Title: Does the plugin optimize existing thumbnails?
Last modified: October 19, 2018

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# Does the plugin optimize existing thumbnails?

 *  Resolved [cag8f](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cag8f/)
 * (@cag8f)
 * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-the-plugin-optimize-existing-thumbnails-2/)
 * Hello. I have two questions about the plugin:
 * 1. Is it possible to use your plugin to compress images that already exist in
   my WordPress library? Or does your plugin only compress images when they are 
   uploaded?
 * 2. If your plugin can compress existing images, I have a follow-up question. 
   When one uploads an image to WordPress, several smaller thumbnails of that image
   are automatically created (e.g. small, medium, large, etc). If I use your plugin
   to compress an image that already exists in my WordPress library, does your plugin
   in-turn ensure all the thumbnails associated with that image are also compressed?
   Or would I have to do that separately?
 * Currently, I have many unoptimized thumbnail images on my site. I am looking 
   to optimize all those thumbnails, and was hoping I could use your plugin to do
   so.
 * Thanks.

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 *  Plugin Author [TinyPNG](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tinypng/)
 * (@tinypng)
 * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-the-plugin-optimize-existing-thumbnails-2/#post-10795974)
 * Hello [@cag8f](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cag8f/), yes you can do both
   with the plugin: optimise new images and existing images with the bulk feature.
 * When any image in WordPress is optimised, the thumbnails you have selected for
   optimisation (default all) will also be optimised.
 * For all those unoptimized thumbnail images you have on your site you can use 
   the bulk optimization feature which is designed especially for this.
 * Good luck and happy compressing!
 *  Thread Starter [cag8f](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cag8f/)
 * (@cag8f)
 * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-the-plugin-optimize-existing-thumbnails-2/#post-10800315)
 * OK thanks. We can consider this resolved.

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 * Last reply from: [cag8f](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cag8f/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-the-plugin-optimize-existing-thumbnails-2/#post-10800315)
 * Status: resolved