Best gzip compression plugins for WordPress
The most popular gzip compression plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Speed Up leads with 600+ active installs, ahead of Optimizer For Faster Websites (40+). All 2 plugins tagged “gzip compression” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 gzip compression plugins
- 1.
Speed UpThe most installed gzip compression plugin, with 600+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 2.
Optimizer For Faster Websites40+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
All 2 plugins tagged “gzip compression”
Speed Up
Down in the last 7 days:46#8,087by Simone Nigro3 months ago
Help browser to cache a local copy of static files and improve page load times.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 9/day
Optimizer For Faster Websites
Up in the last 7 days:99#22,662by tobias_.MerZ11 years ago
Optimizer For Faster Websites will make your Website faster by caching and compressing files.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day