ThumbPress – Compress Images, Manage Thumbnails, Detect Image Issues, WebP/AVIF, Lazy Loading, Hotlinking & More vs Robin image optimizer
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
Robin image optimizer leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #442, ahead of ThumbPress – Compress Images, Manage Thumbnails, Detect Image Issues, WebP/AVIF, Lazy Loading, Hotlinking & More at #1,116. Over the last 7 days Robin image optimizer slipped 1 place and ThumbPress – Compress Images, Manage Thumbnails, Detect Image Issues, WebP/AVIF, Lazy Loading, Hotlinking & More slipped 3 places. Robin image optimizer has the largest install base, roughly 5× the next: 100K+ 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 Robin image optimizer 4.4★ from 131 reviews.
| Metric | ThumbPress – Compress Images, Manage Thumbnails, Detect Image Issues, WebP/AVIF, Lazy Loading, Hotlinking & More | Robin image optimizer |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,116 ▼ 3 | #442 ▼ 1 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | — | 7,249 |
| Rating | 3.6★ (110) | 4.4★ (131) |
| Last updated | Sep 17, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Current version | 6.8.0 | 2.0.7 |
| Best rank on record | #1,090 | #431 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2016 | Aug 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 Robin image optimizer?
By active installs, Robin image optimizer: 100K+ 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 Robin image optimizer?
Robin image optimizer, at #442 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 Robin image optimizer 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.