WordPress plugin comparison
Minify HTML vs WP-Compress-HTML
At a glance
- Minify HTML has more active installs: 10K+, against 20+ for WP-Compress-HTML.
- On a typical day, Minify HTML is downloaded about 61 times, WP-Compress-HTML about 7.
- WP-Compress-HTML is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 33 reviews.
- Minify HTML was updated more recently: Mar 18, 2026, against Jan 22, 2012 for WP-Compress-HTML.
- Minify HTML is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.3.2 for WP-Compress-HTML.
- WP-Compress-HTML has been around longer: since 2008, against 2016 for Minify HTML.
Line by line
Minify HTML leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Minify HTML |  WP-Compress-HTML |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,690 | #25,433 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.6K | 158 |
| Rating | 4.7(33) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 3.3.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.67 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 7 months ago | 15 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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