giuliopanda

Bulk images allows you to optimize images uploaded to wordpress without creating unnecessary copies of the upload folder!
Warning: the plugin overwrites images. 
Later the plugin tries to update links to images in articles and metadata, but it may happen that these need to be recreated. Other plugins that optimize images generally duplicate all images and create complex overlays to manage their systems. This plugin is designed to keep sites with the original wordpress structure, but it may require a little more work later. But I believe this work is rewarded by better final quality. 
If anything goes wrong anyway you can go back with the restore button.
<ul>
<li>You can resize all images with just one click.</li>
<li>You can convert images to webp.</li>
<li>You can optimize images by choosing quality.</li>
<li>You can change the name of the images</li>
<li>It is optimized to speed up the bulk process. 1000 images take a few minutes on a normal server.</li>
<li>You can enable the option to optimize images when uploaded to the server.</li>
<li>Allows you to decide the maximum size of the images and the quality in which they should be compressed.</li>
<li>Adds to media-library (list version) the possibility to select the images to be optimized.</li>
<li>Through graphics it allows you to monitor the status of the images on the server.</li>
<li>Ability to use specific hooks to customize optimization options.</li>
<li>You can restore and go back to the original images.</li>
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You can remove the original images if you have space problems.
The GitHub repo can be found at <a href="https://github.com/giuliopanda/op-bulk-image-resizer" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/giuliopanda/op-bulk-image-resizer</a>. Please use the Support tab for potential bugs, issues, or enhancement ideas.
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<h3>Credits</h3>
The Bulk image resize was started in 2021 by <a href="giuliopanda@gmail.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Giulio Pandolfelli</a>

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One of the few plugins that overwrites images while keeping your website clean

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Presswell

Presswell Art Direction gives editors and developers a consistent way to manage image sizing and cropping in WordPress. Define custom sizes, set focal points, and generate non-core thumbnails only when they are actually needed.
Features
<ul>
<li>Control image cropping with focal points</li>
<li>Define custom image sizes and nested thumbnail variants</li>
<li>Select custom image sizes directly in the WordPress editor</li>
<li>Dynamically generate non-core thumbnails on demand</li>
<li>Run batch regeneration from a dedicated Media tool</li>
<li>Use Endpoint Mode when filename-based 404 handoff is unavailable</li>
<li>Import/export size definitions and migrate legacy focal-point metadata</li>
</ul>
Focal Point Cropping
Set a focal point for Media Library images to control how custom crops are framed. Mark the visual subject once, and generated thumbnails stay centered on the correct area.
Custom Size Management
Use the settings UI to define and edit custom image sizes. Registered sizes become available when inserting images in the block editor and classic editor workflows.
Dynamic Generation + Endpoint Mode
Presswell Art Direction avoids generating every custom size at upload time. WordPress core sizes are generated normally, while custom sizes are generated when requested in templates or by URL.
If filename-based 404 image requests do not reach WordPress (common in some NGINX/server setups), enable Endpoint Mode (<code>/pwad-image/?id=...&size=...</code>). The plugin includes an automatic compatibility check in wp-admin.
Regenerator
The Regenerator screen (Media -> Regenerate Thumbnails) builds a queue and processes images in batches, with progress metrics and retry handling for failed jobs. You can choose exactly which sizes should be regenerated.
<h4>Documentation</h4>
Public APIs
pwad_add_image_size( $args )
<ul>
<li>$args (array) (required) – Keyed array containing <code>name</code>, <code>key</code>, <code>height</code>, <code>width</code>, <code>crop</code> (optional), and optionally <code>thumbnails</code> values.</li>
<li>Thumbnail keys are prefixed with parent’s key like <code>[size]-[thumbnail]</code>.</li>
</ul>
Example:
<pre><code>pwad_add_image_size( array(
 'name' => 'Square',
 'key' => 'square',
 'width' => '1200',
 'height' => '1200',
 'crop' => true,
 'thumbnails' => array(
 array(
 'name' => 'Medium',
 'key' => 'medium',
 'width' => '800',
 'height' => '800',
 ),
 array(
 'name' => 'Small',
 'key' => 'small',
 'width' => '400',
 'height' => '400',
 ),
 ),
) );
</code></pre>
pwad_get_image_sizes()
Returns all currently-available sizes (WordPress defaults + plugin/theme sizes + Presswell Art Direction sizes/thumbnails).
Example:
$sizes = pwad_get_image_sizes();
pwad_get_image( $attachment_ID, $size_key, $attr = array() )
<ul>
<li>$attachment_ID (int) (required) – ID of image attachment</li>
<li>$size_key (string) (required) – Image size identifier (<code>thumbnail</code>, <code>large</code>, <code>my-size</code>, <code>my-size-mobile</code>, etc.)</li>
<li>$attr (array) (optional) – HTML attributes passed to the rendered image element</li>
</ul>
Returns an image tag.
Example:
$square_large = pwad_get_image( $img_ID, ‘square’ ); 
 $square_small = pwad_get_image( $img_ID, ‘square-small’, array( ‘class’ => ‘hero-image’ ) );
pwad_get_image_src( $attachment_ID, $size_key )
<ul>
<li>$attachment_ID (int) (required) – ID of image attachment</li>
<li>$size_key (string) (required) – Image size identifier (<code>thumbnail</code>, <code>large</code>, <code>my-size</code>, <code>my-size-mobile</code>, etc.)</li>
</ul>
Returns a keyed array containing the <code>file</code>, <code>url</code>, <code>path</code>, <code>height</code>, <code>width</code>, and <code>mime-type</code> values.
Example:
$square_large = pwad_get_image_src( $img_ID, ‘square’ ); 
 $square_small = pwad_get_image_src( $img_ID, ‘square-small’ );
Actions
pwad/image_generated
Fires immediately after a custom crop file is generated so themes/plugins can queue optimizers or post-processing.
Arguments:
<ul>
<li>$data[‘attachment_id’] (int) – Attachment ID.</li>
<li>$data[‘size_key’] (string) – Requested size key.</li>
<li>$data[‘size_data’] (array) – Registered/requested size definition used for generation.</li>
<li>$data[‘source_file’] (string) – Source file path from attachment metadata (relative upload path).</li>
<li>$data[‘generated_file’] (string) – Generated filename for the new crop.</li>
</ul>
Example:
add_action( ‘pwad/image_generated’, function( $data ) { 
 // Example: queue optimization when a new crop is created. 
 if ( ! empty( $data[‘attachment_id’] ) && ! empty( $data[‘generated_file’] ) ) { 
 do_action( ‘my_optimizer/queue’, $data ); 
 } 
 } );
WP-CLI
wp pwad regenerate
Regenerates thumbnails.
<ul>
<li><code>--queue-per-page=<int></code> (default <code>200</code>)</li>
<li><code>--batch-size=<int></code> (default <code>25</code>)</li>
<li><code>--target-seconds=<float></code> (default <code>5</code>)</li>
<li><code>--resume-last=<0|1></code> (default <code>0</code>, continue the last interrupted queue)</li>
</ul>
wp pwad cache-prime
Generates thumbnails based on sitemap.
<ul>
<li><code>--sitemap=<url></code> (optional, auto-detects from robots.txt/common sitemap endpoints)</li>
<li><code>--page-limit=<int></code> (default unlimited)</li>
<li><code>--image-limit=<int></code> (default unlimited)</li>
<li><code>--delay-ms=<int></code> (default <code>250</code>)</li>
<li><code>--timeout=<float></code> (default <code>10</code>)</li>
<li><code>--retries=<int></code> (default <code>2</code>)</li>
<li><code>--include-external=<0|1></code> (default <code>0</code>)</li>
<li><code>--force-endpoint=<0|1></code> (default <code>0</code>)</li>
<li><code>--report-csv=<path></code> (optional, writes per-URL status/error report)</li>
<li><code>--dry-run=<0|1></code> (default <code>0</code>)</li>
<li><code>--resume-last=<0|1></code> (default <code>0</code>, continue the last interrupted prime run)</li>
</ul>
wp pwad cache-prune
Deletes cached thumbnails not referenced in sitemap.
<ul>
<li><code>--sitemap=<url></code> (optional, auto-detects from robots.txt/common sitemap endpoints)</li>
<li><code>--batch-size=<int></code> (default <code>200</code>)</li>
<li><code>--max-images=<int></code> (default unlimited)</li>
<li><code>--page-limit=<int></code> (default unlimited)</li>
<li><code>--image-limit=<int></code> (default unlimited)</li>
<li><code>--timeout=<float></code> (default <code>10</code>)</li>
<li><code>--grace-days=<int></code> (default <code>0</code>, uses file modified time)</li>
<li><code>--include-external=<0|1></code> (default <code>0</code>)</li>
<li><code>--force-endpoint=<0|1></code> (default <code>0</code>)</li>
<li><code>--report-csv=<path></code> (optional, writes per-file keep/delete report)</li>
<li><code>--dry-run=<0|1></code> (default <code>1</code>)</li>
<li><code>--resume-last=<0|1></code> (default <code>0</code>, continue the last interrupted prune run)</li>
</ul>
wp pwad cache-clean
Deletes all cached thumbnails.
<ul>
<li><code>--batch-size=<int></code> (default <code>200</code>)</li>
<li><code>--max-images=<int></code> (default unlimited)</li>
<li><code>--include-default=<0|1></code> (default <code>0</code>)</li>
<li><code>--dry-run=<0|1></code> (default <code>1</code>)</li>
<li><code>--resume-last=<0|1></code> (default <code>0</code>, continue the last interrupted clean run)</li>
</ul>
wp pwad queue-status
Shows resumable/remaining state for regenerator and cache queue runs.
<h3>Privacy</h3>
Presswell Art Direction does not send image data to external services. It processes image metadata and generated variants within your WordPress environment.

Presswell Art Direction

Really easy to use, and integrated perfectly with the front end of the site without any extra javascript or CSS required. Perfect add-on.

Very well done

Manage focal-point cropping and on-demand custom image generation in WordPress.

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