Winsite Image Optimizer

Description

Winsite Image Optimizer will compress your images for optimal file-size while keeping its quality (pretty much) intact, using the ImageOptim API (and other processing engines coming up soon).

You can also process all of your old images retroactively using our dedicated tool, found under the Media section.

Currently-implemented Image Processing Services:

• ImageOptim (You’ll need to obtain an API key)
• Send your suggestions on our GitHub issue tracker.

Warning: This won’t work on localhost in some cases, since some services work in a way that they pull images in from your site. This is why you’ll need a public URL in order to make this work locally.
You can use a service such as ngrok to achieve that, in conjunction with this filter:

add_filter( 'wsi_siteurl_override', function( $siteurl ) {
    return 'https://ae190611.ngrok.io/path-to-wp-installation/';
} );

We’d love to recieve contributions / suggestions from you on our GitHub project.

Screenshots

Installation

1. Install the Winsite Image Optimizer Plugin either via the search option inside the WordPress plugins page (located in the toolbar of your admin page), or by uploading the files to your server (in the /wp-content/plugins/ directory).
2. Activate the Plugin (Install Now > Activate Plugin)
3. Then go to the Winsite Image Optimizer setting section (Settings > Media, under Winsite Image Optimizer section) and then fill in the missing settings (API details).
4. Upload images (or retroactively processs images via Media > WS. Image Optimizer) and watch the file size decrease drastically!

FAQ

Installation Instructions

1. Install the Winsite Image Optimizer Plugin either via the search option inside the WordPress plugins page (located in the toolbar of your admin page), or by uploading the files to your server (in the /wp-content/plugins/ directory).
2. Activate the Plugin (Install Now > Activate Plugin)
3. Then go to the Winsite Image Optimizer setting section (Settings > Media, under Winsite Image Optimizer section) and then fill in the missing settings (API details).
4. Upload images (or retroactively processs images via Media > WS. Image Optimizer) and watch the file size decrease drastically!

Reviews

helpful

Lovro Hrust August 26, 2018

The plugin worked good and I’ve been using it for two years. Some of it’s functions are basic and it does rename images, which has been a nuisance for me. I had to use another plugin – Media file rename to remove wsi-imageoptim- prefix from filenames (Google uses image filenames for indexing). But there is a saying: you don’t look in teeth a horse which was given to you for free. Therefore three stars.

Changed all image file names + weird redirects

James Hunt March 31, 2017

I can’t recommend this plugin as it changed lots of file names and duplicated images. With some regex I managed to get rid of some of its damage, but with large sites this would have been a nightmare I would say avoid this plugin to be safe, there are better plugins out there for image compressions

even do not try this plugin!!

Mihail D January 23, 2017 1 reply

ImageOptim API working fine – but plugin with his functionality can destroy your project data integrity

Needs major improvements

inspiredmind December 11, 2016 3 replies

Although the intention of this plug-in is excellent (i.e. make ImageOptim image optimisation available within WordPress), the implementation has huge room for improvement. For example, if you use the “Regenerate Retroactive” button (the only button it has) there’s no way to stop the process, or be selective about it, and it gives no data on what it’s achieved with each image. Let’s call it “Very very basic.”. Too basic, for my liking. The sum total of what the user is presented with is, There are no options to selectively optimise images in the Media library. As far as I can tell, the only functionality it has is the above mentioned one-click does them all.

very bad if u unistall

csorin September 3, 2016

installed this plugin to try it out, decided that it doesn’t help me, since i had my images already compressed, so no reduction in size, therefore i had it uninstalled. problem is all images are not reversed to the originals. yes, i kept the originals, but the paths doesn’t change to originals.

Works great

amazewebsite September 3, 2016

Does the job and simple to use. Thanks

Contributors & Developers

Changelog

1.0.7 – June 29, 2017

• A few bag fixes.

1.0.6 – July 3, 2016

• Bug fix: Fixed issue where attachment metadata would be overriden and cleared when using the Retroactive Generator
• Bug fix: Fixed a UI/UX nuance. Now showing a notice for when a user hasn’t set API details.
• Added a bit of fresh salsa sauce

1.0.2 – June 13, 2016

• Bug fix: Fixed issue where JS wasn’t loading in back-end, disabling use of the Retroactive Generator. Props @maor
• Improved UX on Retroactive Image Generator page by adding an spinner/indicator when process runs. Props @maor
• Bug fix: Fixed issue where images that got processed would be able to get procesed again with the Retroactive Gen. Props @maor

1.0.1 – June 8, 2016

Allow inputting ImageOptim username via Media settings page. Props @maor

1.0.0 – June 8, 2016

Initial POC built, including some basic Unit Tests. Props @maor