EWWW Image Optimizer WordPress Plugin
Reduce file sizes for images in WordPress including NextGEN, GRAND FlAGallery, FooGallery and more using lossless/lossy methods and image format conve
The EWWW Image Optimizer is a WordPress plugin that will automatically optimize your images as you upload them to your blog. It can optimize the images that you have already uploaded, convert your images automatically to the file format that will produce the smallest image size (make sure you read the WARNINGS), and optionally apply lossy reductions for PNG and JPG images.
Why use EWWW Image Optimizer?
- Your pages will load faster. Smaller image sizes means faster page loads. This will make your visitors happy, and can increase revenue.
- Faster backups. Smaller image sizes also means faster backups.
- Less bandwidth usage. Optimizing your images can save you hundreds of KB per image, which means significantly less bandwidth usage.
- Super fast. The plugin can
Attachment
Compression
gifsicle
gmagick
image
jpegmini
jpegtran
lossless
lossy
Optimization
optimize
optipng
photo
picture
pngout
pngquant
seo
tinyjpg
tinypng
webp
wp-cli
Sites running EWWW Image Optimizer, click to open one
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Usage of EWWW Image Optimizer over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 1 089 to 4 713 — up 3 624 (+332.8%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 4 713 | +272 |
| June 2024 | 4 441 | +208 |
| May 2024 | 4 233 | +78 |
| April 2024 | 4 155 | +212 |
| March 2024 | 3 943 | +347 |
| February 2024 | 3 596 | +319 |
| January 2024 | 3 277 | +278 |
| December 2023 | 2 999 | +506 |
| November 2023 | 2 493 | +131 |
| October 2023 | 2 362 | +252 |
| September 2023 | 2 110 | +709 |
| August 2023 | 1 401 | +128 |
| July 2023 | 1 273 | +184 |
| June 2023 | 1 089 | — |
Themes used with EWWW Image Optimizer
Detected most often on sites that run this plugin.
| # | Theme |
|---|---|
| 1 | Divi |
| 2 | Astra |
| 3 | Generatepress |
| 4 | Newspaper |
| 5 | Jin |
| 6 | Hello-elementor |
| 7 | Affinger |
| 8 | Swell |
| 9 | Divi-child |
| 10 | Flatsome |
| 11 | Lightning |
| 12 | Jin-child |
| 13 | Genesis |
| 14 | Affinger-child |
| 15 | Enfold |
| 16 | Avada |
| 17 | Kadence |
| 18 | Betheme |
| 19 | Swell_child |
| 20 | Oceanwp |
Sites running EWWW Image Optimizer
All sites in the collection100 examples from the collection. Open any site to see the theme and plugins we found on it.
