{"id":2099,"date":"2021-06-10T16:09:02","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T13:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/?p=2099"},"modified":"2025-11-27T11:47:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T09:47:10","slug":"how-to-install-and-configure-the-ewww-image-optimizer-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/how-to-install-and-configure-the-ewww-image-optimizer-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"Install EWWW Image Optimizer WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The EWWW Image Optimizer is a WordPress plugin <\/b>that can help improve WordPress site performance. It can optimize images automatically as you upload them via <\/span>the WordPress interface<\/b><\/a>, allowing for great convenience.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smaller images load more quickly and utilize less bandwidth and storage space, helping you keep your WordPress site more agile.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Installing the EWWW Image Optimizer Plugin<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The simplest method of installing the EWWW Image Optimizer plugin is using the built-in plugin manager on the WordPress dashboard. To do this:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Step 1. <\/b>Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    • Step 2. <\/b>On the left navigation panel, click on \u201cPlugins.\u201d<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
      • Step 3. <\/b>Click on the \u201cAdd New\u201d button, then type \u201cEWWW Image Optimizer\u201d into the search box on the next screen.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
        \"Install<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
        • Step 4. <\/b>On the list that appears, click the \u201cInstall Now\u201d button next to EWWW Image Optimizer (note: it should be released by \u201cExactly WWW\u201d).<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
          • Step 5. <\/b>Once you complete the installation, click on \u201cActivate.\u201d You can then begin to configure the plugin for use.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Configuring Your EWWW Image Optimizer Plugin<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
            • Step 1.<\/b> To access the settings page for EWWW Image Optimizer, hover your mouse cursor over the<\/span> \u201cSettings<\/b>\u201d option on your left navigation bar. On the menu that appears, click on \u201cEWWW Image Optimizer\u201d to open the settings panel.<\/span><\/li>
            • Step 2. <\/b>Review your settings to ensure they meet your needs, then click the \u201cSave Change\u201d button at the bottom of the screen.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              Optimizing existing images<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

              Although the <\/span>EWWW Image optimizer<\/b> will automatically adjust new images, it does not do so for images already in your media folder. To do this;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              • Step 1.<\/b> Hover your mouse cursor over the \u201cMedia\u201d option on the left navigation menu, then click on<\/span> \u201cBulk Optimize.\u201d<\/b><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                \"Install<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
                • Step 2.<\/b> There will be a box of options on the right side of the display. Suppose this is your first time running the bulk optimizer, and your site has many images. In that case, it is recommended you set the timing for <\/span>\u201cPause between images<\/b>\u201d to avoid overloading your web server.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                  • Step 3.<\/b> Click the \u201c<\/span>Scan for unoptimized images<\/span><\/i>\u201d button.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                    \"Install<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                    The more images you have in your media directory, the longer the optimization process will take. <\/b>Once it has begun, you may close your WordPress dashboard window – the optimizer will continue to run in the background.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                    The EWWW Image Optimizer is a WordPress plugin that can help improve WordPress site performance. It can optimize images automatically as you upload them via the WordPress interface, allowing for great convenience. Smaller images load more quickly and utilize less bandwidth and storage space, helping you keep your WordPress site more agile. Installing the EWWW […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"Install EWWW Image Optimizer WordPress | ScalaHosting KB","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-web-hosting"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2099"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5845,"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2099\/revisions\/5845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}