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ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF
Shrink your files with AI magic but keep a close eye on thumbnails.
Healthy
86/100
It provides excellent compression and AI features despite some technical risks regarding image backups and deactivation.
Active installs
~350,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 300k+
Rating
4.5★
813 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+3%
Holding steady
2,251 → 2,317 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 · +3% in the last year
2,251/day a year ago→2,317/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayShortPixel Image Optimizer is well-regarded as an effective, easy-to-use compression tool with strong support, though a notable caveat is the risk of broken custom thumbnail images and orphaned files if the plugin is removed without prior backup.
What people like
- +Effective image compression with significant file size reduction and minimal quality loss×4
- +Easy to set up and use, works out of the box×4
- +AI Image SEO / alt text generation saves significant manual time×3
- +Responsive and helpful customer support×4
- +Reliable original image restore/revert functionality
- +Affordable pricing with refund flexibility noted
Common complaints
- −Custom thumbnail sizes can be broken by the optimizer with no prior warning
- −No prominent 'backup before you run' warning, and deactivating the plugin leaves orphaned images requiring manual cleanup
- −CDN applied to images is removed entirely upon plugin deactivation, breaking image delivery
- −Plugin can generate errors and run slowly
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.61★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.50★
- 11%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-11-172025-03-112026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 813 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-05-29★★★★★Great help. Good Jobsaifr19711-shot
- 2026-05-14★★★★★Works fasterdiegozea
- 2026-05-12★★★★★Never Use This PluginVaibhav Singh Web
- 2026-05-04★★★★★Excellent support, useful pluginantconnectnpc
- 2026-04-28★★★★★Good :)Jean Hertz
- 2026-04-23★★★★★Best plugin for fast webjaimeseo1-shot
- 2026-04-20★★★★★Excellentmorrischapman
- 2026-04-17★★★★★Shows promise, but dissappointing experiencethreadina
- 2026-04-15★★★★★Great simple plugin that does the jobjh
- 2026-04-15★★★★★Fast and friendlyjpmesserliw0llyweb
Releases
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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.
2,694
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
2,099
Prior 7-day baseline
1,861
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
23,863
Mean release-day peak (30d)
2,387
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+28.3%
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
0.70
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
90%
5★ share in analyzed sample
11%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
+229%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.66 → 4.61★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered