#77 by installs
Autoptimize
Autoptimize speeds up your website by optimizing JS, CSS, images (incl. lazy-load), HTML and Google Fonts, asyncing JS, removing emoji cruft and more.
- Installs
- 800,000+
- Rating
- 4.7 (1.4K)
- Updated
- 6 days ago
Image Placeholders
Displays placeholders based on an image's dominant color while the image is loading.
- Active installs
- 60,000+
- #663 of 1,000
- Downloads, all time
- 509.5K
- 509,532
- Downloads, 30 days
- 14.9K
- 3.4K in the last 7
- Rating
- 3.5 / 5
- 2 reviews
- Last updated
- 2 months ago
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1.3.0
- 9 releases
Upkeep and compatibility
| Last updated | August 26, 2026Updated in the last 3 months |
|---|---|
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1.4Covers WordPress 7.1.4, the current release |
| Needs WordPress | 6.9 or newer |
| Needs PHP | 7.4 or newer |
| First published | October 16, 2023 |
| Support, last two months | No threads opened |
Reviews
3.5 / 5 from 2 reviews
| 5 stars | 1 |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 0 |
| 3 stars | 0 |
| 2 stars | 1 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Downloads, last 30 days
What the author says it does
This plugin determines and stores the dominant color for newly uploaded images in the media library within WordPress and then uses it to create a placeholder background of that color in the frontend, visible until the image is loaded.
This plugin was formerly known as Dominant Color Images.
The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.
Questions the author answers
Where can I submit my plugin feedback?
Feedback is encouraged and much appreciated, especially since this plugin may contain future WordPress core features. If you have suggestions or requests for new features, you can submit them as an issue in the WordPress Performance Team’s GitHub repository. If you need help with troubleshooting or have a question about the plugin, please create a new topic on our support forum.
Where can I report security bugs?
The Performance team and WordPress community take security bugs seriously. We appreciate your efforts to responsibly disclose your findings, and will make every effort to acknowledge your contributions.
To report a security issue, please visit the WordPress HackerOne program.
How can I contribute to the plugin?
Contributions are always welcome! Learn more about how to get involved in the Core Performance Team Handbook.
Latest changelog entry
Enhancements
- Add declare( strict_types = 1 ) to all PHP files. (2424)
- Bump minimum required WordPress version to 6.9. (2517)
- Bump minimum required PHP version from 7.2 to 7.4. (2469)
- Improve code quality with native property types and stricter static analysis. (1729)
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Where this page's numbers come from
Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on , when WordPress 7.1.4 was the current release. WordPress.org rounds active installs into buckets. These are the directory's figures, not my verdict, and I haven't tested this plugin.