JS Morisset

Have you noticed that WordPress creates small images that are a bit “fuzzy” – nothing like the nice sharp original you uploaded?
After resizing an image, the image must be sharpened but WordPress doesn’t do any sharpening, so the resized image remains a bit “fuzzy” – not what you want for a featured image or shared image on social sites! The WPSSO Tune WP Image Editors (WPSSO TIE) add-on provides this missing WordPress image sharpened feature – it automatically applies sharpening to all JPEG images resized by the WordPress ImageMagick library.
Compatible with all image compression / optimization plugins:
Image sharpening is applied during the WordPress resize operation so the resulting images can still be optimized with any compression / optimization plugin.

<h3>WPSSO TIE Add-on Features</h3>
Extends the features of the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpsso/" rel="ugc">WPSSO Core plugin</a> (required plugin).
Applies adjustments to resized images (aka thumbnails) using ImageMagick:
<ul>
<li>Enable or disable image adjustments / sharpening for resized images.</li>
<li>Uses a better compression quality of 92% (WordPress default is 82%).</li>
<li>Applies a default amount of sharpening values to all resized images.</li>
</ul>
Optionally select different primary / secondary image editor(s) for WordPress:
<ul>
<li>GD Only</li>
<li>GD and ImageMagick</li>
<li>ImageMagick Only</li>
<li>ImageMagick and GD (WordPress default)</li>
</ul>
Optionally fine-tune the image filter priority and image adjustment options:
<ul>
<li>Modify the default ‘image_make_intermediate_size’ filter hook priority.</li>
<li>Enable / disable contrast leveling.</li>
<li>Increase / decrease the compression quality percentage.</li>
<li>Adjust sharpening values individually (sigma, radius, amount, threshold).</li>
</ul>
<h3>WPSSO Core Required</h3>
WPSSO Tune WP Image Editors is an add-on for the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpsso/" rel="ugc">WPSSO Core plugin</a>, which creates extensive and complete structured data to present your content at its best for social sites and search results – no matter how URLs are shared, reshared, messaged, posted, embedded, or crawled.

WPSSO Tune WP Image Editors

Improves the appearance of WordPress images for better click through rates from social and search sites.

Rafael Minuesa

Stop leaving WordPress to edit your images. Advanced Pixel Editor brings Photoshop-grade image processing — powered by ImageMagick — directly into your dashboard. Select any image from your Media Library, fine-tune contrast and sharpness with live preview, and save the result without ever opening a desktop app.
Advanced image editing within WordPress. Sigmoidal contrast adjustment and unsharp masking — the same core algorithms used by Photoshop and Lightroom — with precision sliders that update the preview instantly. Drag the built-in before/after comparison slider to evaluate your edits side-by-side with the original.
Works right where you already are. Open the editor from the Media Library grid view, list view, or attachment edit screen. Your edited image can be saved as a new file or used to replace the original (with automatic backup and one-click restore).
<h4>What You Can Do</h4>
<ul>
<li>Sigmoidal Contrast — The same gradual, tone-preserving contrast curve used by Photoshop and Lightroom</li>
<li>Unsharp Mask — Professional sharpening with independent amount, radius, and threshold controls — identical to Photoshop’s Filter → Sharpen → Unsharp Mask</li>
<li>Real-time Preview — Every slider change renders instantly via ImageMagick on the server</li>
<li>Before / After Slider — Draggable comparison overlay to evaluate edits at a glance</li>
<li>Save As New or Replace — Keep the original untouched, or overwrite it with automatic backup</li>
<li>Restore Original — One click to revert a replaced image</li>
<li>Crop & Resize — Interactive crop overlay with aspect ratio presets (free, 1:1, 4:3, 16:9), resize with aspect lock, and DPI controls</li>
<li>Deep Media Library Integration — “Advanced Editor” buttons in grid modal, list view, and attachment page</li>
<li>Fully Responsive — Works on desktop, tablet, and mobile</li>
<li>Accessible — Full keyboard navigation, ARIA labels, and screen reader support</li>
</ul>
<h4>Upgrade to Pro</h4>
Need more than contrast, sharpening, and crop? <a href="https://prowoos.com/shop/web-development/plugins/advanced-pixel-editor-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Advanced Pixel Editor Pro</a> adds a full Photoshop-style toolset on top of the free editor:
<ul>
<li>Advanced Filters — Photoshop-style Levels and Curves dialogs, plus brightness, saturation, hue, clarity, dehaze, vibrance, highlights/shadows, and artistic effects like sepia, vintage, duotone, and black & white</li>
<li>Watermarking — Text watermarks with 50+ Google Fonts or image watermarks with transparency, plus 9-point positioning and tiling</li>
<li>Batch Processing — Apply filters to 10–100+ images at once with real-time progress, pause/resume, and background processing — like Photoshop’s Actions, but built into WordPress</li>
<li>Filter Presets — Save and reuse your favorite filter combinations</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://prowoos.com/shop/web-development/plugins/advanced-pixel-editor-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">View pricing and features</a>
<h4>Powered by ImageMagick – The Industry-Standard Open-Source Image Engine</h4>
Advanced Pixel Editor is powered by <a href="https://imagemagick.org/" rel="nofollow ugc">ImageMagick</a>, the leading free and open-source software suite for creating, editing, converting, and manipulating digital images. First conceived in 1987 and publicly released in 1990, ImageMagick remains a foundational tool in digital imaging nearly four decades later.
It delivers battle-tested algorithms that power professional workflows worldwide — many of which are functionally equivalent (or directly comparable) to those found in premium tools like Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, including:
<ul>
<li>Sigmoidal contrast for natural, highlight-preserving brightening and dynamic range adjustments</li>
<li>Unsharp masking for precise sharpening with controllable halo suppression</li>
<li>Lanczos resampling (and other high-quality filters) for crisp resizing and scaling</li>
</ul>
All processing runs securely server-side via the mature PHP Imagick extension, which binds directly to ImageMagick’s core libraries. This gives your WordPress site professional-grade image manipulation without relying on client-side JavaScript limitations or third-party cloud dependencies.
<h4>Requirements & Hosting Compatibility</h4>
The plugin requires the Imagick PHP extension (not the older deprecated GD-only fallback).
Most modern hosting providers (including SiteGround, Kinsta, WP Engine, Flywheel, Cloudways, and the majority of VPS/dedicated servers running PHP 8.1+) have Imagick pre-installed or available with one support ticket. If your host does not have it enabled:
<ol>
<li>Open a quick support ticket asking: “Can you enable the Imagick PHP extension for my account?”</li>
<li>Most providers activate it within hours (often instantly via their control panel).</li>
</ol>
We strongly recommend confirming Imagick is active before going live — you can usually check via a <code>phpinfo()</code> page or a simple test script:
<pre><code><?php echo extension_loaded('imagick') ? 'Imagick is installed (version: ' . phpversion('imagick') . ')' : 'Imagick extension is NOT available.'; ?>
</code></pre>
If Imagick cannot be enabled on your current host, consider migrating to a provider that supports it natively — it’s a standard requirement for serious image-heavy WordPress sites in 2026.
<h4>Giving Back to the Open-Source Community</h4>
When you purchase <a href="https://prowoos.com/shop/web-development/plugins/advanced-pixel-editor-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Advanced Pixel Editor Pro</a>, 20% of proceeds are donated directly to support ongoing development, security maintenance, and infrastructure costs of the ImageMagick project.
You can also contribute independently:
<ul>
<li>Sponsor ImageMagick on GitHub Sponsors → <a href="https://github.com/sponsors/ImageMagick" rel="nofollow ugc">github.com/sponsors/ImageMagick</a> — The project maintains an active sponsorship page with transparent goals and recognition for supporters.</li>
<li>Visit the official ImageMagick sponsorship page → <a href="https://imagemagick.org/support" rel="nofollow ugc">imagemagick.org/support</a></li>
</ul>
Your support helps keep this critical open-source library secure, fast, and freely available for millions of developers and businesses worldwide.
<h3>Support</h3>
For support, feature requests, or bug reports, please visit: 
* <a href="https://github.com/rafael-minuesa/advanced-pixel-editor" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub Repository</a> 
* <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/advanced-pixel-editor/" rel="ugc">WordPress Support Forums</a>
<h3>Contributing</h3>
Contributions are welcome! Please see our <a href="https://github.com/rafael-minuesa/advanced-pixel-editor/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md" rel="nofollow ugc">contributing guidelines</a> on GitHub.
<h3>Credits</h3>
Developed by <a href="https://prowoos.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Rafael Minuesa</a> and the <a href="https://prowoos.com" rel="nofollow ugc">ProWoos</a> team — <a href="https://github.com/rafael-minuesa" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a>

Advanced Pixel Editor

Photoshop-grade image editing inside WordPress — sigmoidal contrast, unsharp masking, and real-time before/after preview. Powered by ImageMagick.

WPSSO Tune WP Image Editors vs Advanced Pixel Editor