Smush – Optimize Images | Compress and Lazy Load Images

Smush – Optimize Images | Compress and Lazy Load Images | Convert WebP

By WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform

Compress images & optimize images with built-in lossless compression, lazy load, WebP conversion, and resize detection to make your site load amaz …

4.8

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Main benefits

Optimize images effortlessly

Convert images to WebP

Built-in lazy loading

Lossless and lossy compression

Bulk image optimization

About this plugin

Author: WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform

Categories: Media Management

Version: 3.16.2

Last updated: 17-04-2024

WordPress version: 5.3

Tested up to: 6.4.4

PHP version required: 7.4

Languages: Arabic, Catalan [+71]

Tags:

Compress images

Convert webp

Image optimization

Optimize images

Webp

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Overview

The Smush plugin is a powerful and user-friendly image optimization tool designed to enhance the performance and speed of WordPress websites. Developed by the WPMU DEV team, Smush allows users to optimize, compress, resize, and convert images to the WebP format, ensuring faster-loading web pages without compromising image quality. Key features of Smush include lossless and lossy compression, ultra-image compression, lazy loading, bulk optimization, and background image optimization. Additionally, Smush offers a 123-point global CDN for fast image delivery, incorrect image size detection, and multisite compatibility. Ideal for both beginners and professionals, Smush helps improve website performance and user experience, leading to better Google PageSpeed Insights scores and higher search engine rankings. With Smush, users can manage all their image optimization needs effortlessly, making it an indispensable tool for maintaining high-performance WordPress sites.

Image Optimization

Optimize images without visible quality loss.
Supports both lossless and lossy compression.
Ultra Smush for 5x image compression power (Pro Only).

Lazy Loading

Built-in lazy loading to defer offscreen images.
Improves page load speed by loading only visible images.
Enhances user experience and performance.

WebP Conversion

Convert images to next-gen WebP format.
WebP images are significantly smaller in size.
Automatic replacement of PNG and JPEG images with WebP.

Bulk and Background Optimization

Bulk optimize and compress images with one click.
Background optimization continues even when the plugin is closed (Pro Only).
Receive email notifications with a full report upon completion.

Features list

Feature

Premium version

Unlimited sites license

Allows the user to use the product on an unlimited number of websites.

Unlimited image optimization

Provides unlimited optimization of images to improve website performance.

50GB CDN

Offers 50GB of Content Delivery Network to speed up the delivery of your website's content.

50GB backup storage

Provides 50GB of storage space for backing up your website data.

24/7 WP support (ranked #1 online)

Offers round-the-clock WordPress support, ranked as the best online.

Pricing

Pro Basic

$15 / yearly

Plan includes

1 site license

Unlimited image optimization

5GB CDN

5GB backup storage

24/7 WP support (ranked #1 online)

Agency Unlimited Sites

$100 / yearly

Plan includes

Unlimited sites license

Unlimited image optimization

50GB CDN

50GB backup storage

24/7 WP support (ranked #1 online)

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Rating and reviews

4.8

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1471

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User sentiment analysis

Users appreciate the WordPress Smush plugin for its ease of use and efficiency in image optimization. They like features such as effortless optimization, bulk smushing, automatic compression, and the ability to resize images. The plugin effectively improves site speed and performance, often helping to reduce hosting space needs. However, some drawbacks include issues with image compression failure, lack of support for multisite setups and certain hosting environments, problems with restoring images post-optimization, and intrusive advertisements within the WordPress dashboard. Despite these challenges, many users find the plugin beneficial and continue to use it consistently across various websites.