Squeeze plugin optimizes and compresses images on your website directly in your browser.
It also converts your images to the modern WEBP format, saving your server』s disk storage.
No third-party server used, no limits for images compression.
Squeeze official website | Plugin』s documentation
🌟 New Features in version 1.7 🌟
- Direct WEBP Conversion: Converts JPG/PNG images to the WEBP format directly, replacing the original images. This will save your disk storage rapidly!
It is recommended to use it for the newly uploaded images only! See the «How are WEBP images served?» question in the FAQ section down below. - Squeeze images before upload: Compresses newly added images before they are uploaded to the server. It lowers upload times and less wasted bandwidth on your server.
✨ Key Features ✨
- Increase Page Speed: Reduces image sizes to improve website loading speed and overall user experience.
- WEBP Conversion and Serving: Convert images to the modern and efficient WEBP format and serve them seamlessly. The plugin adds .htaccess rules to serve WEBP images for supported browsers without changing URLs. Alternatively, enable the 「Replace Image URLs」 option to explicitly use WEBP versions on all pages.
- Client-Side Image Squeezing: Compress images directly in the browser without sending files to external servers
- Upload Optimization: Compresses images on-the-fly during the upload process, ensuring optimized images are added to your media library.
- Gutenberg and GenerateBlocks Support: Squeeze images directly on upload in Gutenberg or GenerateBlocks builder.
- Bulk Compression: Allows you to compress multiple images at once from your WordPress Media Library.
- Custom Directory Compression: Select a directory on your site and compress all the images within it.
- Selective Compression: Choose which images to compress based on your preferences and requirements.
- Custom Squeezing Settings: Adjust compression parameters such as quality level to suit your specific needs.
- Backup Option: Creates a backup file to restore a compressed image to the original image.
- Wide Format Support: Squeezes images in popular formats, including JPEG, PNG, AVIF, and WEBP.
⚜️ Premium Features ⚜️
- Image Comparison: Compare original and Squeezed images directly in the Media Library.
- Resize Original Image: Set maximum width and height for the original image.
- Bulk Squeeze from a Page: Compress all images from a specific page.
- Image Exclusion: Exclude specific images from bulk compression.
- Priority support & updates!
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How does the Squeeze plugin work?
Squeeze plugin compresses images directly from your WordPress Media Library or during the image upload process. All the work is handled directly inside your browser using advanced compression algorithms. That means there』s no third party service for compression images. Thus, you can be sure with the privacy of your images, ensuring data privacy and faster processing.





