Plugin profile · observed daily since 02 Aug 2026
ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF
Active installs300,000+ rounded
Current authorShortPixel
Owner changesNone while we have been watching
Last release25 days ago 14 Oct 2026
Support2 / 2 resolved, last 2 months
Releases on record253
Rating4.5 /5 · 830
Added to directory05 Nov 2014
Requires WP5.9.0
Requires PHP7.4
Version lag0 up to date
Tested up toWP 7.1.4 up to date
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Ownership
Held by ShortPixel throughout, with no change of ownership observed since daily tracking began on 02 Aug 2026.
Full observed history, including every field transition
Committing accounts
Read from the plugin’s public release log, so these predate this registry. A committing account is not an owner. Thirty accounts commit to WooCommerce and it has never changed hands.
| Account | Releases | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ShortPixel | 152 | 05 Nov 2014 | 28 Feb 2020 |
| petredobrescu | 98 | 20 Mar 2020 | 21 Jul 2026 |
This registry did not observe a transfer; it read these names off a public log. Whether that reflects a change of ownership is not something the directory publishes.
Adoption
How widely the plugin is installed, and what the people running it think of it. WordPress.org rounds install figures to one significant digit, so they describe an order of magnitude rather than a headcount.
Very widely adopted: 300,000+ active installs. In the top tier of the directory by install count.
4,647 downloads a day over the last 7 days, falling 29% against the 7 days before. Downloads are counted exactly and without a ceiling, so they show movement the rounded install figure cannot.
11 Sep 2026peak 106,262/day31 Oct 2026
12 ratings left in the last 82 days, averaging 5.0 out of 5 against a lifetime average of 4.5. Recent ratings are running above the lifetime figure.
From recent reviews
What reviewers wrote on wordpress.org between 20 Jul 2026 and 10 Oct 2026: 11 reviews, counted by theme. Every count links to the reviews behind it.
Among the 11 ShortPixel reviews posted in the past three months, reviewers most often credit the plugin for speeding up their sites, with 4 of 11 reviews citing faster page loading or smaller image files after optimization. Pricing comes up almost as often, as 2 of 11 reviews single out the one-time, prepaid credit model as a welcome alternative to a recurring subscription. Ease of use draws similar attention, with 2 of 11 reviews describing setup and day to day use as simple or efficient. Support also earns a mention, as 2 of 11 reviews specifically praise the responsiveness of the team behind the plugin.
- 4 of 11 mention faster page loading or smaller image files after optimization. [1] [2] [3] [4]
- 2 of 11 praise the one-time, prepaid pricing model over a subscription. [1] [2]
- 2 of 11 describe the plugin as simple or easy to set up. [1] [2]
- 2 of 11 mention responsive or helpful support. [1] [2]
Counted from the public review forum on 12 Oct 2026. The reviews are their authors’ own words and their own claims; the counts are ours.
Daily record
Every field we record, one column per observation. Fields that never moved are named once rather than repeated across every column. A row of identical numbers would be padding.
| Field | 18 Oct | 19 Oct | 20 Oct | 21 Oct | 22 Oct | 23 Oct | 24 Oct | 25 Oct | 26 Oct | 27 Oct | 28 Oct | 29 Oct | 30 Oct | 31 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downloads that day | — | 3,824 | 9,005 | 6,647 | 6,693 | 9,503 | 4,942 | 2,531 | 2,561 | 4,178 | 3,569 | 2,825 | 13,197 | 3,669 |
| Ratings total | 828 | 828 | 828 | 828 | 829 | 829 | 829 | 829 | 829 | 829 | 829 | 829 | 829 | 830 |
Unchanged throughout: active installs (300,000+) · version (6.6.1) · support threads (2) · threads resolved (2)
91 days of observation, most recent 14 shown.
Maintenance
When it was last released, and how far its declared compatibility has drifted from current WordPress.
Added to directory12 years ago 05 Nov 2014
Requires WP5.9.0
Requires PHP7.4
Version lagcurrent
Is anyone still maintaining this?
- Last released 14 Oct 2026, 25 days ago.
- Declares compatibility with WordPress 7.1.4, which is current.
- 2 of 2 support threads answered in the last two months.
- The same account maintains 8 other plugins, 8 of which were updated in the last 90 days. the account is active.
A plugin that does one thing correctly may need no changes for years; a long gap is not, by itself, evidence of neglect.
History
Everything dated that this registry holds about the plugin, most recent first. Releases carry the author’s own release date; everything else is dated to when it was observed.
Entries marked from the release log predate this registry, and daily observation began 02 Aug 2026. They were read from the plugin’s public SVN history after the fact, not watched as they happened. Everything else was observed directly.
- 14 Oct 202625 days agoVersion 6.6.1 released
- 09 Oct 202630 days agoVersion 6.6.0 released
- 09 Sep 20262 months agoVersion 6.5.6 released
- 20 Aug 20263 months agoVersion 6.5.5 released
- 02 Aug 20263 months agoFirst observed by PluginsPediaDaily snapshots of this plugin’s directory record begin here. Everything above this line is observed; anything before it comes from fields the API itself reports.
- 06 Jul 20264 months agoVersion 6.5.4 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by petredobrescu.
- 25 Jun 20264 months agoVersion 6.5.3 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by petredobrescu.
- 04 Jun 20265 months agoVersion 6.5.2 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by petredobrescu.
- 18 May 20266 months agoVersion 6.5.1 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by petredobrescu.
- 05 May 20266 months agoVersion 6.5.0 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by petredobrescu.
- 24 Mar 20268 months agoVersion 6.4.4 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by petredobrescu.
- 29 Jan 20269 months agoVersion 6.4.3 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by petredobrescu.
- 15 Jan 202610 months agoVersion 6.4.2 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by petredobrescu.
- 18 Dec 202511 months agoVersion 6.4.1 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by petredobrescu.
- 20 Nov 202512 months agoVersion 6.4.0 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by petredobrescu.
- 16 Oct 202513 months agoVersion 6.3.5 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by petredobrescu.
- 18 Sep 202514 months agoVersion 6.3.4 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by petredobrescu.
- 05 Nov 201412 years ago237 earlier releasesfrom the release logBetween 05 Nov 2014 and 21 Aug 2025. Listed individually in the public release log rather than here.
- 05 Nov 201412 years agoAdded to the WordPress.org directoryReported by the plugin API as the date this plugin was added.
Media coverage
Writing about this plugin elsewhere, collected by this registry. The links go to the sources; what they claim is theirs.
- 08 Oct 2026 · Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in WordPress ShortPixel Image Optimizer Plugin (CVE-2026-103070)Patchstack
- 17 Sep 2026 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data in WordPress ShortPixel Image Optimizer Plugin (CVE-2026-17086)Patchstack
- 27 Mar 2026 · CVE-2026-4335: ShortPixel Image Optimizer XSS VulnerabilitySentinelOne
- 13 Oct 2024 · SQL Injection in WordPress ShortPixel Image Optimizer Plugin (CVE-2024-48043)Patchstack
- 12 Feb 2024 · reSmush.it Joins Forces With ShortPixelShortPixel Blog
What we know, and what we don’t
Everything on this page in one place, including the gaps, so that nothing here is mistaken for a clean bill of health.
What we know
- It has been held by ShortPixel for all 91 days we have observed it.
- It was last released 25 days ago (14 Oct 2026).
- Its author declares it tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, which is current.
- WordPress.org reports 300,000+ active installs.
- It carries 830 ratings, averaging 4.5 out of 5.
- 2 of 2 support threads in the last two months are marked resolved.
Every record on this site, this one included, works under the same limits. We read what WordPress.org publishes about a plugin, never the plugin’s own code, so nothing here says whether a plugin is well built or safe. Install counts reach us already rounded; a change smaller than a band step doesn’t show. We don’t track security advisories yet. For anything older than our first observation we rely on the plugin’s public release log, where one exists. What this registry can and cannot see
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