Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN vs SiteCare – Vulnerability Scanner

Most compromised WordPress sites aren’t hit by some clever, brand-new exploit – they’re breached through a known vulnerability in an outdated plugin or theme that nobody noticed in time. The fix is almost always as simple as running an update. The hard part is knowing there’s a problem at all. SiteCare Vulnerability Scanner watches that blind spot for you. It checks your installed plugins, themes, and WordPress core against a continuously updated database of publicly known vulnerabilities, then tells you in plain language – right in your dashboard – what is affected and what to do about it. Automatic daily monitoring in the background – plus an instant re-scan whenever you install, update or activate a plugin or theme. Email alerts the moment a new vulnerability appears, so you find out without having to be logged in. Clear severity ratings (CVSS) and CVE references, with the most urgent components listed first. One-click updates right from the results whenever a fix is available. Security score A-F (0-100) that grades your whole site at a glance, with a trend against your previous scan. Abandoned & removed plugin detection – warns you when an installed plugin has been closed on WordPress.org or has had no update for years. Slack / Discord alerts via webhook, and a WP-CLI command (wp vulnerability scan) with a CI-friendly exit code. Shown where you already look – a dashboard widget and a WordPress Site Health check. Your site’s data never leaves your server. The plugin only reads public vulnerability information through the WP Vulnerability API – no account, no external tracking, and no noticeable impact on performance. Key Features Accurate version-range detection against a continuously updated vulnerability database Automatic background scans (daily, configurable) with instant re-checks after site changes Email alerts for newly discovered vulnerabilities – only new ones, never repeated Severity ratings (CVSS), CVE references and “fixed in” versions One-click updates for affected plugins, themes and WordPress core Dashboard widget and WordPress Site Health integration Security score (A-F / 0-100) with a trend against the previous scan Detection of abandoned and removed (closed) plugins via the WordPress.org API Slack and Discord notifications through a webhook URL WP-CLI command (wp vulnerability scan / status) with a CI-friendly exit code Ships fully translated into five world languages – German, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Russian – plus Czech. Read-only: only component slugs and versions are sent; no data leaves your site Support development via Buy Me a Coffee License This plugin is distributed under the GNU General Public License v2.0 or later. See the license.txt file for details.

Compress images, optimize images, and enable image lazy load automatically with the powerful Smush image optimizer to keep your WordPress site fast, without losing quality. Smush makes it easy to optimize images, compress images, and deliver images faster across your entire WordPress site. This all-in-one image optimizer automatically reduces image file sizes, enables image lazy load, and serves modern formats like WebP and AVIF, all without breaking image quality or adding extra work. Whether you’re running a blog, store, or portfolio, Smush helps you optimize images at scale and keep your site fast with a trusted WordPress image optimizer. Trusted by 1+ Million Sites | 4.8/5 Star Rating Get everything you need to optimize images and speed up your site. Smush works out of the box with no complicated setup – just install and let it handle the rest. Compress images without losing quality Reduce image file size automatically while keeping your images sharp and clear. Smush is an easy-to-use image optimizer which let’s you compress images using both lossless and lossy compression, giving you the best balance of quality and performance without extra work. 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. Lazy load images for faster pages Enable image lazy load across your site so images load only when needed. This image optimizer improves initial page speed and creates a smoother experience for visitors without extra configuration. Serve WebP and AVIF images automatically (PRO) 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. Deliver images faster with an Image CDN (PRO) Serve images through a global image CDN to reduce latency and improve load times for visitors around the world. 119 global CDN servers Up to 500 GB of bandwidth Faster image delivery based on visitor location Improved performance for image-heavy and high-traffic sites Automatically resize and fix image dimensions (PRO) 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. 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. Optimize your entire site, automatically Smush works across your whole site as a powerful image optimizer to optimize images as you upload them and maintain performance over time without manual work. Optimize images automatically on upload Compress images in bulk or individually Works with your existing media library No need to re-upload images Enable image lazy load across your site Convert images to WebP and AVIF Deliver images with an integrated image CDN Automatically resize and serve correctly sized images Optimize images outside the media library with Directory Smush Built for performance Smush improves page speed and overall performance by reducing image weight and improving how images are delivered. Reduce page load times Improve user experience Better performance for image-heavy pages Supports image lazy load and preload images (PRO) for faster perceived performance Works with your existing setup Smush is built to work with your current WordPress setup, including popular themes, page builders, and plugins. Compatible with Gutenberg, Elementor, WPBakery, and more Works with WooCommerce stores No need to change your workflow Easy to enable and configure Designed to be simple You don’t need to be a performance expert to optimize images with Smush image optimizer. Works out of the box Simple settings when you need them No technical knowledge required Safe to use on any site Why choose Smush? There are plenty of image optimization plugins, but Smush focuses on making it easy to optimize images, compress images, and improve performance without complexity. As a leading WordPress image optimizer, Smush gives you powerful optimization tools without the technical hassle. Trusted by over 1 million WordPress users Built specifically for WordPress Regular updates and improvements Backed by the WPMU DEV team Get started in minutes Install Smush, activate it, and start to compress images, optimize images, and enable image lazy load right away. This easy-to-use image optimizer helps most sites see improvements immediately without changing how they upload or manage images. About Us WPMU DEV is a premium supplier of quality WordPress plugins, services and support. Learn more here: https://wpmudev.com/ Don’t forget to stay up to date on everything WordPress from the Internet’s number one resource: WPMU DEV Blog Hey, one more thing… we hope you enjoy our free offerings as much as we’ve loved making them for you! Contact and Credits Originally written by Alex Dunae at Dialect (dialect.ca, e-mail ‘alex’ at ‘dialect dot ca’), 2008-11.