Flying Images: Optimize and Lazy Load Images for Faster Page Speed vs Pantheon Advanced Page Cache
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
Pantheon Advanced Page Cache leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,903, ahead of Flying Images: Optimize and Lazy Load Images for Faster Page Speed at #4,281. Over the last 7 days Pantheon Advanced Page Cache climbed 5 places and Flying Images: Optimize and Lazy Load Images for Faster Page Speed slipped 11 places. Pantheon Advanced Page Cache has the largest install base, roughly 5× the next: 10K+ active installs against 2K+ for Flying Images: Optimize and Lazy Load Images for Faster Page Speed. Downloads this week: Pantheon Advanced Page Cache 4,656 and Flying Images: Optimize and Lazy Load Images for Faster Page Speed 120. Ratings: Flying Images: Optimize and Lazy Load Images for Faster Page Speed 4.8★ from 26 and Pantheon Advanced Page Cache 5★ from 1 reviews.
| Metric | Flying Images: Optimize and Lazy Load Images for Faster Page Speed | Pantheon Advanced Page Cache |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #4,281 ▼ 11 | #1,903 ▲ 5 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 120 | 4,656 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (26) | 5★ (1) |
| Last updated | May 20, 2026 | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Current version | 2.4.15 | 2.1.2 |
| Best rank on record | #4,129 | #1,902 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2019 | Nov 2016 |
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, Flying Images: Optimize and Lazy Load Images for Faster Page Speed or Pantheon Advanced Page Cache?
By active installs, Pantheon Advanced Page Cache: 10K+ sites run it against 2K+ for Flying Images: Optimize and Lazy Load Images for Faster Page Speed, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Flying Images: Optimize and Lazy Load Images for Faster Page Speed or Pantheon Advanced Page Cache?
Pantheon Advanced Page Cache, at #1,903 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Flying Images: Optimize and Lazy Load Images for Faster Page Speed at #4,281. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Flying Images: Optimize and Lazy Load Images for Faster Page Speed or Pantheon Advanced Page Cache 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.