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3.22.3 ( 2025-11-20 )

Improvement: Miscellaneous improvements

3.22.1 ( 2025-10-06 )

Fix: Memory issues caused by Elementor integration

3.22.0 ( 2025-10-06 )

Improvement: More accurate use of fetchpriority=high based on LCP data
Improvement: General UI enhancements
Fix: LCP image not lazy-loaded after disabling preload
Fix: Incorrect Preload Critical Images status shown in summary box
Fix: Wrong retina image size applied by the auto-resize module
Fix: Incorrect LCP image detected on mobile in certain cases

3.21.1 ( 2025-09-03 )

Fix: Auto-resize module using incorrect aspect ratio for cropped images
Fix: Auto-resize module using lower quality version in certain situations
Fix: Images using width or height attributes with percentage values resized incorrectly
Fix: Images in Divi shrinking on page scroll in mobile devices

3.21.0 ( 2025-09-03 )

New: Automatic image resizing option in Lazy Loading to make sure every image fits its container size
New: Add Missing Dimensions option in Lazy Loading to resolve Pagespeed audit of “Ensure images have explicit height and width”
Improvement: Changed “Automatic Resizing” feature name in CDN to “Dynamic Image Sizing”
Improvement: Added an Advanced section on the Bulk Smush page to streamline the experience
Improvement: Added an Advanced section on the Lazy Load page to streamline the experience
Fix: Minor code improvements

3.20.0 ( 2025-06-25 )

New: Lazy load YouTube and Vimeo videos to improve page load speed
Fix: Resize Detection feature sometimes doesn’t work correctly with Lazy Load
Fix: Layout shift with lazy loading
Fix: Timeout error is returned for some transparent PNGs when Smush Mode is set to Basic
Fix: Not all options are deleted from the database after uninstalling
Fix: All-In-One Security incorrectly reporting issue due to Smush loopback check

3.19.1 ( 2025-05-29 )

Improvement: Only detect LCP element above the fold
Improvement: Add fetchpriority high to LCP element
Improvement: Ensure compatibility of LCP feature with popular caching plugins
Improvement: Ability to exclude pages from LCP preloading
Improvement: Ability to clear LCP cache
Fix: LCP element not located in certain scenarios

3.19.0 ( 2025-05-12 )

New: Preload critical images to improve page load speed and resolve LCP (Largest Contentful Paint) warnings
Fix: Filenames with Chinese characters were automatically converted to Unicode, causing display issues
Fix: Lazyload module removes the background size attribute from inline CSS
Fix: Picture tags are lazy loaded even in excluded areas

3.18.1 ( 2025-04-24 )

Improvement: WP 6.8 compatibility
Improvement: Add a new menu item to help you discover other free plugins by WPMU DEV and more

3.18.0 ( 2025-03-19 )

New: Reduced image filesize at better visual quality with new AVIF conversion!
Improvement: White label improvements
Improvement: Better stats for WebP conversion
Improvement: Compatibility check and minor fixes for PHP 8.4
Fix: Some images listed as not optimized after Local WebP conversion
Fix: CDN forcing browsers to load full-sized images for smaller container size

3.17.1 ( 2025-02-10 )

Improvement: Security hardening
Improvement: Minor code improvements

3.17.0 ( 2025-02-03 )

New: Added a UI option to exclude specific images from Smush CDN.
Improvement: Use streams to send full image to the Smush API
Improvement: Disabled Noscript tags by default to prevent broken images and potential performance regressions.
Improvement: Improved WPML compatibility for seamless multilingual support.
Improvement: Reduced memory consumption during the Smush process
Improvement: Better directory Smush compatibility with Flywheel
Fix: Number of optimized images inaccurate
Fix: When Local WebP Direct Method and Lazy Load are enabled, images inside picture tags not being served as WebP
Fix: Error “Server configurations haven’t been applied yet” shown unnecessarily sometimes
Fix: CDN slowing down page load due to unnecessary DB queries
Fix: Divi breaking Smush CDN image resizing
Fix: Auto-resize feature not adding new sizes when srcset is already present in img tag
Fix: Excluded lazy loading placeholders from the CDN to resolve conflicts and prevent broken images.
Fix: Added WP 6.7 compatibility fixes.
Fix: Prevent broken images on Smush CDN when using relative links
Fix: Hummingbird Performance Test conflicts
Fix: Missing thumbnails when using PNG to JPG conversions
Fix: Unicode characters in image URLs causing issues
Fix: Improved compatibility with native lazy loading
Fix: PHP errors and warnings
Fix: Conflict with Formidable Forms
Fix: Avoid image fetch errors

3.16.6 ( 2024-07-30 )

Fix: PHP warnings
Improvement: Compatibility with WP 6.6

3.16.5 ( 2024-06-20 )

Improvement: Security improvements
Fix: Compatibility issue with Divi

3.16.4 ( 2024-05-23 )

Fix: Loopback error shown unnecessarily for some sites
Improvement: Better UI for the loopback error

3.16.3 ( 2024-05-15 )

Improvement: Better handling of rotated images
Improvement: Better pre-flight checks before bulk Smush is started
Fix: Performance issues in CDN and webp link replacement functionality
Fix: Bulk Smush performance issues
Fix: Compatibility issue with wp.com

3.16.2 ( 2024-04-17 )

Fix: LazyLoad module not working correctly for picture elements in certain situations
Fix: LazyLoad module not working correctly for some CSS variables
Fix: Better handling of !important CSS rules by the LazyLoad module
Fix: Performance issues on some WooCommerce pages

3.16.1 ( 2024-03-27 )

Improvement: Better compatibility with page builders
Improvement: General code improvements
Fix: WP Offload integration preventing some formats from getting offloaded

3.16.0 ( 2024-03-06 )

New: Directly serve Local Webp images, no rewrite rules required!
New: Support for inline style tags in CDN and Local WebP modules
New: Support for multiple background images in CDN and Local WebP modules
New: Better support for relative links in CDN and Local WebP modules
New: Better REST API support in CDN and Local WebP modules
New: CDN and Local WebP images served in WooCommerce REST API responses
New: Local WebP compatibility with Windows IIS servers
New: Local WebP compatibility with bedrock
New: Local WebP compatibility with Litespeed
New: Local WebP compatibility with Cloudways
New: Lazy loading of background images
Fix: Local WebP redirection doesn’t work for images with special characters
Fix: Free version of Smush creating smush-webp folder when activated
Fix: Extra slash added to image URLs during optimization
Fix: WP 6.3 compatibility – Skip lazyload for high priority images

3.15.5 ( 2024-02-06 )

Improvement: Update the number of CDN locations
Improvement: Minor copy and UI adjustments

3.15.4 ( 2024-01-23 )

Fix: Media library scan gets stuck on some websites
Improvement: Minor copy and UI changes

3.15.3 ( 2023-12-20 )

Improvement: Code stability improvements

3.15.2 ( 2023-12-06 )

Fix: Compatibility issues with WP Offload Media integration
Fix: Resize module deletes thumbnail when there is a naming conflict

3.15.1 ( 2023-11-15 )

Improvement: Code stability improvements

3.15.0 ( 2023-10-11 )

Improvement: Image size limit increased for pro version
Fix: Query running frequently and causing performance issues on some sites

3.14.2 ( 2023-08-23 )

Fix: Media library scanner not identifying some MariaDB versions correctly
Improvement: Code improvements

3.14.1 ( 2023-07-24 )

Improvement: Minor code improvements and fixes

3.14.0 ( 2023-07-17 )

New: Ultra Smush – Level up your image compression, while preserving remarkable image quality
Fix: Resolved issue with image resize in WP versions < 6.0
Fix: Resolved PHP 8.x error on GoDaddy Managed WP Hosting
Fix: Other minor bug fixes and UI improvements

3.13.2 ( 2023-07-05 )

Improvement: Small code and text improvements

3.13.1 ( 2023-06-13 )

Improvement: Better memory management during scans
Fix: Dot added to file path when year and month directories disabled
Fix: Compatibility issue with WP.com
Fix: Rename config functionality not working
Fix: Compatibility issue with WP Offload Media
Fix: PHP warnings
Fix: Duplicate query

3.13.0 ( 2023-05-30 )

New: Scan for detecting changes in the media library
Improvement: Performance improvements on large sites
Improvement: Code refactoring
Fix: PHP warnings and notices
Fix: Missing comments for translation strings that have placeholders in them
Fix: Compatibility issues with WP Offload Media
Fix: Timeout on Smush pages when there are more than 200k images
Fix: Images incorrectly marked as requiring resmush
Fix: Ignore link stuck in Grid Layout mode in the media library

3.12.6 ( 2023-03-09 )

Enhance: Compatibility with WordPress 6.2.
Fix: Upgrade modal reappears after closing

3.12.5 ( 2023-01-18 )

Fix: CDN notice issue
Fix: PHP 8.2 compatibility warnings
Fix: Smush acting as free on staging

3.12.4 ( 2022-11-17 )

Improvement: Code and compatibility improvements

3.12.3 ( 2022-10-24 )

Fix: Free to pro upgrade issue

3.12.2 ( 2022-10-19 )

Improvement: Security hardening
Fix: Issues on older PHP versions

3.12.1 ( 2022-10-11 )

Fix: PHP error on non-English language sites

3.12.0 ( 2022-10-11 )

New: Bulk smush images in the background!
New: Revised limits on bulk image optimization
New: Better GDPR compliance by replacing Google fonts with Bunny fonts
New: Filter on media library page to view media items with errors
New: Option to receive an email once bulk smush is complete
Fix: Some images incorrectly selected for resmush
Fix: Database error while converting PNG to JPG on WordPress 6.1 Beta

3.11.1 ( 2022-08-19 )

Fix: Fallback to sequential processing when parallel processing not possible

3.11.0 ( 2022-08-11 )

New: Smush all image sizes in parallel for improved performance
Improvement: Code improvements

3.10.3 ( 2022-07-14 )

Enhance: CDN activation process
Enhance: Improve media library image filters
Enhance: CDN compatibility with Avada theme
Enhance: Add notice about disabled folders in directory Smush module
Fix: Errors table UI on bulk smush page
Fix: Bulk smush UI when images have been removed when page was already loaded
Fix: Cron job of logger library not running properly
Fix: Remove tools meta box from dashboard page
Fix: Recover image from NextGen Gallery button does not reset Smush data
Fix: Image dimensions meta does not reset after restoring a resized image in NextGen Gallery
Fix: Incorrect percent of total savings on Dashboard page
Fix: Pro feature enable/disable toggles are clickable in free version

3.10.2 ( 2022-06-16 )

Enhance: Data processing
Enhance: Database calls
Fix: Loading images from remote location

3.10.1 ( 2022-06-09 )

Fix: PHP error on dash page

3.10.0 ( 2022-06-09 )

New: Lossy compression is now free for all users
New: Summary meta box
Enhance: Move out image restore to bulk smush module
Enhance: Move out image resize detection to settings module
Enhance: Update opt-in notice design
Fix: Upsell notice logic
Fix: Skip image sizes not in WordPress format
Fix: Skip onboarding wizard if a config has been applied
Fix: Image sizes selector
Fix: Rename “Basic” config to “Default”
Fix: Do not show WebP notice in case of error
Fix: Auto compression does not work for NextGen Gallery
Fix: Settings link on Plugins page
Fix: Welcome modal does not close when we go to the Bulk Smush page

3.9.11 ( 2022-05-23 )

Enhance: Code quality
Fix: Minor code quality issues
Fix: Update internal libraries

3.9.10 ( 2022-05-17 )

New: Gravity Forms integration
New: smush_background_images_regex and smush_images_from_content_regex filters to adjust regex rules for finding images on the page
New: smush_cdn_before_process_background_src filter to adjust background image src
New: Add additional parameters to smush_skip_adding_srcset filter to allow disabling auto-resize for selected images
Enhance: Compatibility with WPBakery page builder
Enhance: Compatibility with Offload Media plugin
Enhance: Handling images via REST API endpoints
Fix: Directory Smush savings cached and not updated
Fix: “What’s new” modal not hiding if white label is enabled
Fix: Missing primary key on smush_dir_images table
Fix: Scaled images not being resized on resize settings change
Fix: Bulk Smush will now show all errors, instead of just the first 5
Fix: Animated GIF images not being excluded from bulk Smush
Fix: Only allow network wide activation of Smush

3.9.9 ( 2022-05-03 )

Enhance: Code quality
Enhance: Handling user input
Enhance: Update React modules to latest versions
Fix: XSS vulnerability when uploading modified configs

3.9.8 ( 2022-03-22 )

New: Add expiry header to Nginx template for WebP
New: Add wp_smush_webp_dir filter to customize WebP directory
Fix: XSS vulnerability
Fix: Disable submit button on Integrations page when no integrations available
Fix: CDN bandwidth limit status message
Fix: Text alignment issue on Bulk Smush page
Fix: Highlighting selected lazy load spinner with color accessibility
Fix: Compatibility issue with WP Offload Media 2.6.0
Fix: Undefined offset notice with certain WooCommerce themes

3.9.7 ( 2022-03-01 )

Fix: Local WebP is not activated on applying config after reset settings
Fix: Missing WebP file for WP scaled images
Fix: Fatal error on PHP 5.6
Fix: Compatibility issue with WP Offload Media

3.9.6 ( 2022-02-09 )

Enhance: Do not close the Directory Smush modal in case of error
Enhance: Tooltips in CDN module
Fix: Compatibility issue with PHP 8.1
Fix: “Choose Directory” button loading state in case of error
Fix: PNG to JPG conversion leaves behind some thumbnails after deleting the image
Fix: PNG images that need resizing don’t get converted to JPG
Fix: Issue creating the WebP test files
Fix: Incorrect unique file names during PNG to JPG conversion
Fix: Duplicate thumbnails while converting PNG to JPG
Fix: Auto refresh API status when updating to Pro version

3.9.5 ( 2022-01-25 )

Fix: Translation strings
Fix: Remove upsells
Enhance: Update admin menu icon

Changelog for previous versions.

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The #1 Image Optimization Plugin for WordPress

Smush is the leading image optimization plugin – optimize, resize, and compress images, as well as convert images to WebP or AVIF format for faster loading web pages.

Brought to you by the WPMU DEV team – founded in 2007 and trusted by web professionals from freelancer to agency worldwide ever since.

Whether you spell it ‘optimise’ or ‘optimize’ – with Smush’s image optimizer you can compress images and serve images in next-gen formats (convert to WebP or AVIF), all without introducing a visible drop in quality.

Enjoy uninterrupted bulk image optimization with Smush Pro.

Level up immediately with exclusive Pro benefits like uninterrupted image optimization, 5x more image compression, and 119-point global image CDN. Learn more about Pro.

Award-Winning Image Optimizer

Smush has been benchmarked and tested number one for speed and quality. Beyond that, it’s also the award-winning, back-to-back proven crowd-favorite WordPress image optimizer trusted by over 1M+ worldwide to:

Optimize images
Compress images
Lazy load images & videos
Preload critical images
Automatic resizing
Resize larger images
Convert to WebP or AVIF
And more…

Why Use Smush To Optimize Images (The Smush Difference)

Smush was built from the ground up to make it easy for WordPress users to optimize images, activate lazy loading, compress media files, and more – whether they’re just getting started, or a seasoned pro who’s developed thousands of websites.

Improve website performance (along with Google PageSpeed Insights scores) with compressed and optimized images and lazy loading – all while actually delivering a better user experience because the rollout of Core Web Vitals has proven one thing: performance is about far more than just scoring well on performance testing tools. Visitor experience matters.

Discover the features that set Smush apart from other image optimization plugins:

Lossless compression (Basic Smush) – Strip unused data and compress images without affecting image quality.
Lossy compression (Super Smush) – Optimize images up to 2x more than lossless compression with our cutting-edge, multi-pass lossy image compression.
Ultra Smush (Pro Only) – Take performance to the next level with 5x image compressing power! Your images will be as light and fast as possible, while still preserving remarkable image quality.
Built-In Lazy Loading – Lazy load images to defer loading of offscreen images & videos with the flip of a switch.
Convert to WebP or AVIF (Pro Only) – Use the Next-Gen Formats feature to convert and automatically serve images in next-gen WebP or AVIF format.
Preload Critical Images (Pro Only) – Improve Google Pagespeed scores by automatically preloading Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) images.
Bulk Smush – Bulk optimize and compress images with one click.
Background Optimization (Pro Only) – Smush’s powerful image optimization features will continue to run in the background even when the plugin is closed.
Automatic Resizing (Pro Only) – Speeds up your site by automatically resizing images to fit their containers, eliminating “Properly size images” PageSpeed warnings.
Resize Larger Images – Set a maximum width and height, and add missing image sizes to allow the browser to make intelligent decisions about which image to load.
119-point global CDN (Pro Only) – Ensure blazing-fast image delivery anywhere in the world. Includes automatic WebP/AVIF conversion and image resizing, plus, GIF / Rest API support.
Incorrect Image Size Detection – Quickly locate images that are slowing down your site.
Directory Smush – Optimize images even if they aren’t in the default WordPress media library.
Automated Optimization – Asynchronously auto-smush your attachments for super fast compression on upload.
No Monthly Limits – Optimize all of your images (up to 5 MB in size) free forever (no daily, monthly, or annual limits).
Gutenberg Block Integration – View image compression information directly in image blocks.
Multisite Compatible – Flexible global and subsite settings for multisite installations.
Optimize All Image Files – Smush supports optimization for all of your PNG and JPEG files.
No Performance Impact On Your Server – Image optimization is not run on your website’s server to prevent wasting server resources (that you pay for) and is instead run using the fast, reliable WPMU DEV Smush API.
Configs – Set your preferred Smush settings, save them as a config, and instantly upload to any other site.
And many, many, more!

Learn More With These Hands-On Image Optimization & Performance Tutorials

Next-Gen Formats – Serve Images In WebP or AVIF format

With Smush, you can take advantage of next-gen image formats by converting all of your images to WebP or AVIF. WebP & AVIF are file formats that enable superior image compression and quality retention. All major performance testing solutions, including Google PageSpeed Insights, assess your site’s ability to serve images in these next-gen formats due to the significant impact on visitor experience.

WebP lossless images are 26% smaller in size compared to PNGs. WebP lossy images are 25-34% smaller than comparable JPG images. AVIF images are up to 60% smaller than comparable JPG or PNG images. More information can be found in this Google developers article and this web.dev article.

The best part: Smush’s Next-Gen Formats feature makes this incredibly easy to set up with the ability to host all images locally (not requiring the use of a CDN). Our Next-Gen Formats feature includes automatically replacing PNG and JPEG images on your website’s frontend to serve WebP or AVIF images – with the necessary fallbacks for browsers that don’t support next-gen formats yet.

Learn more: How To Convert Images to WebP In WordPress

Note: Yes, Smush supports next-gen conversion for all image formats, including JPEG to WebP/AVIF, and PNG to WebP/AVIF.

With the best image optimization plugin for WordPress – you can finally stop worrying about the performance impact of using the images you want on your website.

Compress Images While Preserving Image Quality

Image compression plugins don’t have to destroy images with a visible, 30% loss in quality. Smush strips hidden information from your images (that can often be bulky), and reduces image file sizes without introducing a visible impact on appearance.

Smush meticulously scans every image you upload – or have already added to your site – cuts all the unnecessary data, and scales it for you before adding it to your media library. And it can serve images in WebP or AVIF format.

Compress Images While You Sleep With Background Image Optimization

Have a large number of images to compress? Smush’s powerful optimization features will continue to work their magic in the background, even when you’ve closed the plugin completely. You’ll receive an email when image optimization has been completed – with a full report.

Compress Any Image in Any Directory

As well as smushing your media uploads, you may want to compress the images stored in other folders. Smush now lets you compress any image in any directory – so that you can optimize all the images on your site – including NextGEN images, images stored on Amazon S3 using WP Offload Media and images in EVERY WordPress plugin and theme package!

Compatible with Your Favorite Themes, Page Builders, and Media Library Plugins

No matter what theme or plugins you use to manage your WordPress media library, Smush has you covered. Check out just a few of the popular products Smush is working with to help make your site faster and more efficient:

Incorrect Image Size Detection

Smush includes a wrong-size image finder. Activate this feature, and your images will be highlighted with smart tips to let you easily resize your images. Quickly locate the images that are keeping you from getting that perfect 100 on your Google PageSpeed test.

Defer Offscreen Images & Videos (Lazy Load)

Smush includes built-in lazy loading. If your page has a bunch of images & videos below the fold, lazy loading will drastically speed up your page by serving only the images being viewed, and delaying others further down the page.

Save time with Smush Configs

Configs allow you to save your preferred Smush configuration settings and apply them to your other sites in a few clicks. You can create unlimited configs.

Here’s What Our Users Are Saying

★★★★★

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“I had no idea that my page load time was being dragged down by the images. The plugin nearly halved the time it took.” – karlcw
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★★★★★

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“I optimise my photos in Photoshop, but Smush makes it so easy – it does it automatically. I can just sit back and enjoy the speed.” – helen432
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★★★★★

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“Smush helped reduce the total files size on my site and increased browsing speed. Well done guys!” – pdci
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★★★★★

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“It’s very discrete and does not bother me with an API key or other additional installation steps. The main dashboard of the plugin gives me nice insight. Overall it really fits my needs and I’ll be willing to upgrade to pro if my needs change. I’d recommend it to clients/friends without hesitation. Keep it up!” – tarkan_
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What about Multisite?

Smush can be used to optimize all images across your entire network! Use global settings, or configure each site individually.

Smush is super easy to use – no confusing image compression software settings. Smush lets you optimize all images in your library either one at a time, or all together. Plus, configure auto-smush to asynchronously scale and compress some or all of your images as they are being uploaded – it’s incredibly fast.

The faster your site loads, the more Google, Bing, Yahoo, and other search engines will like it. Your site will load faster and rank higher.

Shameless Plug(ins)

Hummingbird – Page Speed Optimization
SmartCrawl – SEO Optimizer
Forminator – Form, Poll, and Quiz Builder
Defender – Security, Monitoring, and Hack Protection
Hustle – Pop-ups, Slide-ins and Email Opt-ins
Beehive – Customizable Google Analytics Dashboards

Smush can take care of all your image compression needs… all for free!

However, if you’d like fast CDN image delivery, WebP/AVIF conversion, automatic image resizing, the ability to optimize (or optimise) images up to 256MB, bulk smush optimization for all your images in just one-click, auto-convert PNG to JPEG, the ability to make a copy of your full-sized images (to restore them at any point), you can always take the next step with WP Smush Pro. And get even more with her whole team of WordPress optimization hero friends (security, SEO, performance, support, and maintenance automation) – trusted by thousands of agencies and freelancers offering site maintenance services.

Privacy

Smush does not interact with end users on your website. The only input option Smush has is to a newsletter subscription for site admins only.

Smush uses a third-party email service (Mailchimp) to send informational emails (opt-in) to the site administrator. The administrator’s email address is sent to Mailchimp and a cookie is set by the service. Only administrator information is collected by Mailchimp.

Smush sends images to the WPMU DEV servers to optimize them for web use. This includes the transfer of EXIF data. The EXIF data will either be stripped or returned as it is. It is not stored on the WPMU DEV servers.

About Us

WPMU DEV is a premium supplier of quality WordPress plugins, services and support. Learn more here:
\nhttps://wpmudev.com/

Don’t forget to stay up to date on everything WordPress from the Internet’s number one resource:
\nWPMU DEV Blog

Hey, one more thing… we hope you enjoy our free offerings as much as we’ve loved making them for you!

Contact and Credits

Originally written by Alex Dunae at Dialect (dialect.ca, e-mail ‘alex’ at ‘dialect dot ca’), 2008-11.

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\nI just finished running Smush, but Google PageSpeed still says my images need compressing and resizing. How do I fix it?\n\n

This means your images were not properly scaled for where they are being displayed. Scaling images before uploading them can be time-consuming, but can save space and speed up load time. First, determine what size your image needs to be. You can use the built-in images size detector included in the free version of Smush to find what height and width your image should be. Once you know how large the image should be, scale your images to the right size.

\nPageSpeed Insights is telling me to defer offscreen images. Can Smush fix that?\n\n

Lazy Load will defer your offscreen images from loading until they are needed. From the Smush Dashboard, select Lazy Load and click Activate. Smush Lazy Load works out of the box or can be customized based on your needs.

Tip: If you’re having any issues or want to save a ton of time, the Smush Pro CDN includes auto-resizing of images.

\nDoes Smush delete or replace my original full-size images?\n\n

Nope. WordPress crops and resizes every image you upload for embedding on your site. By default, Smush only compresses these cropped and resized images, not your original full-size images. To compress your original full-sized images, use Smush Pro.

\nWhat type of file should I use for my images (GIF, PNG, JPG)?\n\n

GIF files are large and can’t be optimized much. They should only be used if the image is animated.

PNG is best for computer generated graphics (vectors, logos, fonts, etc.), images with few colors, or images with transparency.

JPG should be used for photography or images with a lot of color variation.

Tip: The Smush Pro CDN includes WebP/AVIF compression – sharper images that are 25 to 60 percent smaller than JPEG and PNG files.

\nI’m a photographer. Can I keep all my EXIF data?\n\n

Yes! EXIF data stores camera settings, focal length, date, time, and location information in image files. EXIF data makes image files larger, but if you are a photographer you may want to preserve this information. We have included the option to preserve EXIF image data with Smush.

\nI just ran Bulk Smush and some of my images didn’t get compressed. Why would this happen?\n\n

First, check to see if you’re receiving any server errors. If your images seem to be processing correctly, check the file size of the images being skipped. Images over 5mb will not be processed by the free version of Smush. To compress images up to 256mb, get Smush Pro.

\nI activated Smush, but I don’t see any difference in image quality. How am I supposed to know if Smush is working?\n\n

Great question! It is important to understand Smush is an image optimization tool that uses lossless image compression to save disk storage space and speed up your site. Smush squeezes data out from your image files that will save space, resize huge images, and improve speed – all without changing quality.

You can track file size changes in your media library, individual image savings, directory savings, and Smush total savings with Smush stats. If you want to see some additional magic, run before-and-after page-speed tests with Google PageSpeed Insights. Every little bit of resource savings is important when it comes to page-speed!

\nCan’t I just use Photoshop or another image editing application to optimize my images?\n\n

Optimizing all the image sizes generated by WordPress, images being imported from plugins and themes, and images from other web sites is a painful and time-consuming process.

Smush automatically handles optimizing all your images no matter where they come from, and can be used either as a standalone tool or alongside Photoshop.

\nMy Google PageSpeed test is telling me to serve images in Next-Gen formats. Can Smush do that?\n\n

Yes, Smush can help you serve images in next-gen formats. Smush Pro offers both WebP and AVIF conversion, allowing you to optimize your images for better performance and meet Google PageSpeed recommendations. This feature is exclusive to Smush Pro.

\nIs it optimize or optimise?\n\n

It depends what side of the pond you live on… but whether you say optimize, optimise, optimizer, or Smush goddess of speed, this plugin will make sure your images are loading lightning fast.

\nHow can I report security issues or bugs?\n\n

We take plugin security incredibly seriously; if you have a bug or vulnerability to report, you can do so through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. It’s fast, easy, and you will be notified when the issue is fixed. Report a vulnerability.

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