As of June 2026, EWWW Image Optimizer and Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN score the same on Plugin Risk Score — 100% each (Low Risk).
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Both plugins are scored using the same five live signals from the WordPress.org Plugin API. See the full breakdown for EWWW Image Optimizer or Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN , or read how the score works .