Benjamin Intal

gambitph

<p><strong>Optimize all your images instantly and for free.</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://wpcimo.com/?utm_source=plugin-directory&utm_medium=plugin-page&utm_campaign=readme-txt" rel="nofollow ugc">Cimo</a> is a game-changer for media optimization. It optimizes, resizes, and converts your images instantly as you upload — even before the files are added to your Media Library.</p>
<p><a href="https://wpcimo.com/?utm_source=plugin-directory&utm_medium=plugin-page&utm_campaign=readme-txt" rel="nofollow ugc">Visit Cimo’s website</a> to learn more about how Cimo does things.</p>
<p>From WordPress’ point of view, it’s as if you optimized your image BEFORE your uploaded it. Now, this is next-next-gen image optimization.</p>
<p><a href="https://wpcimo.com/?utm_source=plugin-directory&utm_medium=plugin-page&utm_campaign=readme-txt" rel="nofollow ugc">Cimo</a> works like magic, drag your large image file, and an optimized image will automatically appear in your Media Library. This ensures your website load speed is perfectly optimized by keeping image sizes minimal, without compromising quality.</p>
<ul>
<li>Unlimited usage – upload as many images as you want</li>
<li>Instant optimization – virtually no waiting time</li>
<li>No extra server load</li>
<li>No extra bandwidth</li>
<li>No external image-processing services</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>Note:</strong> Cimo works in all modern browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera). Image optimization currently doesn’t work in Safari, images would just upload as they normally would, please use any of the browsers listed.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Image Optimization options:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>WebP quality</strong> – set the quality level for WebP conversion (1-100), defaults at 80%</li>
<li><strong>Max image dimension</strong> – automatically resize images to a maximum dimension while preserving aspect ratio</li>
<li><strong>WordPress automatic scaling</strong> – disable WordPress’s built-in 2560px image scaling</li>
<li><strong>Thumbnail generation</strong> – disable all WordPress thumbnail generation to save disk space</li>
<li><strong>Individual thumbnail sizes</strong> – selectively enable/disable specific thumbnail sizes</li>
<li><strong>Preset configurations</strong> – one-click “Recommended” settings for optimal performance</li>
<li><strong>Statistics dashboard</strong> – view total storage saved, compression ratio, and optimization metrics</li>
</ul>
<h4>How to use</h4>
<p>Just upload images to your Media Manager as you normally would, then Cimo instantly optimizes the images to the next-gen format WebP on your browser during the upload process, the resulting optimized file is the one saved to your WordPress site. It’s amazing!</p>
<h4>Why use Cimo?</h4>
<ol>
<li><strong>Completely Free & Unlimited</strong> – Image optimization and compression are completely free with no quotas, no limits, and no paywalls. Optimize as many images as you want, forever.</li>
<li><strong>Instant, Lightning-Fast Processing</strong> – Images are optimized instantly in your browser as you upload, with no waiting for server-side or external processing.</li>
<li><strong>Privacy-First</strong> – Your images never leave your device until they’re uploaded to WordPress. No third-party servers, no external processing, complete control over your media.</li>
<li><strong>Zero Server Load</strong> – All optimization happens in your browser, so your website and server stay fast and responsive.</li>
<li><strong>Smart Optimization</strong> – Advanced compression algorithms deliver the best quality-to-size ratio, with automatic WebP conversion for maximum efficiency.</li>
<li><strong>Future-Proof Format</strong> – Automatic WebP conversion ensures your images use the most efficient format, reducing file sizes by up to 80%.</li>
<li><strong>Instant Results</strong> – Experience faster uploads, smaller file sizes, and optimized images that load faster on your website.</li>
<li><strong>Universal Compatibility</strong> – Works seamlessly with the WordPress Block Editor, Elementor, Beaver Builder, and all major page builders.</li>
<li><strong>Developer Friendly</strong> – Clean, lightweight code that won’t interfere with other plugins or slow down your WordPress admin.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Unlimited optimization</strong> – compress and optimize without quotas</li>
<li><strong>WebP conversion</strong> – next‑gen format without external services</li>
<li><strong>Client‑side processing</strong> – faster uploads, no server load</li>
<li><strong>Privacy‑first</strong> – nothing sent to third‑party servers</li>
<li><strong>Lightweight</strong> – no API keys, no background jobs, no server processing</li>
<li><strong>Advanced settings</strong> – full control over quality, dimensions, and thumbnail generation</li>
<li><strong>Statistics dashboard</strong> – track storage savings and optimization performance</li>
<li><strong>Smart presets</strong> – one-click recommended or default configurations</li>
</ul>
<h4>Works with</h4>
<ul>
<li>The native WordPress Block Editor / Gutenberg</li>
<li>Should work with any plugin, but we made sure it works with these:
<ul>
<li>Popular Page Builders
<ul>
<li>Elementor</li>
<li>Divi (partial: dropping files is not yet supported)</li>
<li>Breakdance</li>
<li>Bricks Builder</li>
<li>Oxygen</li>
<li>Beaver Builder</li>
<li>WP Bakery</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Popular Block Editor Builders
<ul>
<li>Stackable</li>
<li>Spectra</li>
<li>Kadence</li>
<li>Greenshift</li>
<li>GenerateBlocks</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Since Cimo’s optimization works during the upload process, Cimo should be compatible with any plugin that uses images</strong></p>
<h4>What’s in Cimo Premium?</h4>
<p>If you upgrade to <a href="https://wpcimo.com/pricing/?utm_source=plugin-directory&utm_medium=plugin-page&utm_campaign=readme-txt" rel="nofollow ugc">Cimo Premium</a>, you will get the following:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Video Optimization</strong> – automatically optimize and optionally downscale the resolution of videos as you upload them</li>
<li><strong>Audio Optimization</strong> – auotmatically optimize audio files as you upload them</li>
<li><strong>Low Quality Image Placeholders (LQIP)</strong> – for native image blocks, display a subtle image placeholder while waiting for images to load, then fade the loaded image in.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://wpcimo.com/pricing/?utm_source=plugin-directory&utm_medium=plugin-page&utm_campaign=readme-txt" rel="nofollow ugc">Visit our website</a> to learn more</p>
<p>Video & Audio optimization are also performed as you upload your files, even before the files are added to your Media Library.</p>
<h3>Technical Details</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Client-Side Processing</strong>: All optimization happens in the user’s browser</li>
<li><strong>Zero Server Load</strong>: No background processes or server-side optimization</li>
<li><strong>Instant Results</strong>: No waiting for external APIs or server processing</li>
<li><strong>Privacy-First</strong>: Images never leave the user’s device until uploaded</li>
<li><strong>Browser Compatibility</strong>: Works in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera (Safari support not currently available)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Perfect For</h3>
<ul>
<li>Website owners who want to reduce image file sizes without quality loss</li>
<li>Administrators who have content writers who always upload big images without converting them</li>
<li>Designers who always forget to convert images first before uploading to the site</li>
<li>Content creators who upload many images and want faster uploads</li>
<li>Developers building sites that need optimized images for better performance</li>
<li>Agencies managing multiple client sites with image optimization needs</li>
<li>Anyone wanting to convert images to WebP format automatically</li>
<li>Sites where server-side image processing isn’t available or desired</li>
<li>Users who want client-side image optimization for better privacy</li>
<li>Performance-focused websites that need instant image optimization</li>
<li>Developers who want zero server load from image processing</li>
<li>Privacy-conscious users who don’t want images sent to third-party servers</li>
</ul>


Cimo – Free Instant Image Optimizer & WebP Converter


Tried this plugin, and wow, images optimized like magic, no waiting, no server load, no bandwidth, no external services. Unlimited & free, quality intact.


Superb! Works like magic.

Unlimited free image compression and WebP conversion, done instantly as you upload them. No quotas, no external servers, no limits.

hemenderki

charliederki

Mikael Svens

<p>Tired of resizing, compressing, converting, optimizing and exporting images over and over again? Better Images is a plugin that automagically does this hard work for you. Just upload your image into the media library and the plugin will produce an image that is both better looking and smaller in size. And it will also resize the original full resolution image to save space.</p>
<p>If you benefit from this plugin please consider <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/better-images/reviews/#new-post" rel="ugc">writing a review</a>! That would mean a lot to us.</p>
<p><strong>Disclaimer:</strong> With this plugin activated you can’t regenerate images via other plugins or WP-CLI. Regeneration will be available in a upcoming Pro-version.</p>
<h3>Here’s everything that Better Images will do for you every time you upload an image:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Resizes and compresses the original full resolution image</li>
<li>Sharpens the image to make it more appealing and crisp</li>
<li>Removes EXIF data but keeps color space profile</li>
<li>Converts from PNG to JPG</li>
<li>Converts from CMYK to RGB</li>
<li>Checks if the image already exist to avoid duplicates</li>
<li>Replaces special characters and non english letters in the filename</li>
<li>Adds a max height of 768 pixels to medium_large size variant</li>
</ul>
<p>And one bonus feature: It displays all image sizes in the editing screen.</p>
<h3>And here’s the nitty-gritty of what is actually happening in the background:</h3>
<h3>Resizes and compresses the original full resolution image</h3>
<p>In version 5.3 WordPress introduced handling of big images. The solution that was implemented is to create a new size variant of 2560 pixels with the addition of the word “scaled” in the filename. This variant serves as the new full size image on the website. The real original full size image though is not deleted but kept on the server in case one would want to resize to a different size or regenerate thumbnails. This image is never used on the website however and resizing images to pixel perfect sizes is a thing of the past due to the advent of responsive image handling.</p>
<p>What Better Images does is resizing the original full size image to the maximum size of 2560 pixels replacing the default scaled variant. In the process we also get rid of the word “scaled” in the filename.</p>
<h3>Sharpens the image to make it more appealing and crisp</h3>
<p>Every time we resize an image it becomes blurry. Apps like Photoshop, Pixelmator, Affinity Photo and the like will compensate this by applying som degree of sharpening to make images look better. WordPress does not do that and that’s why we end up with blurry images.</p>
<p>However Better Images does that for you. We have tweaked the sharpening level to avoid over sharpening artifacts. The plugin applies the perfect amount of sharpening to make your images pop and look at their best.</p>
<h3>Removes EXIF data but keeps color space profile</h3>
<p>Almost all images taken with a camera or downloaded from a stock photo library has EXIF data embedded in them. EXIF data is information about shutter speed, exposure compensation, aperture speed, what metering system, if a flash was used, ISO number, date and time the image was taken, white balance, GPS coordinates and so on. This data is in the majority of time not used or needed on a website. Therefore we remove the EXIF data and shave off up to 30 kb from the file size.</p>
<p>Removing the EXIF data however also removes the color space profile which will result in an image that looks different form the original. Since we wouldn’t want that we leave the color space profile untouched.</p>
<h3>Converts from PNG to JPG</h3>
<p>The file format PNG (Portable Network Graphics) is a popular image format because of its non destructive nature. However it is not at all suitable for photographs that will be used on a website due to its heavy size. In contrast a JPG image can be up to 20 times lighter in file size.</p>
<p>Better Images can convert uploaded PNG image to JPG for you. This will not only save you a lot of disk space, but also make your website load much faster.</p>
<h3>Converts from CMYK to RGB</h3>
<p>Sometimes you will get an image that’s exported to be used in print and therefore it uses the CMYK color mode. WordPress is not that great at handling this so it will create multiple variants of the image in different sizes, each of them weighing in at the same size in mega byte as the original full size image. That’s crazy!</p>
<p>Better Images solves this by converting the image to RGB mode before any resizing or compression occurs.</p>
<h3>Checks if the image already exist to avoid duplicates</h3>
<p>One of the things that will take unnecessary space from your server is uploading the same image multiple times. Often times we forget that we already uploaded the image once before, so we upload it again. WordPress by default won’t warn you that you are about to upload a duplicate image. Instead it puts a number in the filename and lets the image pass.</p>
<p>With Better Images every time you upload a file it will search the database to see if the image already exist and give you a message to make you aware of that and help you avoid uploading duplicates of the same image.</p>
<h3>Replaces special characters and non english letters in the filename</h3>
<p>WordPress will allow you to upload images with special characters and non english letters in the filename. Everything will work properly. Until that is you decide to move your website or restore it from a backup. Suddenly all image links with special characters and non english letters will break and you will have to reassign these images in all pages and posts manually.</p>
<p>To protect you from that Better Images will clean up and replace all special characters and non english letters in the filename for you.</p>
<h3>Adds a max height of 768 pixels to medium_large size variant.</h3>
<p>The 768 pixel size variant, also called medium_large, was added into WordPress back in the days when responsive image handling where just introduced. The idea was to have an image size that covers mobile phones. The size is not visible in the Media settings panel and it’s the only size variant that does not have any hight limit. That means in practice this size can be larger than the 1024 pixel size if the image is very tall. Since those days a lot has happened and we think that medium_large also should have a height limit just as all other size variants, so we added this feature.</p>
<h3>Displays all image sizes in the editing screen</h3>
<p>By default WordPress will only display and let you choose from four sizes in the editing screen.<br />
– Thumbnail (max 150px square)<br />
– Medium (max 300px width and height)<br />
– Large (max 1024px width and height)<br />
– Full (full/original image)</p>
<p>WordPress however creates four more sizes but does not display them.<br />
– Max 768px width<br />
– Max 1536px width and height<br />
– Max 2048px width and height<br />
– Max 2560px width and height</p>
<p>Better Images will display and let you choose from all these sizes. This is also compatible with many page builders such as Oxygen, Beaver Builder, Divi, Elementor, Brizy and many more.</p>
<h3>You are in control</h3>
<p>All features are enabled by default and most of them can be disabled when needed. Let say for example you are doing a downloads page with press images and want to have full sized images in CMYK mode. No problem, just turn off the setting for CMYK conversion and full resolution image resizing.</p>


Better Images – Sharpen, compress, optimize and resize image after upload

This is a great plugin, as we are a web agency it saves so much time everyday. And the result comes in an instant. Love that it tells the user if your about to upload a duplicate, especially for our customers!

Love it!

The only image plugin you will need, like magic!

Excellent and simple application of a difficult topic.  No need to resize your huge images - this plugin does it for you.

Does what it promises!

Tired of resizing, compressing, converting, optimizing and exporting images? This plugin will automagically do this hard work for you.

Cimo – Free Instant Image Optimizer & WebP Converter vs Better Images – Sharpen, compress, optimize and resize image after upload