{"id":9359,"date":"2020-07-16T15:00:10","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T13:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/?p=9359"},"modified":"2021-04-22T10:36:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T08:36:20","slug":"wordpress-image-compression-plugins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wordpress-image-compression-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Best WordPress Plugins for Image Compression"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Before you publish images on your WordPress website, it\u2019s important to compress them. The math is simple. If the size of your image files is too big, the pages will be slow to load. And we all know that speed can be a real website killer. People simply don\u2019t want to waste their time nor data (in case they\u2019re not using a WiFi connection) on content that seems to be playing hide and seek with them. In fact, if your page takes more than 3 seconds to load properly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.machmetrics.com\/speed-blog\/average-page-load-times-for-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the bounce rate will increase by 32%<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]While you can <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-optimize-images-for-web\/\">optimize images<\/a> by using Photoshop, another way of doing that is by installing a plugin for <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-optimize-wordpress-images-for-search-engines\/\">WordPress image compression<\/a>. Many people actually prefer plugins over any image-editing software as they\u2019re very simple to use and don\u2019t require any particular knowledge or skills.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]While there\u2019s virtually a myriad of image compression plugins to choose from, we\u2019ve narrowed the choice down to five that rule the WordPress image compression area:[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;22px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#shortpixel-image-optimizer\">ShortPixel Image Optimizer<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#imagify\">Imagify<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#wp-smush\">WP Smush<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#ewww-image-optimizer\">EWWW Image Optimizer<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#compress-jpeg-&amp;-png\">Compress JPEG &amp; PNG Images by TinyPNG<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;70px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"shortpixel-image-optimizer\"><\/a>ShortPixel Image Optimizer<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ShortPixel-Image-Optimizer.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"ShortPixel Image Optimizer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ShortPixel-Image-Optimizer.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ShortPixel-Image-Optimizer-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ShortPixel-Image-Optimizer-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/shortpixel-image-optimiser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ShortPixel Image Optimizer<\/a> is a freemium plugin that allows you to automatically compress all of your images and PDF files.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]If you decide to use the free version of the plugin, you\u2019ll get 100 free image compressions per month. Alternatively, you can choose between several one-time, monthly, and dedicated server <a href=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pricing plans<\/a>, with prices ranging from $9.99 for a one-time subscription to $1000 a month for 24 cores dedicated server.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]To activate it, you\u2019ll have to enter an API key that becomes available once you provide your email address and signup for their subscription list. Having an API key is necessary because <strong>ShortPixel connects to its own server to optimize your images<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>The plugin supports all the popular image file types, including JPG, PNG, GIF, as well as PDF files<\/strong>. You can also convert images to WebP format, and keep a backup of the original image. [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>ShortPixel Image Optimizer comes with three image compression methods \u2013 lossy, glossy, and lossless<\/strong>. [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The lossy format is the best option for most users. It allows you to get the smallest optimized images without sacrificing the image quality too much. If you care a lot about the website speed (as you rightly should), then lossy is your best pick.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The glossy format is specifically intended for photographers and anyone else who needs to use compressed images in a pixel-perfect quality.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Images saved as lossless files are identical to the original, with the slight file size reduction. They take up more space than lossy and glossy compression methods.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>What we really liked about the plugin is its super handy bulk compression tool<\/strong>. If you have to compress a lot of existing images on your website at once, you\u2019ll make great use of this option. [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>The ShortPixel Image Optimizer elements we liked include:<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;23px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item \">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\">It uses its own server to optimize your images<\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item \">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\">Three compression methods to choose from \u2013 lossy, glossy, and lossless<\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item \">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\">Bulk compression tool<\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"imagify\"><\/a>Imagify<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Imagify.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Imagify\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Imagify.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Imagify-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Imagify-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/imagify\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Imagify<\/a> is another terrific freemium WordPress plugin for image compression that comes with a lovely user interface. It\u2019s also very easy to use. <strong>It supports JPG, PNG, GIF, and PDF formats<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The free version of the plugin lets you compress 25MB of images for free every month, and WebP is free, too. As for premium <a href=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pricing plans<\/a>, you can sign up for one-time, monthly, or yearly plans, with the prices going from $4.99 for the cheapest monthly plan to $69.99 for the most expensive one.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Like the ShortPixel Image Optimizer, you need to create an account first and get an API key to complete the activation process. <strong>Imagify, just like ShortPixel, optimizes your images on its own servers<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Upon activating the plugin, you can <strong>decide whether to automatically compress uploaded images, backup original images and save them in a separate folder, as well as keep EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) data from your images<\/strong>. EXIF data refers to date and time when you captured the image, camera exposure, make and model of the camera, and so on. <strong>Bulk optimization option is available as well<\/strong>. [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Imagify offers three levels of compression \u2013 normal, aggressive, and ultra<\/strong>. [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Normal is a form of lossless compression method that allows you to keep the image quality unchanged. [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The aggressive method is a form of lossy compression. Your images are more compressed and the image quality is a bit reduced.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Ultra is another lossy format and is the strongest compression method of the three, meaning your images will significantly lose on the quality.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>The Imagify elements we liked include:<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;23px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item \">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\">Ease of use<\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item \">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\">Three different compression levels to choose from<\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item \">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\">Premium plans aren\u2019t so expensive, and you get a lot of value for your money<\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"wp-smush\"><\/a>Smush<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Smush.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Smush\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Smush.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Smush-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Smush-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]With over 1 million active installs, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-smushit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smush<\/a> is one of the most popular WordPress image compression plugins. You can get the core version for free or select the <a href=\"https:\/\/premium.wpmudev.org\/project\/wp-smush-pro\/?utm_source=smush&amp;utm_medium=plugin&amp;utm_campaign=smush_pluginlist_upgrade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">premium plan<\/a> to your liking. The prices currently go from $7 a month to $290 for a yearly subscription. <strong>It supports PNG, JPEG, and GIF formats<\/strong>, and there are no limits as to how many files you can upload (as long as they don\u2019t take up more than 5MB in size).[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]As for the setup process, there\u2019s a lovely setup wizard to guide you through the basics. For example, you can immediately choose whether or not to automatically optimize images, as well as remove the EXIF data.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>One of its numerous amazing features is the <em>Lazy Load<\/em>, which, if enabled, prevents images from loading until users scroll to them<\/strong>. This can help you use significantly less bandwidth and also speed up the page load time, and we all know how important this is for good UX.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Moreover, <strong>Smush will analyze the images you\u2019ve already added to your site and then it\u2019ll tell you how many of them should be bulk optimized<\/strong>. If you\u2019re a free user, you can bulk optimize 50 images with a single click, whereas premium users can optimize them all.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The lossless compression method is the only one included for free, while the lossy plan becomes available upon purchasing one of the available pro versions of the plugin.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Premium plans come with a lot of additional benefits too, including the <strong>2x compression and the useful option to serve your images through a CDN (Content Delivery Network)<\/strong>, so that the images are resized based on the user\u2019s device, converted to the WebP format, and then delivered to users from one of Smush\u2019s global servers. [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>The Smush elements we liked include:<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;23px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item \">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\">The Lazy Load feature<\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item \">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\">The possibility to optimize an unlimited number of images (with a 5MB size limit)<\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item \">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\">The option to deliver images through a CDN<\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#f0f0f0&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;top-picks-banner&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#f0f0f0&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"ewww-image-optimizer\"><\/a>EWWW Image Optimizer<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/EWWW-Image-Optimizer.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"EWWW Image Optimizer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/EWWW-Image-Optimizer.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/EWWW-Image-Optimizer-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/EWWW-Image-Optimizer-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/ewww-image-optimizer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EWWW Image Optimizer<\/a> is among the most popular plugins for image optimization. You can get it for free from the official WordPress\u2019 plugin library. Alternatively, you can sign up for one of the two available <a href=\"https:\/\/ewww.io\/plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pricing plans<\/a> and pay either $0.003 per image or $5 &#8211; 15 a month, depending on which features you\u2019d like to have.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]To activate it, no API key is required, which means your images are compressed on your server. <strong>Cloud optimization is possible<\/strong>, but you\u2019d have to pay some extra cash for it. [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]EWWW Image Optimizer <strong>supports JPG, PNG, GIF, and PDF file formats. Your images are automatically optimized and saved in a lossless format<\/strong>. You can convert JPG to PNG and vice versa, as well as convert GIFs to PNG. [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]If you wish, you can also keep the image metadata, including EXIF data, comments, etc. and backup your original files. [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Upon activating the plugin, you can determine optimization levels for each format. EWWW Image <strong>Optimizer offers 4 different levels of compression \u2013 pixel-perfect, pixel-perfect plus, premium, and premium plus<\/strong>. Only the pixel perfect level comes included with the free version, while the others work only with premium packages.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The EWWW Image Optimizer packs some pretty useful options, including <em><strong>Scheduled Optimization<\/strong><\/em>, which lets you run image optimization at a specific time. Furthermore, you can disable optimization for specific sizes or disable the selected sizes from being created in the first place. The premium plans also allow you to deliver images to your users using a CDN.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>The EWWW Image Optimizer elements we liked include:<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;23px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item \">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\">Scheduled optimization<\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item \">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\">Convert from JPG to PNG and vice versa, and from GIFs to PNG<\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item \">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\">Four different compression levels<\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"compress-jpeg-&amp;-png\"><\/a>Compress JPEG &amp; PNG Images by TinyPNG<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Compress-JPEG-PNG-Images-by-TinyPNG.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Compress JPEG &amp; PNG Images by TinyPNG\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Compress-JPEG-PNG-Images-by-TinyPNG.jpg 700w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Compress-JPEG-PNG-Images-by-TinyPNG-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Compress-JPEG-PNG-Images-by-TinyPNG-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/tiny-compress-images\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Compress JPEG &amp; PNG Images<\/a> is an excellent WordPress image compression plugin that <strong>supports only JPEG and PNG formats (animated PNGs included). The lossy compression method is the only one available<\/strong>, but it\u2019s not too dramatic. It leaves you with the significantly reduced file size and the image quality pretty much preserved.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The free version of the plugin grants you the optimization of roughly 100 images per month and you can\u2019t upload more than 20 files at once. To remove any limits, you can create a <a href=\"https:\/\/tinypng.com\/dashboard\/api\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">paid account<\/a> on their site.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]To activate the Compress JPEG &amp; PNG Images plugin, you need to enter the API key. [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The plugin allows you to <strong>choose when to compress images<\/strong> &#8211; in the background, during the upload, or not compress them automatically at all. Moreover, you can select image sizes you wish to compress, preserve creation date and time in the original image as well as the copyright information, etc. <strong>Bulk optimization is possible, too<\/strong>. This feature is always much appreciated, since it allows you to bulk optimize your existing media library, which, at times, can be huge. [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Compress JPEG &amp; PNG Images plugin doesn\u2019t have too many options, but that\u2019s what we liked about it. It\u2019s a straight-to-the-point kind of solution, that still gives you enough room for customization. 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