Kaan Karakaş

Smart Image Editor is a powerful yet user-friendly WordPress plugin that lets you resize, crop, and compress images directly from your Media Library. Whether you run a blog, a photography site, or an online store, this tool makes image optimization fast and intuitive — no external editors required.
Key Features 
– Manual Image Resizing & Cropping — Set exact width and height values and instantly preview the crop area with a dynamic adjustable frame. 
– Zoom & Pan Support — Easily zoom in on large images and pan to focus on the exact section you need. 
– WebP Format Export — Save images in the modern, lightweight WebP format for faster page loads and better SEO performance. 
– Image Compression — Reduce file size without losing visible quality to improve site speed and save storage space. 
– Live Preview — See exactly how your image will look before applying changes. 
– Simple Interface — Designed for beginners and professionals alike, with an intuitive workflow.
Why WebP + Compression? 
WebP provides excellent compression and quality balance. Combined with adjustable quality settings, Smart Image Editor can dramatically decrease image sizes while keeping them sharp — resulting in faster pages, better Core Web Vitals, and improved SEO.
Typical Workflow 
1. Open Media → Library and select an image. 
2. Launch Smart Image Editor from the toolbar. 
3. Enter your target width/height, pick WebP (or keep original format), and set quality. 
4. Use the crop frame with Zoom & Pan to fine-tune. 
5. Save and use the optimized image immediately.

Smart Image Editor

Resize, crop, and compress images directly in the Media Library — with manual crop frame, zoom & pan, WebP export, and live preview.

Aurelien Lourot

Ilkka Järstä

An image file (e.g. JPEG, PNG) contains metadata, i.e. information about the image, e.g. which camera model was used, when the picture has been taken or various image regions. Image regions are useful for describing specific areas of the image (e.g. objects, people) or for indicating how the image should be cropped or rotated to best fit a given container.
This WordPress plugin reads such image regions in order to automatically crop images the best possible way, depending on which container they are being displayed in.
The <a href="https://frameright.app/" rel="nofollow ugc">Frameright app</a> can be used to define such image regions and insert them in the metadata of a picture.
<h4>How does it work?</h4>
When rendering a post or a page, the plugin looks for images that have image region metadata and replaces them with a web component automatically zooming on the best suited image region, effectively doing better than a classical middle-crop.
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<h3>Credits</h3>
This plugin is based on <a href="https://github.com/Frameright/php-image-metadata-parser" rel="nofollow ugc">Frameright/php-image-metadata-parser</a>, a fork of <a href="https://github.com/dchesterton/image" rel="nofollow ugc">dchesterton/image</a>, an image metadata parsing library. Many thanks to <a href="https://github.com/dchesterton" rel="nofollow ugc">dchesterton</a>!

Image Display Control

An easy way to leverage image region metadata on your site. Made by Frameright. Power to the pictures!

Smart Image Editor vs Image Display Control