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Shahan Bulk Image Compression

by shahanewasalam

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Description

Pro Image Optimizer is a lightweight, advanced image compression engine designed to drastically reduce your media library size and improve your website’s page load speed.

It handles everything from background WebP conversion to database-level URL replacement, ensuring your live site never breaks when file extensions change.

Key Features

  • WebP Conversion: Safely converts bulky .jpg and .png files into modern, highly compressed .webp formats.
  • Auto-Update Database URLs: Automatically scans your pages and posts to update the image links from .jpg/.png to the new .webp extension.
  • Safe Mode Guarantee: If compressing an image or converting it to WebP results in a larger file size, the plugin automatically discards the compressed version and keeps your original file untouched.
  • Massive Image Resizing: Automatically scales down oversized raw camera uploads (e.g., limits a 6000px image to 2048px) before compression.
  • Live AJAX Progress Bar: Process thousands of images in batches with a smooth, interactive popup interface that prevents server timeouts and avoids full-page reloads.
  • Automated Cleanup: Safely purges old, unneeded thumbnail sizes from your server to save disk space after a successful WebP conversion.
  • Filter Options: Easily filter your media library dashboard to target only JPGs, PNGs, or WebP files.
Will this plugin break my images if the format changes to WebP?

No. If you check the “Auto-Update URLs” box, the plugin automatically searches your WordPress database and updates the hardcoded links in your posts and pages to point to the new WebP file.

What happens if compression makes the file larger?

The plugin features a “Safe Mode” that creates a temporary file first. If the resulting file is larger than the original, it skips the image entirely and retains your original file.

Will this crash my server if I have thousands of images?

No. The plugin utilizes an asynchronous AJAX queue to process images one by one in the background, ensuring your PHP memory limits are never exceeded.

1.0.0

  • Initial public release.
  • Introduced WebP conversion engine.
  • Added AJAX progress modal and background batch processing.
  • Integrated auto URL database replacement feature.
  • Added Developer dismissible footer.
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