ThumbPress – Compress Images, Manage Thumbnails, Detect Image Issues, WebP/AVIF, Lazy Loading, Hotlinking & More vs Image optimization service by Optimole
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Image optimization service by Optimole leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #253, ahead of ThumbPress – Compress Images, Manage Thumbnails, Detect Image Issues, WebP/AVIF, Lazy Loading, Hotlinking & More at #1,116. Over the last 7 days Image optimization service by Optimole held its place and ThumbPress – Compress Images, Manage Thumbnails, Detect Image Issues, WebP/AVIF, Lazy Loading, Hotlinking & More slipped 3 places. Image optimization service by Optimole has the largest install base, roughly 10× the next: 200K+ active installs against 20K+ for ThumbPress – Compress Images, Manage Thumbnails, Detect Image Issues, WebP/AVIF, Lazy Loading, Hotlinking & More. Ratings: ThumbPress – Compress Images, Manage Thumbnails, Detect Image Issues, WebP/AVIF, Lazy Loading, Hotlinking & More 3.6★ from 110 and Image optimization service by Optimole 4.7★ from 639 reviews.
| Metric | ThumbPress – Compress Images, Manage Thumbnails, Detect Image Issues, WebP/AVIF, Lazy Loading, Hotlinking & More | Image optimization service by Optimole |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,116 ▼ 3 | #253 ▬ |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 200K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | — | 86,611 |
| Rating | 3.6★ (110) | 4.7★ (639) |
| Last updated | Sep 17, 2026 | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Current version | 6.8.0 | 4.2.13 |
| Best rank on record | #1,090 | #253 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2016 | Sep 2018 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, ThumbPress – Compress Images, Manage Thumbnails, Detect Image Issues, WebP/AVIF, Lazy Loading, Hotlinking & More or Image optimization service by Optimole?
By active installs, Image optimization service by Optimole: 200K+ sites run it against 20K+ for ThumbPress – Compress Images, Manage Thumbnails, Detect Image Issues, WebP/AVIF, Lazy Loading, Hotlinking & More, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 17, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, ThumbPress – Compress Images, Manage Thumbnails, Detect Image Issues, WebP/AVIF, Lazy Loading, Hotlinking & More or Image optimization service by Optimole?
Image optimization service by Optimole, at #253 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with ThumbPress – Compress Images, Manage Thumbnails, Detect Image Issues, WebP/AVIF, Lazy Loading, Hotlinking & More at #1,116. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are ThumbPress – Compress Images, Manage Thumbnails, Detect Image Issues, WebP/AVIF, Lazy Loading, Hotlinking & More or Image optimization service by Optimole alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.