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Smush — WordPress Image Optimization Plugin

Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN

by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform · WordPress.org page · Website

v4.3.5 Tested up to WP 7.1.3 PHP 7.4+ Paid version available

Smush has 1 million+ active installs on WordPress.org and 70,568,105 downloads all time. It was downloaded 971,423 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 20, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Smush at a glance

Active installs
1 million+
Total downloads
70,568,105
Downloads, last 30 days
971,423
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Smush well maintained?

Support threads resolved
8 of 8
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1.3, the current release is 7.1.3
One-star reviews
3%
165 of 6,053 reviews on WordPress.org

Smush reviews and ratings

6,053 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.8 out of 5

6,053 reviews

5★
5,466
4★
338
3★
53
2★
31
1★
165

Download and install history

1,484,072 downloads over the last 49 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Smush downloads per day0125k250k375k500kSep 5Sep 29Oct 23Downloads per day
Active installs
Smush active installs0250k500k750k1MSep 5Sep 29Oct 23Active installs
Rating out of 5
Smush rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 29Oct 23Rating out of 5
Reviews
Smush review count02.5k5k7.5k10kSep 5Sep 29Oct 23Reviews

Where Smush ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Smush appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Image Optimization Plugins #3 by tag, #1 in search #1 ▲2
Best CDN Plugins #1 in search, not tagged #27 ▼1
Best Directory Plugins #21 in search, not tagged #46 ▲18
Best Portfolio Plugins #33 in search, not tagged #54 ▲35

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Details

Compress and optimize images, enable lazy load, serve WebP & AVIF, and speed up your site with a global image CDN.

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

Tags

  • compress images
  • convert webp
  • image optimization
  • image optimizer
  • optimize images

More from WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform

Version
4.3.5
Last updated
Oct 20, 2026
First published
Dec 5, 2008
Requires WordPress
6.4
Tested up to
7.1.3
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free, paid version available

Smush FAQ

How many active installs does Smush have?

WordPress.org reports 1 million+ active installs for Smush as of October 23, 2026.

Is Smush still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on October 20, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Does Smush have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 8 of 8 recent support threads for Smush are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Smush free?

Smush is free to install from WordPress.org. The developer lists it as commercial, so a paid version or paid add-ons exist.

Where does Smush rank among Image Optimization Plugins?

Smush is #1 in the WordPress.org "image-optimization" ranking as of today.