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Is your WordPress website slowing down due to oversized or unused images? 

High-resolution media files and an overstuffed media library can seriously impact your site’s performance, user experience, and SEO rankings. That’s where the ELEX WordPress Image Optimizer and Cleanup (Free) plugin steps in as a smart solution for compressing and cleaning up images in just a few clicks.

Improve your website performance and SEO effortlessly with the ELEX WordPress Image Optimizer and Cleanup plugin. This free plugin helps you compress large images using the TinyPNG API and clean up unused media files with just a few clicks, freeing up valuable storage and speeding up your site.

Whether you’re a blogger, WooCommerce store owner, or WordPress developer, this plugin makes it easy to streamline your image library and speed up your website no technical skills required. Follow this step-by-step guide to install, configure, and start optimizing your WordPress images right away.

Overview

The ELEX WordPress Image Optimizer and Cleanup plugin allows you to:

    • Compress images using the TinyPNG API without reducing visual quality.
    • Bulk optimize multiple images in your media library.
    • Identify and delete unused images to free up server space.
    • Improve site performance and SEO rankings.

Let’s look at how to set up and use the Image Optimizer plugin on your WordPress site.

ELEX WordPress images optimizer

Step 1: Install and Activate the Plugin

You can install the ELEX WordPress Image Optimizer and Cleanup plugin directly from the WordPress dashboard or upload the plugin file manually.

Option 1 – Install from WordPress Dashboard

    1. Log in to your WordPress admin panel.
    2. Go to Plugins > Add New.
    3. Search for ELEX WordPress Image Optimizer and Cleanup plugin.
    4. Click Install Now and then Activate the plugin.

Option 2 – Manual Installation

    1. Download the plugin from the product page.
    2. In your WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
    3. Upload the ZIP file you downloaded.
    4. Click Install Now, then click Activate Plugin.

Once activated, you can access the plugin from your WordPress dashboard.

Step 2: Configure the TinyPNG API Key

To enable image compression, you need to configure the TinyPNG API.

Get Your TinyPNG API Key

    1. Go to TinyPNG Developers Page.
    2. Sign up or log in to your account.
    3. Copy the API key provided.

tinypng API

Add the API Key in Plugin Settings

    1. In the WordPress dashboard, go to ELEX Image Optimizer & Cleanup.
    2. Under the Settings tab, paste your API key into the API Key field.
    3. Click Save.

tinypng API key

Note: TinyPNG allows 500 image compressions per month for free.

Step 3: Filter Images Easily

Managing your media library is now more efficient than ever. The plugin allows you to apply quick filters to streamline your workflow.

  1. Navigate to the Images tab.
  2. Use the available filters to view images based on specific conditions:
    • Used / Unused
    • Optimized / Not Optimized

filter images

This powerful filtering option helps you locate exactly what you need, whether it’s unoptimized images that need compression or unused files you want to delete.

Step 4: Optimize and Delete Individual Images

In addition to bulk operations, the plugin provides flexible tools for managing images one by one.

Optimize Individual Images

  1. Navigate to the Images tab.
  2. Locate the image you want to optimize.
  3. Click Optimize to begin the optimization process.

Delete Individual Images

  1. From the same Images tab, find the image you wish to remove.
  2. Click Delete to begin the cleanup process

Tip: This feature is helpful when you want to clean up selectively without running bulk operations.

Step 5: Optimize Images in Bulk

This tool lets you quickly optimize all images in your media library.

    1. Go to the Images tab.
    2. Click All to bulk select all available images.
    3. Otherwise, select the images you wish to remove.
    4. Click Optimize to begin the optimization process.

optimize images

Step 6: Clean Up Unused Images in Bulk

Free up storage by identifying and deleting unused or orphaned images.

    1. Go to the Images tab.
    2. Click All to bulk select all available images.
    3. Otherwise, select the images you wish to remove.
    4. Click Delete to begin the cleanup process.

images cleanup

Tip: We recommend creating a backup before deleting images.

Step 7: Detailed Bulk Operation Reports

The bulk operation reports are generated automatically after the optimization process has been completed and can be used to track your optimization progress.

  • Total Images Optimized
  • Total Space Saved
  • Original Size (KB)
  • Compressed Size (KB)
  • Status (optimization)

bulk optimization report

Furthermore, bulk image deletion reports are generated automatically once the cleanup process is complete, so you can track your cleanup progress.

  • Total Images Deleted
  • Total Space Saved
  • Size (KB)
  • Status (image deletion complete)

bulk deletion report

This helps track performance improvements and keep your media optimized and cleaned up over time. Alternatively, you can download the report as a CSV file.

Last Shot

The ELEX WordPress Image Optimizer and Cleanup plugin is a powerful and beginner-friendly tool for improving your website’s performance and SEO. With features like bulk image compression and cleanup of unused files, you can keep your WordPress site lean and fast, without any technical skills.

Ready to get started?
Download the plugin here: ELEX WordPress Image Optimizer and Cleanup

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