We initially started testing locally, using Local by Flywheel. However, it turned out that some of the plugins we tested required a live server on the Internet. So we wound up creating a development site on a high-end cloud server.īefore uploading images we disabled the built-in WordPress image compression by using this plugin. We also kept all the image optimization plugins set to their default settings in order to keep a level playing field. Future versions of Image Optimizer will include the ability to optimize with “Lossy” compression.What was the percentage of space saved while compressing?.What was the file size of the compressed image?.Does it offer multiple compression levels?.Does it offer NextGEN Gallery integration?.Is it a SaaS system (software as a service) or a standard plugin?.ĭoes it require an account or can it be used just by installing on your site?.We were looking for very specific things with each plugin tested. To ensure that there isn’t any loss of quality, only “Lossless” compression is available.This helps decrease file size as well as remove potentially sensitive, identifying data. The kind of metadata that is removed relates to things like camera settings, EXIF metadata, and other potentially identifying data. If enabled in the Add-on settings, file metadata will be removed.Any images that are contained within another folder like the theme, or any plugin folders will not be optimized. Only jpeg‘s that are contained within the wp-content/uploads folder will be scanned and optimized.mp4 are not handled at this time, though optimizing additional file types is planned. Here’s a shortlist of things that Image Optimizer is doing:
Ok, great, I’m saving space, but what’s really happening to the media used on my site?Īt this time, Image Optimizer is focused on a few things to get your images in the best place they can be.
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