64
reSmush.it : The original free image compressor and optimizer plugin
Fast compression that carries a terrifying risk of deleting your images.
HealthyDeclining
64/100
Users like the speed but fear the risk of losing images or leaving database residue behind.
Active installs
~263,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 100k+
Rating
4.3★
161 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-22%
Declining
262 → 204 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
Declining · -22% in the last year
262/day a year ago→204/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayreSmush.it is a free image compression plugin that users find easy to use and fast, but it carries serious reported risks including image loss and difficult-to-remove database residue that make it a risky choice for production sites.
What people like
- +Easy to install and use with minimal setup required×3
- +Compresses images quickly×3
Common complaints
- −Images broken or effectively gone after compression, with the built-in restore option also failing×2
- −Plugin leaves data behind in the database even after deactivation and deletion, requiring manual database cleanup to fully remove
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.24★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.30★
- 12%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-08-192025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 161 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-05-14★★★★★Very goodpaprimodak
- 2026-05-05★★★★★good pluginentuziastas
- 2026-04-21★★★★★Muy buen plugingcomercialdigitalce24
- 2026-02-09★★★★★superbogdan64914581-shot
- 2026-02-05★★★★★Works like a charmseanbelly
- 2025-12-08★★★★★Excelente! Gracias!diamonds19751-shot
- 2025-12-06★★★★★Buenísimo.Sergio Ortiz
- 2025-11-22★★★★★I'm Tinyfitzthe1
- 2025-11-01★★★★★goodirkibris20251-shot
- 2025-08-07★★★★★imagesdendun0318
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to reSmush.it
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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.
208
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
246
Prior 7-day baseline
995
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
30,323
Mean release-day peak (30d)
1,048
Latest day · 2026-06-03(spike)
-15.4%
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.
9%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.03
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
77%
5★ share in analyzed sample
12%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
+20%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.24 → 4.24★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered