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Alex Dunae

<p><strong>Compress images, optimize images, and enable image lazy load automatically to keep your WordPress site fast, without losing quality.</strong></p>
<p>Smush makes it easy to optimize images, compress images, and deliver images faster across your entire WordPress site. Automatically reduce image file sizes, enable image lazy load, and serve modern formats like WebP and AVIF, all without breaking image quality or adding extra work.</p>
<p>Whether you’re running a blog, store, or portfolio, Smush helps you optimize images at scale and keep your site fast.</p>
<p>Trusted by over 1 million WordPress sites.</p>
<p>With a 4.8/5 rating.</p>
<p>Everything you need to optimize images and speed up your site.</p>
<p>Works out of the box with no complicated setup.</p>
<h3>Compress images without losing quality</h3>
<p>Reduce image file sizes automatically while keeping your images sharp and clear. Smush lets you compress images using both lossless and lossy compression, so you get the best balance of quality and performance without extra work.</p>
<p>You can also compress images outside the media library using Directory Smush, making it easy to optimize images stored in theme folders, plugins, or other directories on your server.</p>
<h3>Lazy load images for faster pages</h3>
<p>Enable image lazy load across your site so images load only when needed. This improves initial page speed and creates a smoother experience for visitors without extra configuration.</p>
<h3>Serve WebP and AVIF images automatically (PRO)</h3>
<p>Convert images to WebP and AVIF and serve them automatically to supported browsers. Smush helps you optimize images using next-gen formats to reduce file size and improve load times across your WordPress site.</p>
<h3>Deliver images faster with an Image CDN (PRO)</h3>
<p>Serve images through a global image CDN to reduce latency and improve load times for visitors around the world.</p>
<ul>
<li>119 global CDN servers</li>
<li>Up to 500 GB of bandwidth</li>
<li>Faster image delivery based on visitor location</li>
<li>Improved performance for image-heavy and high-traffic sites</li>
</ul>
<h3>Automatically resize and fix image dimensions (PRO)</h3>
<p>Eliminate common PageSpeed warnings and improve layout stability with automatic image sizing. Smush dynamically resizes images to perfectly fit their containers, regardless of original size, helping fix the “Properly size images” warning in Google PageSpeed Insights.</p>
<p>It also automatically adds missing width and height attributes to your images, improving rendering speed and reducing layout shifts. This helps you meet the “Ensure images have explicit width and height” recommendation without any manual work.</p>
<h3>Optimize your entire site, automatically</h3>
<p>Smush works across your whole site to optimize images as you upload them and maintain performance over time without manual work.</p>
<ul>
<li>Optimize images automatically on upload</li>
<li>Compress images in bulk or individually</li>
<li>Works with your existing media library</li>
<li>No need to re-upload images</li>
<li>Enable image lazy load across your site</li>
<li>Convert images to WebP and AVIF</li>
<li>Deliver images with an integrated image CDN</li>
<li>Automatically resize and serve correctly sized images</li>
<li>Optimize images outside the media library with Directory Smush</li>
</ul>
<h3>Built for performance</h3>
<p>Smush improves page speed and overall performance by reducing image weight and improving how images are delivered.</p>
<ul>
<li>Reduce page load times</li>
<li>Improve user experience</li>
<li>Better performance for image-heavy pages</li>
<li>Supports image lazy load and preload images (PRO) for faster perceived performance</li>
</ul>
<h3>Works with your existing setup</h3>
<p>Smush is built to work with your current WordPress setup, including popular themes, page builders, and plugins.</p>
<ul>
<li>Compatible with Gutenberg, Elementor, WPBakery, and more</li>
<li>Works with WooCommerce stores</li>
<li>No need to change your workflow</li>
<li>Easy to enable and configure</li>
</ul>
<h3>Designed to be simple</h3>
<p>You don’t need to be a performance expert to optimize images with Smush.</p>
<ul>
<li>Works out of the box</li>
<li>Simple settings when you need them</li>
<li>No technical knowledge required</li>
<li>Safe to use on any site</li>
</ul>
<h3>Why choose Smush?</h3>
<p>There are plenty of image optimization plugins, but Smush focuses on making it easy to optimize images, compress images, and improve performance without complexity.</p>
<ul>
<li>Trusted by over 1 million WordPress users</li>
<li>Built specifically for WordPress</li>
<li>Regular updates and improvements</li>
<li>Backed by the WPMU DEV team</li>
</ul>
<h3>Get started in minutes</h3>
<p>Install Smush, activate it, and start to compress images, optimize images, and enable image lazy load right away. Most sites see improvements immediately without changing how they upload or manage images.</p>
<h3>About Us</h3>
<p>WPMU DEV is a premium supplier of quality WordPress plugins, services and support. Learn more here:<br />
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<p>Hey, one more thing… we hope you <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpmudev/#content-plugins" rel="nofollow ugc">enjoy our free offerings</a> as much as we’ve loved making them for you!</p>
<h3>Contact and Credits</h3>
<p>Originally written by Alex Dunae at Dialect (<a href="http://dialect.ca/?wp_smush_it" rel="nofollow ugc">dialect.ca</a>, e-mail ‘alex’ at ‘dialect dot ca’), 2008-11.</p>


Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN

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Unfortunately, it does not support WordPress Multisite and Arabic Language.


Does not support WodPresss Multisite and Arabic Language

Compress and optimize images, enable lazy load, serve WebP & AVIF, and speed up your site with a global image CDN.

Mecanik1337

<p>Elevate your site’s performance with this plugin that dynamically optimizes and resizes images using the <a href="https://blog.cloudflare.com/announcing-cloudflare-image-resizing-simplifying-optimal-image-delivery/" rel="nofollow ugc">Cloudflare Image Resizing</a> service.</p>
<p>Experience a significant speed boost by delivering AVIF/WEBP images from Cloudflare’s global locations directly to your users’ browsers.</p>
<p>The plugin utilizes the fastest available PHP functions, without any database calls, ensuring minimum overhead in performance. Your website’s speed will not be compromised, but it will noticeably improve.</p>
<h3>Benefits</h3>
<ul>
<li>Refines your images, delivering higher clarity and enhanced quality, as opposed to standard WordPress cropping which often reduces image quality.</li>
<li>Supercharges your website speed, offering users an improved, faster experience by loading images from Cloudflare CDN, far quicker than traditional servers.</li>
<li>Boosts your SEO significantly due to superior website performance and speed.</li>
<li>Relieves your web hosting of heavy load, as asset loading is a prominent issue for servers, particularly Apache.</li>
<li>Conserves substantial bandwidth on your web hosting, an especially noticeable benefit for websites featuring numerous images/photos.</li>
</ul>
<h3>How does this work?</h3>
<p>The Cloudflare Image Resizing plugin for WordPress enhances your site’s speed and performance by automating image resizing using Cloudflare’s advanced technology. But how exactly does this work? Let’s simplify it.</p>
<p>Usually, when you upload an image to your WordPress site, it creates multiple sizes of the image to fit different screen sizes, which can slow down your site. This plugin eliminates that issue.</p>
<p>The plugin taps into WordPress’s image management functions and changes the final URLs of the images in your site’s HTML code. Instead of pointing to the images on your server, these URLs now point to Cloudflare’s Image Resizing service.</p>
<p>When users visit your site, they aren’t just served images. Cloudflare resizes and optimizes these images on-the-fly, ensuring they’re perfectly sized for their device, enhancing load times and user experience. All this happens behind the scenes, making your website faster without any extra effort from you!</p>
<h3>Current features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Substitutes all attachment/single image source URLs.</li>
<li>Replaces all multiple image source set URLs.</li>
<li>Revises all other image source URLs found within the content.</li>
<li>Provides the original image to Cloudflare Image Resizing service for efficient cropping.</li>
<li>Supplements missing image default sizes (width/height), enhancing Google Page Insights scores.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Compatibility</h3>
<ul>
<li>Latest WordPress and PHP 7+</li>
<li>All general themes</li>
<li>MAI Themes and Genesis Framework</li>
<li>DIVI Themes</li>
<li>Content Areas (formerly Template Parts)</li>
<li>Editor plugins like Visual Composer</li>
<li>Optimization plugins like WP Rocket</li>
</ul>
<h3>Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li>Before using this plugin please ensure <strong>you have turned ON</strong> the Cloudflare Image Resizing feature for your domain.</li>
<li>If your WordPress resides in a sub-folder, adjust the plugin settings by specifying the folder name.</li>
<li>You have the option to tweak quality settings, though it’s generally best to stick with the default configuration.</li>
<li>If images aren’t being re-written as expected, consider enabling more “hooks”. If the issue persists, feel free to open a support ticket.</li>
<li>The plugin allows for whitelisting of images sourced from platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, PayPal, etc.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Quick Guide and Tips</h3>
<h4>Checking if Cloudflare Image Resizing is Working</h4>
<p>Once you’ve activated the Cloudflare Image Resizing plugin, you might be wondering how to check if it’s doing its job. Here’s a quick way to verify:</p>
<ol>
<li>With your site open, activate the developer console in your browser. This is typically done by right-clicking on your webpage and selecting “Inspect” or “Inspect Element”.</li>
<li>In the console, navigate to the “Network” tab.</li>
<li>Reload your webpage. You should now see a list of items that are being loaded on your page. You’re interested in the images.</li>
<li>Look for any image files in this list (they’ll typically end in .jpg, .png, etc.). Click on an image to view more details.</li>
<li>Look at the URL or the response headers for that image. If you see reference to the Cloudflare Image Resizing format, it means your plugin is working correctly and your images are being optimized.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Addressing Filename Issues</h4>
<p>The Cloudflare Image Resizing plugin works by identifying the images on your site and applying optimizations. However, it can get confused if the filenames of your images are too complex or contain multiple dimensions.</p>
<p>For example, an image file named “image-100×200-100×300.jpg” might not be processed correctly. If you find that some images aren’t being resized, consider renaming these files and re-uploading them to your site. Simpler names, like “image1.jpg” or “product-shot.jpg”, are usually best.</p>
<p>Remember, the goal of image resizing is to deliver the most optimal version of an image for every user. So, it’s always a good idea to test this functionality on different devices and browsers to ensure all your users are getting the best experience possible.</p>
<h3>Need Expert Support?</h3>
<p>Feeling stuck? For hands-on help optimizing your plugin settings or improving your WordPress site, I’m here for you.</p>
<p>Check out my <a href="https://mecanik.dev/en/consulting/" rel="nofollow ugc">Consulting Services</a> and let’s take your website to the next level.</p>
<h3>Disclaimer</h3>
<p>Please note that this plugin is developed and maintained independently, and is not officially affiliated with or endorsed by Cloudflare Inc. This plugin simply makes use of the image resizing feature offered by Cloudflare’s services. All trademarks and copyrights belong to their respective owners. For any issues related to Cloudflare’s services themselves, please contact Cloudflare’s support directly.</p>


Cloudflare Image Resizing – Optimize & Accelerate Your Images

Excellent plugin

Optimize images on-the-fly using Cloudflare's Image Resizing service, improving performance and core web vitals.

Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN vs Cloudflare Image Resizing – Optimize & Accelerate Your Images