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reSmush.it : The original free image compressor and optimizer plugin

reSmush.it : The original free image compressor and optimizer plugin

Performance Asset Optimization

reSmush.it is a WordPress plugin for Asset Optimization. It ranks #12 of 154 in that group by active installs and was last updated 3 months ago.

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Slug resmushit-image-optimizer

100K Active installs As the directory reports it, rounded to a band
4.3 Rating out of 5 From 166 ratings
65 Releases Since 1 July 2016
Aug 2026 Last release 3 months ago

Maintenance check

Is reSmush.it still maintained?

Yes - by every measure the directory publishes, it is actively maintained.

  • Updated recently. The last release was 3 months ago.
  • Tested with current WordPress. Tested up to 7.1.4; most actively maintained plugins are tested on 7.1.
  • Well rated. 4.3 out of 5 from 166 ratings.

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#1

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Standing

More installed than 99.0% of the directory

Ahead of 47,272 of the 47,734 plugins that report an install count at all. An install figure on its own says nothing; this is what it is worth.

99.0% Percentile by installs Among plugins that report an install count
47,272 Plugins it is ahead of Fewer active installs than this one
461 Plugins ahead of it More active installs, or the same published band
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Details

The record

Everything the directory publishes about this plugin, as it was last read.

Current version
1.0.6
Requires WordPress
4.0.0
Tested up to
7.1.4
Requires PHP
7.4
Added to the directory
1 July 2016
Last updated
20 August 2026
Contributors
2
Author
ShortPixel
Support threads resolved
1 of 1

Its own tags

  • free image optimization
  • image
  • image optimization
  • optimizer
  • smush

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