Best gzip plugins for WordPress
The most popular gzip plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Cache Enabler leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of WP HTTP Compression (400+) and Cache Using Gzip (400+). All 12 plugins tagged “gzip” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 gzip plugins
- 1.
Cache EnablerThe most installed gzip plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 139 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
WP HTTP Compression400+ active installs. Rated 2.3 from 8 reviews, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2.
- 3.
Cache Using Gzip400+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
Instant Gzip Compression300+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
- 5.
Advanced Speed Increaser300+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 10 reviews, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 6.
WP GZip200+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 7.
Force gzip200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.
- 8.
GZippy200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 17 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.7.
- 9.
Optimizer For Faster Websites40+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 10.
Tweak Hidden Options10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
All 12 plugins tagged “gzip”
Cache Enabler
Up in the last 7 days:11#404by KeyCDN1 month ago
A lightweight caching plugin for WordPress that makes your website faster by generating static HTML files.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.3(139)
- Downloads
- 1.3K/day
WP HTTP Compression
Up in the last 7 days:2#9,442by sdesalas14 years ago
This plugin allows your WordPress blog to output pages compressed in gzip format if a browser supports compression. HTTP compression generally means …
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 2.3(8)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Cache Using Gzip
Up in the last 7 days:108#9,616by Mark Nokes1 month ago
Lightweight WordPress caching with gzip compression for faster page loads — no complicated settings.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 13/day
Instant Gzip Compression
Down in the last 7 days:16#10,639by riotweb10 years ago
Speed up your Wordpress website with this Gzip compression plugin.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 2.3(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Advanced Speed Increaser
Down in the last 7 days:31#10,978by Animesh Kumar6 years ago
Advanced Speed Increaser is a light weighted plugin to speed up wordpress website by using GZIP compression and setting header expiration for images.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 3.8(10)
- Downloads
- 6/day
WP GZip
Down in the last 7 days:65#11,444by Lucas Milanez10 years ago
Simple plugin to enable or disable the GZip on your site. Only works on Apache servers
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Force gzip
Down in the last 7 days:67#11,980by Em Shreve16 years ago
Implements gzip output compression to speed up load times and does a check to see if browsers are incorrectly saying that they do not support GZIP whe …
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
GZippy
Down in the last 7 days:63#12,434gzippy18 years ago
GZippy re-enables gzip compression under WordPress.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Optimizer For Faster Websites
Down in the last 7 days:288#22,800by tobias_.MerZ11 years ago
Optimizer For Faster Websites will make your Website faster by caching and compressing files.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Tweak Hidden Options
#40,817by Miina Sikk11 years ago
Tweak Hidden Options is a safe and easy-to-use way to modify, tweak, and change various hidden options within WordPress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
360 Orbit Speed Optimizer
Up in the last 7 days:3,200#67,264by Jörg Liwa25 days ago
Measures why your site is slow, explains it in plain words and fixes common causes safely: caching, compression and cleanup via .htaccess.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day