by ShortPixel 4.3 (165 reviews)

reSmush.it : The original free image compressor and optimizer plugin

Name: reSmush.it : The original free image compressor and optimizer plugin
Rating: 4.3 (165 reviews)
Author: ShortPixel

reSmush.it is the FREE image compressor and optimizer plugin - use it to optimize your images and improve the SEO and performance of your website.

reSmush.it ranks #359 among WordPress.org plugins with 100,000+ active installations, is #33 of 6,299 in the Media category, a 4.3/5 rating from 165 reviews, and was last updated Aug 20, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v1.0.6 Current Version v1.0.6

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 20 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#33 of 6,299 in Media Top 1% by installs Downloads -25% this week Actively maintained

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Rank

#359

-1 this week

Active Installs

100K+

-37%

KW Avg Position

6.4

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Downloads

3.4M

+402 today

Support Resolved

100%

— No change

Rating

86%

Review 4.3 out of 5

4.3 (165 reviews)

Next Milestone 200K

Total Progress 59.2%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.3

165 reviews

Overall 86%

131 (79%)

3 (2%)

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2 (1%)

22 (13%)

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Total Threads

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Unresolved

100%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

5 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Oct 26, 2022

reSmush.it : The original free image compressor and optimizer plugin [resmushit-image-optimizer] < 0.4.7

Fixed in v0.4.7
Oct 26, 2022

reSmush.it : The original free image compressor and optimizer plugin [resmushit-image-optimizer] < 0.4.7

CVE-2022-2449 · Fixed in v0.4.7
Sep 19, 2022

reSmush.it : The original free image compressor and optimizer plugin [resmushit-image-optimizer] < 0.4.6

CVE-2022-2448 · Fixed in v0.4.6
Aug 11, 2022

reSmush.it : The original free image compressor and optimizer plugin [resmushit-image-optimizer] < 0.4.4

Fixed in v0.4.4
Aug 11, 2022

reSmush.it : The original free image compressor and optimizer plugin [resmushit-image-optimizer] < 0.4.4

CVE-2022-2450 · Fixed in v0.4.4

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.0.6
Last Updated: Aug 20, 2026
Requires WP: 4.0.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: ShortPixel

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.3
Reviews: 165
Support Threads: 2
Resolved: 100%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to compress and optimize images without technical expertise. It solves the problem of slow-loading websites and poor SEO caused by large, unoptimized JPG, PNG, and GIF images.

Bulk image compressor
Automatic optimization on upload
Keep or remove EXIF data
Image quality selector
Exclude images from optimization
Automatic optimization with CRON
Backup and restore original images
Image statistics

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about reSmush.it : The original free image compressor and optimizer plugin

reSmush.it Image Optimizer offers advanced image optimization and provides many of the premium features you'll find in competing services for free. Plus, we've earned a reputation for being the best free, fast and easy image optimization plugin out there:-)

Since we have optimized more than 25,000,000,000 images, we have acquired new skills. Our service is still in development to bring you new useful features.

We are working on a new offer to give you the best of these new features. Please be patient, it will be coming soon :)

Absolutely, this function is activated for all newly added images and can be deactivated if desired.

Yes, you can optimize your images with cronjobs for large (and also for small) media libraries.

Yes, by default the optimization level is set to "Balanced". However, you can further optimize your images by changing the optimization level to one of the other four options.

Yes, by restoring an image, you will have your original image available again.

Yes, since version 0.1.2, you can easily exclude an image from the optimizer.

No! reSmush.it Image Optimizer creates a copy of the original images and performs optimizations only on the copies.

Yes ! Absolutely free, the only restriction is that the images must not be larger than 5 MB.