Image optimization in 1‑click: compress, resize & convert to WebP/AVIF – free up to 20MB/month. Enjoy the easiest WordPress image optimizer to set up.
- Installs
- 900,000+
- Rating
- 4.3 (1.7K)
- Updated
- 54 days ago
Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN
Compress and optimize images, enable lazy load, serve WebP & AVIF, and speed up your site with a global image CDN.
- Active installs
- 1+ million
- #65 of 1,000
- Downloads, all time
- 70.7M
- 70,703,899
- Downloads, 30 days
- 721.8K
- 117.4K in the last 7
- Rating
- 4.8 / 5
- 6,053 reviews
- Last updated
- 11 days ago
- Oct 20, 2026
- Version
- 4.3.5
- 169 releases
What Smush's own page says
Read from wpmudev.comon
| Plan | Price | Billed | Renews at | Sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro Basic | $50 | per year | Not shown | 1 site |
| Pro Standard | $75 | per year | Not shown | 3 sites |
| Pro Plus | $100 | per year | Not shown | 10 sites |
| Premium | $4.99 | per month | Not shown | Unlimited sites |
The page's own words around each price
- Pro Basic:
lick cancel anytime😊](https://wpmudev.com/money-back-guarantee/) Pro Basic 1 site $50/year -  Pro Standard 3 sites $75/year -  Pro Plus 10 sites $100/year -  Premium Unlimited sites $ ~~9.99~~ $4.99/month -  |
Reviews
4.8 / 5 from 6,053 reviews
| 5 stars | 5,466 |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 338 |
| 3 stars | 53 |
| 2 stars | 31 |
| 1 star | 165 |
Downloads, last 30 days
What the author says it does
Compress images, optimize images, and enable image lazy load automatically with the powerful Smush image optimizer to keep your WordPress site fast, without losing quality.
Smush makes it easy to optimize images, compress images, and deliver images faster across your entire WordPress site. This all-in-one image optimizer automatically reduces image file sizes, enables image lazy load, and serves modern formats like WebP and AVIF, all without breaking image quality or adding extra work.
Whether you’re running a blog, store, or portfolio, Smush helps you optimize images at scale and keep your site fast with a trusted WordPress image optimizer.
Trusted by 1+ Million Sites | 4.8/5 Star Rating
Get everything you need to optimize images and speed up your site. Smush works out of the box with no complicated setup – just install and let it handle the rest.
Compress images without losing quality
Reduce image file size automatically while keeping your images sharp and clear. Smush is an easy-to-use image optimizer which let’s you compress images using both lossless and lossy compression, giving you the best balance of quality and performance without extra work.
You can also compress images outside the media library using Directory Smush, making it easy to optimize images stored in theme folders, plugins, or other directories on your server.
Lazy load images for faster pages
The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.
Questions the author answers
How do I optimize images in WordPress with Smush?
Smush makes it easy to optimize images in WordPress automatically.
Once installed, Smush will optimize images and compress images as you upload them. You can also bulk optimize images already on your site with one click.
How do I compress images without losing quality?
Smush lets you compress images using both lossless and lossy compression.
This means you can reduce file sizes and improve performance without noticeable quality loss.
Can Smush serve images through an image CDN?
Yes. Smush Pro includes a global image CDN.
- 119 global CDN servers
- Up to 500 GB of bandwidth
- Faster delivery based on visitor location
This helps improve load times for users around the world.
How do I fix “properly size images” in PageSpeed Insights?
This warning means images are larger than the space they are displayed in.
Smush includes automatic image resizing, which dynamically resizes images to fit their containers. This helps eliminate the “Properly size images” warning without manual work.
How do I fix “images missing width and height” warnings?
Smush can automatically add missing width and height attributes to your images.
This improves rendering speed, reduces layout shifts, and helps you pass Core Web Vitals checks like CLS.
Can Smush convert images to WebP and AVIF?
Yes. Smush can convert images to WebP and AVIF formats to reduce file size and improve performance.
These next-gen formats help you optimize images and meet modern PageSpeed recommendations.
Latest changelog entry
- Improvement: Code stability changes
- Fix: PHP warnings
Screenshots
Configure your site in seconds. 
Effortless Bulk Image Optimization via the new dashboard. 
Directory Smush: Optimize images in any folder on your server. 
Boost site performance with advanced Lazy Loading settings.
Tagged
Plugins that share its tags
#119 by installs
Converter for Media – Optimize images | Convert WebP & AVIF
Speed up your website by using our WebP & AVIF Converter. Optimize images and serve WebP and AVIF images instead of standard formats!
- Installs
- 500,000+
- Rating
- 4.9 (1.1K)
- Updated
- 1 day ago
Compress images & PDFs automatically, convert to WebP & AVIF, and generate SEO-friendly filenames with AI. Bulk optimization, smart crop & resize.
- Installs
- 300,000+
- Rating
- 4.5 (830)
- Updated
- 17 days ago
Automatically optimize images with bulk compression, lazy loading, WebP/AVIF conversion & CloudFront image CDN. Boost Core Web Vitals & conversions.
- Installs
- 200,000+
- Rating
- 4.7 (640)
- Updated
- 12 days ago
Unlimited automatic image optimization for WordPress. Compress images, convert to WebP, and improve site speed without losing image quality.
- Installs
- 100,000+
- Rating
- 4.4 (131)
- Updated
- 32 days ago
Image Optimizer is an easy-to-use WordPress plugin that reduces image size through various compression and resizing techniques – all of which preserve …
- Installs
- 1+ million
- Rating
- 1.7 (81)
- Updated
- 39 days ago
Where this page's numbers come from
Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on , when WordPress 7.1.4 was the current release. WordPress.org rounds active installs into buckets. These are the directory's figures, not my verdict, and I haven't tested this plugin.