WordPress plugin comparison

Force use of ImageMagick image library vs Modern Image Formats

Force use of ImageMagick image library

by Mark Howells-Mead

90+ installs

Modern Image Formats

by WordPress Performance Team

100K+ installs3.6

At a glance

Modern Image Formats has more active installs: 100K+, against 90+ for Force use of ImageMagick image library.
On a typical day, Modern Image Formats is downloaded about 1,084 times, Force use of ImageMagick image library about 10.
Force use of ImageMagick image library has no reviews yet.
Modern Image Formats was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Dec 2, 2025 for Force use of ImageMagick image library.
Modern Image Formats is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.0 for Force use of ImageMagick image library.
Force use of ImageMagick image library has been around longer: since 2016, against 2023 for Modern Image Formats.

Modern Image Formats leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Force use of ImageMagick image library	Modern Image Formats
Popular rank	#17,287	#355
Active installs	90+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	215	29.4K
Rating	No ratings	3.6(26)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.9.0	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.17	×1.15
Last release	11 months ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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