by Optimole 4.7 (639 reviews)

Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization

Name: Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization
Rating: 4.7 (639 reviews)
Author: Optimole

Automatically optimize images with bulk compression, lazy loading, WebP/AVIF conversion & CloudFront image CDN. Boost Core Web Vitals & conversions.

Optimole ranks #253 among WordPress.org plugins with 200,000+ active installations, is #39 of 4,933 in the Utilities & Tools category, a 4.7/5 rating from 639 reviews, and was last updated Sep 14, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v4.2.13 Current Version v4.2.13

Updated 2 days ago Last Update on 14 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 13 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#39 of 4,933 in Utilities & Tools Top 1% by installs Actively maintained

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#253

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Active Installs

200K+

-16.4%

KW Avg Position

13.4

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Downloads

7.8M

+1,099 today

Support Resolved

100%

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Rating

94%

Review 4.7 out of 5

4.7 (639 reviews)

Next Milestone 300K

Total Progress 40.5%

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4.7

639 reviews

Overall 94%

575 (90%)

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100%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

8 known vulnerabilities on record · 6 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Jun 30, 2026

Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization [optimole-wp] < 4.2.11

CVE-2026-77365 · Fixed in v4.2.11
Jun 17, 2026

Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization [optimole-wp] < 4.2.7

CVE-2026-11784 · Fixed in v4.2.7
Jun 17, 2026

Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization [optimole-wp] < 4.2.8

CVE-2026-57673 · Fixed in v4.2.8
Apr 10, 2026

Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization [optimole-wp] < 4.2.4

CVE-2026-5226 · Fixed in v4.2.4
Apr 10, 2026

Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization [optimole-wp] < 4.2.3

CVE-2026-5217 · Fixed in v4.2.3
Oct 17, 2025

Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization [optimole-wp] < 4.1.1

CVE-2025-11519 · Fixed in v4.1.1
May 14, 2024

Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization [optimole-wp] < 3.13.0

CVE-2024-4636 · Fixed in v3.13.0
Mar 21, 2022

Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization [optimole-wp] < 3.3.2

CVE-2022-0969 · Fixed in v3.3.2

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Plugin Details

Version: 4.2.13
Last Updated: Sep 14, 2026
Requires WP: 5.5+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Optimole

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
Reviews: 639
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who need to optimize and deliver images across page builders, themes, and e-commerce sites. It solves slow page loading and poor Core Web Vitals scores caused by large, unoptimized images by compressing, converting, resizing, and serving them through a global CDN.

Bulk image compression
WebP & AVIF conversion
CloudFront CDN delivery
Lazy loading without jQuery
Cloud media library
Automatic watermarking
One-click image offloading
WooCommerce integration

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization

The number of images that you can optimize or store is unlimited, we care only about the number of visits you have per month.

Once you exceed these, we will contact you and kindly ask to upgrade to the plan that fits you best.

For both FREE and Paid plans we use AWS CloudFront CDN with more than 450 locations around the globe.

Short answer, YES. You will only need to whitelist the domain of your existing CDN for Optimole to pick images stored there.

You don’t need to change your existing optimization plugin, image optimization is just a small part of what we do, if you are happy with ShortPixel for e.g, feel free to continue to use it, Optimole would then take care only of serving your image at the RIGHT size, advanced cropping and smart lazy-loading.

Yes, we do. By default, Optimole handle images delivered from your ajax content from admin-ajax.php ( not logged in users ) as well as WordPress REST API routes.

Yes, you can. You only need to toggle this feature in the plugin as explained per this doc - https://docs.optimole.com/article/1020-can-i-remove-the-blurry-placeholder-from-the-lazyload-effct

We use your original images as sources when deliver the optimized images. Unless you want to remove images from your server to save some space with Cloud Library by offloading images to the cloud as explained here - https://docs.optimole.com/article/1323-cloud-library-browsing

A higher compression might result in a small loss of image quality. Selecting the auto level will let Optimole choose the minimum size with no loss in the quality of your picture.

Yes, Optimole will also take care of serving your image at the RIGHT size for your visitors and optimize them to the best possible format for their browser.