WordPress plugin comparison

Basic Image Converter and Optimizer vs Modern Image Formats

Basic Image Converter and Optimizer

by Christian Sanchez

Fewer than 10 installs

Modern Image Formats

by WordPress Performance Team

100K+ installs3.6

At a glance

Modern Image Formats has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Basic Image Converter and Optimizer.
On a typical day, Modern Image Formats is downloaded about 1,084 times, Basic Image Converter and Optimizer about 2.
Basic Image Converter and Optimizer has no reviews yet.
Modern Image Formats was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Oct 3, 2025 for Basic Image Converter and Optimizer.
Modern Image Formats is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Basic Image Converter and Optimizer.
Modern Image Formats has been around longer: since 2023, against 2025 for Basic Image Converter and Optimizer.

Modern Image Formats leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Basic Image Converter and Optimizer	Modern Image Formats
Popular rank	#59,299	#355
Active installs	Fewer than 10	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	35	29.4K
Rating	No ratings	3.6(26)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.03	×1.15
Last release	1 year ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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