Kitgenix

<p><strong>Kitgenix Image Optimizer</strong> 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.</p>
<p>Designed to be lightweight and modular:<br />
– Automatic optimization on upload<br />
– Configurable JPEG, WebP, and PNG quality settings<br />
– Max-dimension resizing (preserves aspect ratio)<br />
– Optional WebP conversion<br />
– Optional EXIF metadata stripping<br />
– Optional thumbnail sub-size optimization<br />
– Per-image status tracking with a dedicated Images tab<br />
– Activity log for all optimization events<br />
– Bulk optimization with start/stop controls</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Zero external dependencies</strong> — uses WordPress’s built-in WP_Image_Editor powered by GD or Imagick.</li>
<li><strong>Auto-optimize on upload</strong> — every new image is compressed and resized the moment it enters the media library.</li>
<li><strong>Configurable quality</strong> — set JPEG quality (1–100), WebP quality (1–100), and PNG compression level (0–9) independently.</li>
<li><strong>Max dimension capping</strong> — set maximum width and height; images exceeding those dimensions are scaled down while preserving aspect ratio.</li>
<li><strong>WebP conversion</strong> — optionally convert JPEG and PNG images to WebP on upload.</li>
<li><strong>Metadata stripping</strong> — remove EXIF data to shave extra bytes off every image.</li>
<li><strong>Thumbnail optimization</strong> — optionally optimize every registered sub-size alongside the full image.</li>
<li><strong>Bulk optimization</strong> — 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><strong>Activity log</strong> — 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 <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> 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.

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<p>If your WordPress website crops certain image sizes, you may find this plugin useful. This plugin uses machine learning to automatically find the main focus of an image, and crop to that, regardless of the crop ratio.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Automagically crop to the “main focus” of an image, whether a face or object. </li>
<li>Preview smart crops before saving them.</li>
<li>Select multiple images to smart crop or select all displayed.</li>
<li>Load as many images as you want with infinite scroll loading (like Media library).</li>
<li>Smart crop a specific attachment’s image sizes with a smart crop button on the attachment page.</li>
<li>Compatible with thumbnail regeneration and image optimization plugins (but see below).</li>
</ul>
<h3>How Does It Work?</h3>
<p>This plugin uses the Google Cloud Vision API to guess the perfect crop for an image. It requires a Google Cloud Vision API key, which is free and can be acquired <a href="https://cloud.google.com/vision/docs/setup" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a>. As of 2022, the first 1000 requests per month are free. If you need more that is between you and our Google overlords (i.e. you’ll need to give them your credit card).</p>
<h3>Can I automatically smart crop all images at once?</h3>
<p>Yes and no. You can load all of the eligible images in the tool by scrolling down until they’re all on the page, then selecting all and clicking “save and overwrite”. This long-running operation may time out, or you may run out of credits with Google. If so, just refresh the page and only the un-smart cropped images will be displayed. Good luck!</p>
<h3>Is it Compatible With Image Optimization Plugins?</h3>
<p>Yes, but you may need to recompress any smart cropped images. If a smart cropped image is derived from an image that is already compressed, it is likely to be fairly small anyway. TinyPNG keeps track of what images have changed after compression so you can recompress them. Smush and Shortpixel do not.</p>
<h3>Is it Compatible with WebP?</h3>
<p>Not yet. I plan to include automatic smart cropping of webp images in a future version.</p>
<h3>Is it Compatible with Retina?</h3>
<p>Not yet. I plan to include automatic smart cropping of retina images in a future version.</p>
<h3>Can it automatically smart crop on image upload?</h3>
<p>I have deliberately left out this feature to avoid conflict with other image plugins. I may add it later.</p>


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