Online image compressors are a great free and easy way to optimize your images or convert them to next-gen formats like WebP or AVIF. But for WordPress website owners, using an image optimization plugin like our famous ShortPixel Image Optimizer means smaller thumbnails and less work.

Optimizing images is crucial for website performance, and compressing images while you have to be actively using your website can be an inconvenient matter.

Luckily, there’s a solution that can streamline this process – WP-CLI, the great little gem WordPress has hidden from you. In this blog post, we’ll explore the power of WP-CLI and show you how to use it to optimize images with ease.

Many WordPress website owners have struggled with uploading an image and inserting it on a page, only to find that the layout is messed up. Creating custom image sizes can also result in people’s faces being cut off because the system doesn’t detect and crop the correct focal point.

1. Looking for a great career opportunity?
2. Would a stable, long-term job be something for you?
3. Have you developed WordPress plugins before?
4. Do you have knowledge of PHP and JavaScript?
5. Are you familiar with ShortPixel’s plugins?
6. Do you enjoy working from home?
7. Would you like to join a small team of professional developers?

If you answered yes to all the above questions, it’s time to talk to you and see if we can work together.

Email Andrei Tudose at andrei@shortpixel.com

Did you know that you can also optimize the photos on your Google Photos account? And it’s not even complicated, you just need to use ShortPixel’s Google Drive Optimizer!

Everybody knows that free Google accounts have a 15 GB limit, so if you want to get the most of it, these are the steps to follow to compress your photos.