Make your website faster by optimizing your JPEG, PNG, and WebP images. This plugin automatically optimizes all your images by integrating with the popular image compression services TinyJPG and TinyPNG.
Features
Automatically optimize new images on upload.
Advanced background optimization to speed up your workflow.
Optimize individual images already in your media library.
Easy bulk optimization of your existing media library.
Automatically resize huge image uploads by setting a maximum width and/or height for more reasonable browser display.
Display JPEG images more quickly with progressive JPEG encoding.
Chose to preserve copyright metadata, creation date and GPS location in your original images.
Supports compression of animated PNG.
Select which thumbnail sizes of an image may be optimized.
See your usage on the settings page and during bulk optimization.
Color profiles are automatically translated to standard RGB color.
Convert CMYK to RGB to save more space and add compatibility.
Dashboard widget with your total savings.
Optimize and resize uploads with the WordPress mobile app.
How does it work?
After you upload an image to your WordPress site, each resized image is uploaded to the TinyJPG or TinyPNG service. Your image is analyzed to apply the best possible optimization. Based on the content of your image an optimal strategy is chosen. The result is sent back to your WordPress site and will replace the original image with one smaller in size. On average JPEG images are compressed by 40-60% and PNG images by 50-80% without visible loss in quality. Your website will load faster for your visitors, and you’ll save storage space and bandwidth!
Getting started
Install this plugin and follow the instructions to set up your account. With a regular WordPress installation you can optimize
roughly 100 images each month
for free. The exact total depends on the number of thumbnail sizes that are in use in your WordPress installation. You can change which of the generated thumbnail sizes should be optimized on the
Settings > TinyPNG – JPEG, PNG & WebP image compression
page. Once installed you can also switch to a
paid account
which removes the limits and allows you to optimize as many images as you like.
Optimizing all your images
You can
bulk optimize
your existing JPEG, PNG, and WebP images all at once by going to
Media > Bulk Optimization
. Clicking on the big button will start optimizing all unoptimized images in your media library.
Multisite support
The plugin is fully multisite compatible and you can set the API key for all sites by defining the key in your
wp-config.php
file. View the installation instructions for more information.
WooCommerce compatibility
This plugin is
fully compatible with WooCommerce
. However, we have discovered that WooCommerce may be trying to regenerate image attachment metadata over and over again on each page visit. If you are using WooCommerce please follow the tips from the
support section
. This may make your WooCommerce shop even faster than it was before.
Register a new account or enter your existing API key. Then choose the image sizes to optimize and any other options like resizing and preserving metadata in your original image uploads.
In the Media Library list view you can see the savings on your images.
From the Media Library you can compress individual images and use the Bulk Actions drop-down to quickly optimize multiple images at once.
Last but not least you can also use Bulk Optimization to optimize your entire WordPress site.
From your WordPress dashboard
Visit
Plugins > Add New
.
Search for ‘tinypng’ and press the ‘Install Now’ button for the plugin named ‘TinyPNG – JPEG, PNG & WebP image compression’ by ‘TinyPNG’.
Activate the plugin from your
Plugins
page.
Go to the
Settings > TinyPNG – JPEG, PNG & WebP image compression
page and register a new account.
Or enter the API key you got from https://tinypng.com/developers.
Go to
Media > Bulk Optimization
and optimize all your images!
From WordPress.org
Download the plugin named ‘TinyPNG – JPEG, PNG & WebP image compression’ by ‘TinyPNG’.
Upload the
tiny-compress-images
directory to your
/wp-content/plugins/
directory, using your favorite method (ftp, sftp, scp, etc…)
Activate the plugin from your Plugins page.
Go to the
Settings > TinyPNG – JPEG, PNG & WebP image compression
page and register a new account.
Or enter the API key you got from https://tinypng.com/developers.
Go to
Media > Bulk Optimization
and optimize all your images!
Optional configuration
The API key can also be configured in your
wp-config.php
file. To do this you can add the following PHP code that sets the API key.
define( 'TINY_API_KEY', 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE' );
Once set up you will see a message on the Settings > TinyPNG – JPEG, PNG & WebP image compression page. This will work for normal and multisite WordPress installations.
Q: How many images can I optimize for free?
A: In a default WordPress installation you can optimize around 100 images for free each month. WordPress creates different thumbnails of your images which all have to be compressed. Some plugins even add more sizes, so take a look at the Settings > TinyPNG – JPEG, PNG & WebP image compression page before you start optimization.
Q: How can I remove the 500 limit?
A: Just add your Payment details on your account dashboard to remove the limit. For a small fee the additional compressions above 500 will then be charged to your account at the end of each month.
Q: What happens to the optimized images when I uninstall the plugin?
A: When you remove the plugin all your optimized images will remain optimized.
Q: I don’t recall uploading 500 photos this month but my limit is already reached. How is this number calculated?
A: When you upload an image to your website, WordPress will create different sized versions of it (see Settings > TinyPNG – JPEG, PNG & WebP image compression). The plugin will compress each of these sizes, so when you have 100 images and 5 different sizes you will do 500 compressions.
Q: Is there a file size limit?
A: Yes, but they are very generous! The maximum file size is 500MB and the maximum canvas size is 256MP (16000px by 16000px in any ratio).
Q: Can I use the same API key on all my websites?
A: Yes, there are no limitations. You can add the same key everywhere.
Q: Can I hide my API key from the admin?
A: Yes, you can hide your API key from the admin so other admin users will not be able to see it. To do this you should define the API key in your wp-config.php file. See the installation instructions for more information.
Q: What happens when I reach my monthly limit?
A: Everything will keep on working, but newly uploaded images will not be optimized. Of course we encourage everyone to switch to a paid account to cover the hosting and development costs of the service.
Q: Can I optimize all existing images in my media library?
A: Yes! After installing the plugin, go to Media > Bulk Optimization, and click on the start button to optimize all unoptimized images in your media library.
Q: How do I switch to a paid account?
A: You can upgrade to a paid account by adding your Payment details on your account dashboard. Additional compressions above 500 will then be charged at the end of each month as a one-time fee.
