Optimus – WordPress Image Optimizer vs Converter for Media – Optimize images | Convert WebP & AVIF

WordPress Image Optimizer Optimus reduces the file size of uploaded media files automatically. Depending on the image and format, reductions in size of up to 70% are possible. Several kilobytes can be saved per image—these savings contribute positively to the performance of the blog website. What’s most impressive about the compression technology: the quality of the images is maintained. There are three different versions of Optimus: Optimus (Free) as base version with limitations (e.g. max of 100kb) Optimus HQ (Premium) with expanded functionality for personal projects Optimus HQ PRO (Premium) as professional solution for customer websites More details about the features and the pricing model on optimus.io How does it work? During the uploading process of images to the media library, the Optimus plugin simultaneously sends the images to the Optimus server, where the incoming material is processed and sent back in optimized form. Afterwards, the Optimus plugin saves the image version with a reduced file size in the media library. The optimization of images – including thumbnails – is conducted in the background and outside of the view of the user. The image compression gains per file are displayed by Optimus within the media library in form of a percentage value, see screenshot. Superfluous information that is saved by image processing programs and is not even necessary for displaying the image is extracted from image files. This way, the quality of the graphics remains intact while the image size can be reduced significantly. If you wish, Optimus keeps all author, EXIF and copyright information contained within the photos — the compressional gains will be correspondingly lower. Optimus supports the conversion of images to the new WebP image format. It is recommended to use the WordPress Cache Enabler plugin to integrate the converted WebP images. Features Progressive JPEGs Reduction of file size during the upload Optimization of all preview images of a photo No adjustments to code necessary Optional: no removal of EXIF and IPTC metadata Optional: HTTPS connection for the image transfer (Optimus HQ) Optional: conversion to the WebP image format (Optimus HQ) Faster load times for blog pages Support for WooCommerce WordPress multisite-support Bulk optimization (optimize existing images) Privacy After the image optimization and transfer process, the Optimus server immediately deletes all the temporarily stored files. No files are stored! The Optimus servers are located in Germany. Tips Photos should always be saved as JPEGs rather than PNGs. The PNG format works well for illustrations, JPEG on the other hand is the right choice for photographs. Another reason: the size reduction always works more quickly for JPEGs. Your images have been optimized using Desktop tools such as ImageOptim (Mac) or PNGGauntlet (Win) before you upload them? Optimus has the significant benefit of also minimizing the thumbnails (=preview images) created by WordPress. After all, themes almost always integrate thumbnails rather than original images. System Requirements PHP >=5.6 WordPress >=4.6 Allow outbound connections Storage Utilization Backend: ~ 0,19 MB Frontend: ~ 0,01 MB Website optimus.io Author KeyCDN

Speed up your website using our ease image optimizer by serving WebP and AVIF images. By replacing files in standard JPEG, PNG and GIF formats with WebP and AVIF formats, you can save over a half of the page weight without losing quality. After installing the plugin, you can optimize your entire Media Library with a single click — no further action required. When image optimization finishes, every visitor will automatically receive new images with significantly reduced file sizes. As of today, over 95% of users use browsers that support the WebP format. The loading time of your website depends to a large extent on its weight and the level of image optimization. Using our WebP Converter, now you can and speed up it in a few seconds without much effort! This will be a profit both for your users who will not have to download so much data, but also for a server that will be less loaded. Remember that a better optimized website also affects your Google ranking. Image optimization is very important. AVIF support Now in the PRO version you can use AVIF as the output format for your images. The AVIF format is a new extension — is the successor to WebP. Images converted to the AVIF format weigh about 50% less than images converted only to the WebP format, while maintaining better image quality. Enjoy peace of mind knowing that AVIF is supported by over 90% of browsers. And if any visitor has an older browser, our plugin will automatically fall back to WebP — so every user gets fast, high-quality images without a hitch. Unlock the magic of AVIF in our PRO version — upgrade today for unparalleled image performance. How does this work? When a browser tries to load an image file, the plugin checks if it supports the AVIF format (if enabled in the plugin settings). If so, the browser will receive the equivalent of the original image in the AVIF format. If it does not support AVIF, but supports the WebP format, the browser will receive the equivalent of the original image in WebP format. In case the browser does not support either WebP or AVIF, the original image is loaded. This means full support for all browsers. A guide on how to test whether the plugin is working properly can be found here. Additional information If you have just installed the plugin, you can optimize images with one click. Image size will be smaller after generate AVIF and WebP! New images that will be added to the Media Library will be converted automatically. Our image optimizer does not modify your original images in any way. This means security for you and your files. Files converted to AVIF and WebP format are saved in a separate directory: /wp-content/uploads-webpc/. You lose nothing – if you had to remove the plugin, it will remove everything after itself. It does not leave any trace, so you can check it with ease. Convert WebP and AVIF – it is the future of image optimization! Optimize images and raise your website to a new level now! Install the plugin and enjoy the website that loads faster by image optimization. Surely you and your users will appreciate it. Converting images to WebP and AVIF simultaneously guarantees the lowest weight of your images and compatibility with all browsers. By using the AVIF format you will reduce the weight of your images even more compared to WebP. Support for additional directories You can convert WebP and AVIF, and optimize images not only from /uploads directory but also from /plugins and /themes directories. This allows full integration with WebP and AVIF formats! Development of the plugin If you love our plugin, leave a ★★★★★ review on WordPress.org — it really makes our day and helps others discover it! Please also read the FAQ below. Thank you for being with us!