WP HTTP Compression is a WordPress app, with a 2.3 average rating from 8 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
WP HTTP Compression is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by sdesalas. With a rating of 2.3★ from 8 reviews.
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WP HTTP Compression is a mixed-rating WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. 8 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +Published by sdesalas — established developer track record
Cons
- −Average rating below 4.0 (2.3★) — read recent low-star reviews before committing
- −Limited review base (8) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How WP HTTP Compression works
This plugin allows your WordPress blog to output pages compressed in gzip
format if a browser supports compression.
HTTP compression generally means a 60-80% REDUCTION in the size of your pages
(broadband usage) as well as an INCREASE in download speeds of 3x to 4x.
To test if your blog is using compression use the following link:
http://ismyblogworking.com/
Check “Page GZip” on the right hand size.
Check “Bandwidth saved by compression” on the left hand side.
NOTE: This plugin should not be used alongside WP Super Cache or WP Cache
since those plugins are already implementing compression. Your blog
will keep working but those plugins will stop caching new pages.
RECENT NEWS – 20 March 2010:
Its been reported by a user that there is a conflict
using WP HTTP Compression together with Google Analytics Plugin (3.2.5). I’ll
to look into this and release a patch for next release.
Note that this conflict is NOT with Google Analytics itself but with
the PLUGIN. Google Analytics scripts and stat collection have been tested
and work fine with the WP HTTP Compression plugin.
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Frequently asked questions
What is WP HTTP Compression?
WP HTTP Compression is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 2.3-star rating from 8 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by sdesalas.