Best shrink plugins for WordPress
The most popular shrink plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Dynamic Header & Navigation for Block Themes leads with 200+ active installs, ahead of JPEG PNG Compressor (50+) and G File Merge & Minify (fewer than 10). All 4 plugins tagged “shrink” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 shrink plugins
- 1.
Dynamic Header & Navigation for Block ThemesThe most installed shrink plugin, with 200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
JPEG PNG Compressor50+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
G File Merge & MinifyFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
All 4 plugins tagged “shrink”
Dynamic Header & Navigation for Block Themes
Up in the last 7 days:91#11,860by Hans-Gerd Gerhards12 days ago
Animated shrinking header, responsive shrinking logo, custom breakpoints and off-canvas navigation – navigation solution for block themes.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 23/day
JPEG PNG Compressor
Up in the last 7 days:44#21,007by premiumthemes2 months ago
Speed up your website. Compress your JPEG and PNG images automatically with PNG Compressor.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
G File Merge & Minify
Up in the last 7 days:9,872#63,043by Sinan Yorulmaz8 years ago
A lightweight WordPress plugin that can shrink and combine CSS and JavaScript files on your website.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day