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EWWW Image Optimizer
Relief arrives when your heavy image libraries finally shrink.
Healthy
86/100
Users rely on its powerful bulk optimization and WebP conversion capabilities.
Active installs
~1.6 million
our estimate · wp.org shows 1.0M+
Rating
4.8★
1,832 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-1%
Holding steady
4,794 → 4,757 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Holding steady · -1% in the last year
4,794/day a year ago→4,757/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayEWWW Image Optimizer is a well-regarded bulk image optimization plugin trusted for large-scale WebP conversion, though at least one user reports it causes significant frontend slowdowns when the admin section is active.
What people like
- +Handles large-scale bulk image optimization reliably, including very large libraries×2
- +Automatically converts new images to WebP on upload after bulk optimization is complete
- +Well-designed interface with thorough, professional feature descriptions
Common complaints
- −Causes significant page loading slowdowns on the frontend when the admin section is loaded, making the site unusable until the plugin is deactivated
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.86★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.80★
- 21%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2025-03-112025-11-062026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 1,832 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-06-03★★★★★Awesome!Jorge
- 2026-05-21★★★★★Bonne extension sérieusefred56
- 2026-05-21★★★★★值的长期使用的插件leo666cn
- 2026-05-20★★★★★Great plugin 6 stars!!!compsyscon1-shot
- 2026-05-07★★★★★The best Image optimizing plugin!nastjawebdev1-shot
- 2026-04-22★★★★★Great plugin!srkiller
- 2026-04-20★★★★★I'll be back.kc19531-shot
- 2026-04-20★★★★★問題ありません。an1012
- 2026-04-16★★★★★Muito bomsaltagencia
- 2026-03-26★★★★★So far – so goodgordonskene
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to EWWW Image Optimizer
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the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
5,421
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
4,385
Prior 7-day baseline
9,310
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
102,006
Mean release-day peak (30d)
8,694
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+23.6%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
11%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
0.35
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
97%
5★ share in analyzed sample
21%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
-31%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.89 → 4.86★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered