{"id":10274,"date":"2022-06-28T13:41:53","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T13:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/?p=10274"},"modified":"2026-01-01T07:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T07:00:43","slug":"best-free-wordpress-image-optimizer-plugins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/best-free-wordpress-image-optimizer-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Free WordPress Image Optimizer Plugins -2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Images are used to advertise, visualize, and improve the content of blogs.\u00a0 We have to be aware of the disadvantages of using too many images on our pages and posts. Even though images are still essential, they might slow down your website. To enhance the performance of your website, we\u2019ve curated the Best Free WordPress Image Optimizer Plugins.<\/p>\n<p>Please check it out:<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f339ecbb847\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f339ecbb847\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/best-free-wordpress-image-optimizer-plugins\/#EWWW_Image_Optimizer\" >EWWW Image Optimizer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/best-free-wordpress-image-optimizer-plugins\/#Smush\" >Smush<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/best-free-wordpress-image-optimizer-plugins\/#LiteSpeed_Cache\" >LiteSpeed Cache<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/best-free-wordpress-image-optimizer-plugins\/#Imagify_%E2%80%93_Optimize_Images\" >Imagify \u2013 Optimize Images<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/best-free-wordpress-image-optimizer-plugins\/#Photo_Gallery_by_10Web\" >Photo Gallery by 10Web<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/best-free-wordpress-image-optimizer-plugins\/#Best_WordPress_Gallery_Plugin\" >Best WordPress Gallery Plugin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"plugin-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"EWWW_Image_Optimizer\"><\/span>EWWW Image Optimizer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10277\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/EWWW-image-optimizer-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"EWWW-image-optimizer-best-free-wordpress-image-optimizer-plugins\" width=\"820\" height=\"410\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ewww image optimizer is one of the finest plugins that allows users to reduce image sizes in WordPress. This plugin includes Grand FIAGallery, NextGen, FooGallery, and more, using lossy methods and image format conversion. It comes with unlimited file size and smooth handling with pixel-perfect optimization. The plugin includes high torque as it comes with the best compression\/quality ratio available with lossy options for PDF files, PNG, and JPG. It is very safe for us, and all the communications are secured with top SSL encryption.<br \/>\nThis is the only plugin that enables you to optimize images using tools on your own server.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Includes Grand FIAGallery, NextGen, FooGallery, and more<\/li>\n<li>Comes with unlimited file size and smooth handling with pixel-perfect optimization<\/li>\n<li>Enables you to optimize all your images from a single page<\/li>\n<li>Includes intelligent conversion options to get the right image format<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-theme-green\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/ewww-image-optimizer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get this plugin!<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"plugin-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Smush\"><\/span>Smush<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10278\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Smush-1.png\" alt=\"Smush-Best-Free-WordPress-Image-Optimizer-Plugins\" width=\"820\" height=\"410\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Smush is one of the best free WordPress Image Optimizer Plugi ns. This award-winning plugin is number one for quality and speed. It is proven to be the crowd&#8217;s favorite image optimization plugin. This plugin enables you to optimize, resize, and compress all your images. The plugin is multisite compatible and offers both individual and global multisite settings. It allows you to locate images that are slowing down your WordPress website. The plugin helps users optimize all the images across the entire network. It is very easy to use and compresses all images that are being loaded incredibly faster.<\/p>\n<p>Major Features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Consists of the wrong-sized image finder<\/li>\n<li>Highly reconcilable\u00a0 with major themes, page builders, and media library plugins<\/li>\n<li>Enables you to compress any images in any directory<\/li>\n<li>Helps to optimize images up to 2x more than regular<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-theme-green\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-smushit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get this plugin!<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"plugin-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"LiteSpeed_Cache\"><\/span>LiteSpeed Cache<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/LightSpeed-Catche-1.png\" alt=\"LightSpeed-Cache-Best-Free-WordPress-Image-Optimizer-Plugins\" width=\"820\" height=\"410\" \/><\/p>\n<p>LiteSpeed Cache is an incredible WordPress plugin. It is an all-in-one site acceleration plugin. This plugin features an exclusive server-level cache and a collection of optimization features. The plugin highly supports WordPress multisite and is compatible with major plugins including Yoast SEO, bbPress, and WooCommerce. This plugin is compatible with ClassicPress. It comes with many amazing features including image optimization, object cache support, responsive image placeholders, database cleaner and optimizer, WebP image format support, PageSpeed score optimization, Single Site and Multisite support, an attractive and easy-to-understand interface, and more. This plugin comes with the automatic page caching to improve the site\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n<p>Major Features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comes with automatic page caching to improve the site\u2019s performance.<\/li>\n<li>Amazing features include image optimization, object cache support, responsive image placeholders<\/li>\n<li>Includes WebP image format support<\/li>\n<li>Responsive image placeholders,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-theme-green\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/litespeed-cache\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get this plugin!<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"plugin-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Imagify_%E2%80%93_Optimize_Images\"><\/span>Imagify \u2013 Optimize Images<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Imagify-\u2013-Optimize-Images-1.png\" alt=\"Imagify-Optimize-Images-Best-Free-WordPress-Image-Optimizer-Plugins\" width=\"820\" height=\"410\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Imagnify dramatically enables you to reduce image file size without losing its quality. This plugin helps you boost your SEO, make your website faster, and speed up your website with light images. It is the most advanced image compression tool that you can use directly in WordPress.\u00a0 The plugin comes with a bulk optimizer to optimize all the existing images with just one click. You can find 3 compression levels to choose from. The images can always be restored to their original form. It converts your images to WebP, a next-gen format for lighter images. This plugin is very easy to use and helps you speed up your site for superior performance.<\/p>\n<p>Major Features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 compression levels to choose from<\/li>\n<li>Helps you speed up your site for superior performance<\/li>\n<li>The most advanced image compression tool<\/li>\n<li>Comes with a bulk optimizer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-theme-green\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/imagify\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get this plugin!<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"plugin-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Gallery_by_10Web\"><\/span>Photo Gallery by 10Web<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Photo-gallery-1.png\" alt=\"Photo-gallery-Best-Free-WordPress-Image-Optimizer-Plugins\" width=\"820\" height=\"410\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo Gallery is another best free WordPress Image Optimizer plugins. It is a user-friendly and feature-rich plugin that allows you to add responsive galleries and albums to your WordPress website. The plugin is simple to use but is packed with powerful functionality that allows you to create anything from simple to complex photo galleries. It comes packed with gallery and album views, stunning layout options, multiple widgets, and a number of extensions that take this website to a whole new level. This plugin is the best option if you want to have a robust image gallery with easy navigation. It is packed with many incredible features including increased visitor engagements, better page navigation, full control, enhanced SEO, modern web design, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Major features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>User-friendly and feature-rich plugin<\/li>\n<li>Comes packed with gallery and album views, stunning layout options, multiple widgets<\/li>\n<li>Packed with powerful functionality<\/li>\n<li>Includes Audio and Video support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-theme-green\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/photo-gallery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get this plugin!<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"plugin-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_WordPress_Gallery_Plugin\"><\/span>Best WordPress Gallery Plugin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Best-WprdPress-Gallery-Plugin-1-1-1.png\" alt=\"Best-WordPress-Gallery-Plugin-Best-Free-WordPress-Image-Optimizer-Plugins\" width=\"820\" height=\"410\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Best WordPress Gallery Plugin is one of the best free WordPress Image Optimizer Plugins. This plugin comes with beautiful pre-built templates that will help you create galleries in WordPress easily. The plugin includes all the advanced settings to customize your galleries just how you want them to be. It is an easy-to-use image gallery plugin that includes stunning pre-built gallery layouts and focuses on SEO and the website\u2019s performance. This amazing plugin supports lazy loading for lightning-fast photo galleries and is responsive and retina-ready. It comes with three lighthouse factors and 7 beautiful image gallery templates.<\/p>\n<p>Major Features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comes with beautiful pre-built templates<\/li>\n<li>Supports lazy loading for lightning-fast photo galleries<\/li>\n<li>Includes all the advanced settings to customize your galleries<\/li>\n<li>Includes stunning pre-built gallery layouts and focuses on SEO<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-theme-green\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/foogallery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get this plugin!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hope you like the article!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Check our other articles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/how-to-use-wordpress-block-patternsbeginners-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Use WordPress Block Patterns? 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