Title: Compression setting
Last modified: January 23, 2017

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# Compression setting

 *  Resolved [hudbl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hudbl/)
 * (@hudbl)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compression-setting/)
 * Hello,
 * I was wondering where the quality/compression setting has gone in the latest 
   version? I’m running 4.6 locally and its under Settings > Retina > advanced. 
   But the live site is using the latest version and I can’t see it anywhere.
 * Without compression control my medium size images are always double the file 
   size of my full size image upload (compressed in photoshop).
 * Cheers
 * David

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 *  [kreestal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kreestal/)
 * (@kreestal)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compression-setting/#post-8741018)
 * +1 ! I dearly miss this setting. My retina images are so heavy 🙁 A setting to
   lower the jpeg quality of the retina images generated by WP Retina 2x would be
   perfect!
    -  This reply was modified 9 years, 4 months ago by [kreestal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kreestal/).
 *  Plugin Author [Jordy Meow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tigroumeow/)
 * (@tigroumeow)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compression-setting/#post-8741698)
 * Hi guys,
 * I can re-add it but… was it really really working for you? If yes, you could 
   also do that:
 * [http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-increase-or-decrease-wordpress-jpeg-image-compression/](http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-increase-or-decrease-wordpress-jpeg-image-compression/)
 *  [kreestal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kreestal/)
 * (@kreestal)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compression-setting/#post-8742553)
 * Hi Jordy!
 * Thank you for your kind reply, as always.
 * I know the `jpeg_quality` filter and I have been using it for a long time.
 * However, my need here is a bit more subtle: I’d need to lower the `jpeg_quality`
   _only_ for the retina images, in order to apply a “[Compressive images](https://www.filamentgroup.com/lab/compressive-images.html)”
   performance strategy ([another link](https://www.netvlies.nl/tips-updates/algemeen/algemeen/retina-revolution/)
   about this method).
 * I thought it was possible with the compression setting that used to be in WP 
   Retina 2x, wasn’t it?
 *  Plugin Author [Jordy Meow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tigroumeow/)
 * (@tigroumeow)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compression-setting/#post-8866524)
 * Hi guys 🙂
 * Done! Please update to version 4.7.9.
    Now the Quality is back in the Settings,
   and it works well. Please tell me if it works for you 🙂
 *  [kreestal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kreestal/)
 * (@kreestal)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compression-setting/#post-8866698)
 * Thank you _so_ much Jordy, you rock! \m/ It works effortlessly!
 *  Plugin Author [Jordy Meow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tigroumeow/)
 * (@tigroumeow)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compression-setting/#post-8866704)
 * Coooool! And don’t hesitate to leave a little review if you have time. And nice
   week-end to you soon!
 *  [kreestal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kreestal/)
 * (@kreestal)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compression-setting/#post-8866754)
 * Thank you! Yes I left a [review](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/essential-plugin-for-responsive-websites/)
   three years ago. My opinion hasn’t changed since! 🙂
 *  Plugin Author [Jordy Meow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tigroumeow/)
 * (@tigroumeow)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compression-setting/#post-8866772)
 * Haha, that’s awesome ^^ I did remember your login, hard to forget!

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