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WP Squish

by WP Zone · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.1 Tested up to WP 6.6.7

WP Squish has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 5,085 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 12, 2024, tested up to WordPress 6.6.7.

WP Squish at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
5,085
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is WP Squish well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.6.7, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Set a resolution (width and height) limit for the “full size” images; images exceeding the limit are resized when uploaded
  • Customize the compression level (on a scale of 1 to 100) for each of the downsized copies of a JPEG image generated by WordPress when it is uploaded
  • Optionally recompress the full size versions of all JPEG images when they are uploaded

Details

Reduce the amount of storage space consumed by your WordPress installation through the application of user-definable JPEG compression levels and image …

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

Tags

  • compress
  • compression
  • images
  • media
  • size

More from WP Zone

Version
1.0.1
Last updated
Aug 12, 2024
First published
Mar 17, 2017
Requires WordPress
3.5
Tested up to
6.6.7
Requires PHP
–
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

WP Squish FAQ

What does WP Squish do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, WP Squish offers Set a resolution (width and height) limit for the “full size” images; images exceeding the limit are resized when uploaded, Customize the compression level (on a scale of 1 to 100) for each of the downsized copies of a JPEG image generated by WordPress when it is uploaded and Optionally recompress the full size versions of all JPEG images when they are uploaded.

How many active installs does WP Squish have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for WP Squish as of September 7, 2026.

Is WP Squish still maintained?

The last release was on August 12, 2024, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is WP Squish free?

WP Squish is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.