Best smush plugins for WordPress
The most popular smush plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. reSmush.it leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of Disable Bulk Smush Limit of Smush Image Optimization (3K+) and StaticOptimizer (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “smush” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 smush plugins
- 1.
reSmush.itThe most installed smush plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 166 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Disable Bulk Smush Limit of Smush Image Optimization3K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 15 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 3.
StaticOptimizer10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
All 3 plugins tagged “smush”
reSmush.it
Down in the last 7 days:1#364by ShortPixel2 months ago
reSmush.it is the FREE image compressor and optimizer plugin - use it to optimize your images and improve the SEO and performance of your website.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.3(166)
- Downloads
- 460/day
Disable Bulk Smush Limit of Smush Image Optimization
Up in the last 7 days:15#3,843by Md Obidullah (obiPlabon)1 year ago
Disable the bulk smush limit and unlock the premium bulk optimization feature of Smush Image Optimization — completely FREE! 🚀
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.5(15)
- Downloads
- 19/day
StaticOptimizer
#29,944by StaticOptimizer4 years ago
Optimizes your assets (images, css, js) for faster site loading so they are loaded by StaticOptimizer Optimization servers.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day