Best compressor plugins for WordPress
The most popular compressor plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse leads with 200+ active installs, ahead of Icosix Image Compressor (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “compressor” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 compressor plugins
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Image Optimizer for Google LighthouseThe most installed compressor plugin, with 200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.
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Icosix Image Compressor10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 2 plugins tagged “compressor”
Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse
Down in the last 7 days:102#12,770by Evan Norton7 years ago
Upload a JSON file generated by Google's Lighthouse website auditing tool and this plugin will compress and replace all flagged images using the …
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Icosix Image Compressor
Down in the last 7 days:46#32,893by T Social8 months ago
Connect your WordPress site with the Icosix Image Compressor service to optimize images and improve site performance.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day