Kitgenix

Kitgenix Image Optimizer compresses and resizes images automatically on upload and provides bulk optimization tools for your existing media library — all powered by WordPress’s native WP_Image_Editor (GD or Imagick). No external API required.
Designed to be lightweight and modular: 
– Automatic optimization on upload 
– Configurable JPEG, WebP, and PNG quality settings 
– Max-dimension resizing (preserves aspect ratio) 
– Optional WebP conversion 
– Optional EXIF metadata stripping 
– Optional thumbnail sub-size optimization 
– Per-image status tracking with a dedicated Images tab 
– Activity log for all optimization events 
– Bulk optimization with start/stop controls
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Zero external dependencies — uses WordPress’s built-in WP_Image_Editor powered by GD or Imagick.</li>
<li>Auto-optimize on upload — every new image is compressed and resized the moment it enters the media library.</li>
<li>Configurable quality — set JPEG quality (1–100), WebP quality (1–100), and PNG compression level (0–9) independently.</li>
<li>Max dimension capping — set maximum width and height; images exceeding those dimensions are scaled down while preserving aspect ratio.</li>
<li>WebP conversion — optionally convert JPEG and PNG images to WebP on upload.</li>
<li>Metadata stripping — remove EXIF data to shave extra bytes off every image.</li>
<li>Thumbnail optimization — optionally optimize every registered sub-size alongside the full image.</li>
<li>Bulk optimization — the Images tab shows your 30 most recent uploads with per-image status and a bulk start/stop control that processes one image at a time without timeouts.</li>
<li>Activity log — the Log tab records every optimization and settings change with timestamps.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Quick Start</h3>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin.</li>
<li>Go to Kitgenix → Image Optimizer to configure settings.</li>
<li>Upload an image — it will be optimized automatically if “Optimize on Upload” is enabled.</li>
<li>Use the Images tab to bulk-optimize existing media.</li>
</ol>

Kitgenix Image Optimizer

Optimize, compress, and resize images in your WordPress media library with automatic on-upload processing and bulk optimization tools.

Elementor

Image Optimizer – Optimize Images and Convert to WebP or AVIF


Constant annoying ad in the paid version of Elementor for this plugin that I and my customers have to close all the time. Grrrrr


Annoying advertising inside a paid plugin

Trash


I don't like the new spammy plugin install prompts everywhere on my sites. This is an unnecessary plugin, and there are plenty of better and free options for image optimization.


This is not a good choice


At first I thought it was just another image optimization plugin. Whereby I am totally convinced of the Elementor Builder and therefore already had the hope that the image optimization would also convince me. I then tested it on my own website. When I created it, I naturally made sure that the images were optimized. I was all the more surprised that after optimizing with the plugin, the images could be reduced by more than half the file size. I can therefore highly recommend it.


Does what it promises


Image optimizer is very easy to configure and once done, each new image is optimized automatically and quickly and it works quite well, because it has improved the loading speed of my site!



My images were already optimized and I didn't think it was possible to further gain compression without losing quality.



In the media library, you can see each image with the space saved as well as the total space saved, this allows you to see the space saved at a glance.


Great image optimisation & conversion ✨

Does the job well


Thanks for this great plugin. Its helps a lot. Looking forward to more features in the future.


Good one! helps optimize photos better

works like a charm!


The plugin works so well compared to the other solutions around,I install it for customers' websites and finely they can upload images without my help explaining how to compress the images. 


So good to have this solution by Elementor


It suggests to install in free version of elementor but later when you wanna do something it asks to connect with elementor pro. What the hell is this plan, why WP even approve this? Even you should 1% free.


Too greedy plugin, avoid it.

Automatically resize, optimize, and convert images to WebP and AVIF. Compress images in bulk or on upload to boost your WordPress site performance.

Kitgenix Image Optimizer vs Image Optimizer – Optimize Images and Convert to WebP or AVIF