 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 3,685 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 3,201 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 3,351 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 81,315 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 20,207 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 9,688 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 8,369 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 7,185 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 6,410 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 5,584 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 5,268 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 5,272 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 5,035 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 4,766 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 5,973 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 5,267 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 6,176 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 6,051 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 6,703 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 7,485 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 7,209 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 1,151 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 34% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 2.7.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | WordPress Performance Team |
| Added | 6 Apr 2023 |
| Last updated | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 100,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.9 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Performance & Optimization > Image Optimization & Compression |
| Tags | AVIF, webp, images, performance, modern image formats |
Other plugins by this author: Performance Lab, Speculative Loading, Optimization Detective, Image Placeholders, Embed Optimizer, Enhanced Responsive Images, Image Prioritizer, View Transitions, Web Worker Offloading
Questions
Is Modern Image Formats still maintained?
Modern Image Formats was last updated on 26 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Modern Image Formats safe?
Modern Image Formats has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Modern Image Formats?
The wordpress.org author is WordPress Performance Team. Recent committers: performanceteam, westonruter, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Modern Image Formats?
We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.