PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Wp Smush Pro safe?
Compress and optimize images, enable lazy load, serve WebP & AVIF, and speed up your site with a global image CDN.
What this plugin does
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wp-smush-pro - Author: WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
- 1000000+ active installs
- 96/100 rating (6051 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 69047613 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2008-12-05
compress imagesconvert webpimage optimizationimage optimizeroptimize images
Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 4.2.0
- Last updated: 2026-08-24 8:50am GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 7.1
- Requires PHP: 7.4+
Known vulnerabilities
No known vulnerabilities are recorded in our database for Wp Smush Pro. This does not mean the plugin is audited or guaranteed safe — only that no CVE or vulnerability report is on file.
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