Title: Exclude an Image from Optimization Last modified: August 30, 2016 --- # Exclude an Image from Optimization * Resolved [james](https://wordpress.org/support/users/westbury84/) * (@westbury84) * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exclude-an-image-from-optimization/) * is there a way to exclude an image from being optimized. I want to use an author Bio on my blog and the optimization of the head shot makes it blurry * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/) Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) * Plugin Author [Shane Bishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nosilver4u/) * (@nosilver4u) * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exclude-an-image-from-optimization/#post-6721262) * So I assume you’re using lossy optimization. Just turn off the lossy option when you upload the headshot, and then you can turn it back on afterwards. Once an image is optimized, the plugin will refuse to re-optimize it unless you force it to. * Thread Starter [james](https://wordpress.org/support/users/westbury84/) * (@westbury84) * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exclude-an-image-from-optimization/#post-6721306) * I thought the same thing ;however, for some reason , even with the lossy optimization turned off it is still altering the headshot. I have even disable the duplicate create and exclude certain sizes from the setting menu to no avail * Plugin Author [Shane Bishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nosilver4u/) * (@nosilver4u) * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exclude-an-image-from-optimization/#post-6721321) * Please post the debug information from the settings page after enabling the debug setting. The default settings are lossless, which means the plugin cannot alter the image, but I’ll be able to see if anything else is enabled which could cause quality loss via the debug output. * Thread Starter [james](https://wordpress.org/support/users/westbury84/) * (@westbury84) * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exclude-an-image-from-optimization/#post-6721372) * esrealty EWWW IO version: 253.0 WP version: 4.3.1 PHP version: 50614 ewww_image_optimizer_preinit() ewww_image_optimizer_gallery_support() ewww_image_optimizer_admin_init() ewww_image_optimizer_init() ewww_image_optimizer_cloud_init() ewww_image_optimizer_exec_init() cloud options enabled, shutting off binaries ewww_image_optimizer_disable_tools() ewww_image_optimizer_cron_setup() ewww_image_optimizer_cron_setup() ewww_image_optimizer_settings_script() ewww_image_optimizer_bulk_script() ewww_image_optimizer_aux_images_script() ewww_image_optimizer_webp_script() ewww_image_optimizer_options() ABSPATH: /home/esrealty/public_html/ home url: [http://www.executivesellers.com](http://www.executivesellers.com) site url: [http://www.executivesellers.com](http://www.executivesellers.com) ewww_image_optimizer_savings() querying savings for single site query to be performed: SELECT SUM(orig_size-image_size) FROM wp_ewwwio_images savings found: 39453631 ewww_image_optimizer_cloud_verify() verification success via: [https://45.55.97.156](https://45.55.97.156) verification body contents: great ewww_image_optimizer_cloud_quota() quota data retrieved: 0 -4748 0 cloud JPG: on cloud PNG: on PNG extra compress: off cloud GIF: on cloud fast lossy: off remove metadata: off lossy JPG: off lossy PNG: off bulk delay: 0 scheduled optimization: off deferred optimization: off disable auto-optimization: off include media library: on ewww_image_optimizer_get_image_sizes() Array ( [thumbnail] => Array ( [width] => 150 [height] => 150 ) [medium] => Array([ width] => 460 [height] => 400 ) [large] => Array ( [width] => 1024 [height] = > 1024 ) [small] => Array ( [width] => 120 [height] => 0 ) [testimonial] => Array([ width] => 180 [height] => 180 ) [featured] => Array ( [width] => 300 [height] => 160 ) [advertiser] => Array ( [width] => 200 [height] => 80 ) [accredit] = > Array ( [width] => 0 [height] => 30 ) [background] => Array ( [width] => 1920[ height] => 1080 ) [heading-icon] => Array ( [width] => 32 [height] => 32 ) [highlight- icon] => Array ( [width] => 48 [height] => 48 ) ) disabled resizes: thumbnail: optimization=disabled creation=enabled medium: optimization=disabled creation =disabled large: optimization=enabled creation=disabled small: optimization=disabled creation=disabled testimonial: optimization=disabled creation=disabled featured: optimization=disabled creation=disabled advertiser: optimization=disabled creation =disabled accredit: optimization=disabled creation=disabled background: optimization =enabled creation=disabled heading-icon: optimization=disabled creation=enabled highlight-icon: optimization=disabled creation=enabled skip images smaller than: 0 bytes skip PNG images larger than: 0 bytes exclude originals from lossy: off exclude originals from metadata removal: off use system binaries: no jpegtran disabled: no optipng disabled: no pngout disabled: no gifsicle disabled: no webp conversion: off alt webp rewriting: off jpg2png: off ewww_image_optimizer_jpg_background() ewww_image_optimizer_jpg_background() ewww_image_optimizer_jpg_quality() png2jpg: off gif2png: off max_execution_time: 0 * Plugin Author [Shane Bishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nosilver4u/) * (@nosilver4u) * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exclude-an-image-from-optimization/#post-6721470) * Can you post a link to the page where it shows blurry? You’re using lossless compression currently, which means there must be something else in play here. 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