Description
Image Optimizer is an easy-to-use WordPress plugin that reduces image size through various compression and resizing techniques – all of which preserve the highest possible image quality. Image Optimizer supports many popular formats, including JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, and GIF.
REDUCED FILE SIZES FOR BOOSTED PERFORMANCE
Image Optimizer ensures faster loading times, enhanced user experience, and overall boosted website performance by reducing the size of your website’s images, resulting in improved Core Web Vitals and search engine rankings. With the Image Optimizer’s exceptional capabilities and unique algorithms, you can fine tune images and reduce their file sizes while retaining quality with lossless or lossy compression.
FEATURES
- Image formats supported include JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF and GIF.
- Works in the background: The only plugin in the category that optimizes your images in the background, without you having to stay on the page during optimization.
- Resize large images: The user can set a maximum pixel width, after which images will automatically be resized. (default value set to 1920px)
- 2 compression levels: Lossless – highest quality with minimal compression; Lossy – maximum compression with somewhat reduced quality.
- Optimize on upload: Automatically optimizes images when you upload them.
- Bulk or individual optimization: Flexible... [truncated]
Installation
Get started with a few easy steps
- Install using the WordPress built-in Plugin installer, or Extract the zip file and drop the contents in the wp-content/plugins/ directory of your WordPress installation.
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Go to the Image Optimizer tab within the Media menu.
- Press the ‘Connect’ button and follow the instructions.
wp plugin install image-optimization --activateFrequently Asked Questions
Absolutely. Image Optimizer by Elementor is a stand-alone WordPress plugin that can be used to optimize images for any or all of your WordPress websites.
Image optimization can significantly improve your website’s loading time, which is crucial for user experience and SEO. It reduces the size of your images without compromising their quality, leading to faster page load times and better performance scores.
This plugin is a modern approach that is designed to do all the “heavy lifting” of converting and compressing images o... [truncated]
Changelog
1.6.8 2025-09-10
New: Reviews & CSAT flow to gather user feedback
New: Added 80% usage reached notification
Tweak: Big galleries optimization for faster bulk image handling
Fix: Resolved image details issue appearing on some sites
1.6.7 2025-05-27
New: Added a Walk through video
Tweak: Added Bulk optimize shortcut from media library
Tweak: Harden connect security
Fix: Delayed translation loading
1.6.6 – 2025-04-10
Tweak: Added retry mechanism to improve optimization process
Tweak: Stop all operations before deactivation to avoid unexpected issues
Tweak: Improve the file size optimization indication for all media files
Tweak: Added What’s new modal for new features
1.6.5 – 2025-02-03
- Fix: Moved Connect Modal to Image Optimizer settings pages
1.6.4 – 2025-02-03
- Tweak: Connect flow improvments
- Fix: Cancel ... [truncated]