Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN vs Xtreme Slider (3D Image Slider)

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.

XtremeSlider is a free, lightweight WordPress slider plugin that lets you create stunning image sliders with four distinct layout modes and embed them anywhere using a simple shortcode. Built for performance — the frontend uses pure vanilla JavaScript with zero external dependencies. Four Layout Modes Default — Editorial full-bleed slider with peek effect. Center slides are fully visible while adjacent slides peek from the edges. Features infinite seamless looping, vertical title text overlay, and caption/description sections below center slides. Cool — Card-based slider with customizable gradient background. Rounded-corner slides with hover lift effects and pagination dots. 3D — Dramatic CSS perspective slider with depth transforms. Center slide is prominent while adjacent slides rotate and scale back in 3D space with glassmorphism-styled arrows. Per-slider background color. Options — Static grid of clickable option cards (image + title + caption). Clicking a card reveals its own HTML content in a detail panel below — useful for product variants, plan comparisons, or “pick one, see details” interfaces. Each card’s HTML is editable with inline Code / Preview tabs. Per-slider background color. Key Features Infinite Loop — Default layout uses clone-based seamless cycling that never ends Up to 10 Slides — Add up to 10 images per slider with drag-to-reorder 4 Content Fields Per Slide — Title (vertical overlay), Caption (heading below), Description (paragraph below), Link URL Relative & Absolute Links — Link to /roofing or https://example.com Image Ratios — Choose 16:10 (landscape), 1:1 (square), or Fixed Height (pixel height, width scales to natural proportions) per slider. Premium adds Default (original) ratio Autoplay — Configurable speed (2-10 seconds), pauses on hover Fullscreen Mode — 100vw edge-to-edge display Touch & Swipe — Full mobile touch support Responsive — 4 breakpoints (desktop, tablet, mobile, small mobile) Hover Effects — Image zoom on hover, caption underline color change Link Hover Color — Configurable per slider via color picker Gradient Background — Two-color gradient picker for Cool layout Background Color — Solid color picker for 3D and Options layouts Display Toggles — Square corners and black arrows toggles per slider Shortcode Overrides — Override layout, visible count, autoplay, fullscreen per instance Conditional Loading — CSS/JS only load on pages containing a slider No Dependencies Fully standalone. No WooCommerce, Elementor, or any other plugin required. Elementor & Gutenberg Compatible Works in Elementor Shortcode widget, Gutenberg Shortcode block, Classic Editor, or any page builder. Support Please submit bugs, patches, and feature requests to: https://github.com/Xtreme-Plugins/xtreme-slider