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Instant Gzip Compression — WordPress Caching Plugin

by riotweb · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.0 Tested up to WP 4.6.30

Instant Gzip Compression has 300+ active installs on WordPress.org and 14,440 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on October 14, 2016, tested up to WordPress 4.6.30.

Instant Gzip Compression at a glance

Active installs
300+
Total downloads
14,440
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Instant Gzip Compression well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 4.6.30, not yet with the current 7.1

Instant Gzip Compression reviews and ratings

3 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
2.3 out of 5

3 reviews

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  • Excellent!

    Works like a charm! Thanks!

    Monoloid

  • Destroyed my site

    I didnt have a htaccess file, and now my site stopped working, thanks a lot

    uqhjhwj

  • WARNING!!! Think before you proceed

    I just installed and activated this plugin and immediately received a 500 error. Thankfully i had a backup of my .htaccess file and restoring the original over the one that the plugin adds resolved the access issue. Developers - this plugin is not very good if it causes you to instantly loose access to your side. I would suggest testing it before making it publicly available.

    jazz363

Details

Speed up your Wordpress website with this Gzip compression plugin.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Instant Gzip Compression competes in

Tags

  • cache
  • compression
  • faster
  • gzip
  • speedup

More from riotweb

Version
2.0
Last updated
Oct 14, 2016
First published
Jul 5, 2016
Requires WordPress
4.0
Tested up to
4.6.30
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Instant Gzip Compression FAQ

How many active installs does Instant Gzip Compression have?

WordPress.org reports 300+ active installs for Instant Gzip Compression as of September 7, 2026.

Is Instant Gzip Compression still maintained?

The last release was on October 14, 2016, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Instant Gzip Compression free?

Instant Gzip Compression is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.