Title: Image optimization plugin with W3 total cache
Last modified: February 24, 2020

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# Image optimization plugin with W3 total cache

 *  Resolved anonymized-17437408
 * (@anonymized-17437408)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-optimization-plugin-with-w3-total-cache/)
 * Hi there,
 * I just switched to W3 total cache from another cache plugin and I wonder if I
   still need to use an image optimizer pluging, namely Ewww image optimizer parallel
   with this one? Or does it work more like an all in plugin?
 * Thank you.
    Reka
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   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Marko Vasiljevic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vmarko/)
 * (@vmarko)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-optimization-plugin-with-w3-total-cache/#post-12472801)
 * Hello @thehoundproject
 * Thank you for your inquiry and I am happy to assist you with this.
    W3 Total 
   Cache is not an Image optimization plugin. So to optimize your images you should
   keep an Ewww image optimizer and it’s fully compatible with W3 Total Cache. However,
   W3 Total Cache has a Lazy load feature and so does the Ewww image optimizer. 
   So if you are using lazyload in the Ewww you should disable it in W3 Total Cache
   in Performance>General settings>User Experience, or if you wish to use W3TC lazy
   load then you should disable it in Ewww to avoid conflict. Thank you!
 *  Thread Starter anonymized-17437408
 * (@anonymized-17437408)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-optimization-plugin-with-w3-total-cache/#post-12473717)
 * Hi Marko,
 * Thank you so much for the response. Would you think the Ewww is the best plugin
   to use with W3 cache then? Can I also have another question? How would you recommend
   starting off on the minify section? I know it may not work well with all sites,
   and as I’m not a pro I wonder if there’s a basic setup to get started without
   risking to cause issues.
 * Thank you.
    Reka
 *  Thread Starter anonymized-17437408
 * (@anonymized-17437408)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-optimization-plugin-with-w3-total-cache/#post-12473756)
 * Also, the reason I switched cache plugins is that the previous one messed with
   another plugin on the site called WP Lucky wheel. It made a mess of the mobile
   view, by pushing the desktop js. to load for mobile screens and when I switched
   the cache off it was working fine.
 * However, the same is happening again with W3 total! Do you think it can be resolved?
   I am more than happy to send screenshots of how it looks like now and how it’s
   meant to look like. The view of the opening screen for spinning and signing up
   is so distorted on mobiles, that it cannot be used properely.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Marko Vasiljevic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vmarko/)
 * (@vmarko)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-optimization-plugin-with-w3-total-cache/#post-12474101)
 * Hello @thehoundproject
 * Ewww image optimizer is one of the two most used image optimization plugins along
   with Smush it plugin. And they both work well with W3 Total Cache.
    – Minify:
   You should always start with manual minify. Enable the minify in Performance>
   General settings and save all settings and purge the cache. Check your website
   after that. If you are experiencing some issues or breaking of the style, go 
   to Performance>Minify and disable the settings one by one (firsts JS minify save
   all settings and purge the cache, check the website after that CSS minify and
   also save the settings and purge the cache) There is a possibility that some 
   theme or plugin js/CSS files do not agree with minify. In that case, you need
   to exclude those plugin files from being minified in Performance>Minify>Advanced
   >Never minify the following JS files: or Never minify the following CSS files:
   So for example (this is just an example), if you are experiencing an issue with
   the navigation bar you should exclude the theme JS files responsible for this.
   You can find your theme js and CSS files in /wp-content/themes/yourtheme/js/ 
   or CSS and add that file in “Never minify following JS files”: /wp-content/themes/
   yourtheme/js/nav-bar.js Alternatively, you can switch to Manual minify and add
   the JS and CSS files manually and in order. Please note that Manual minify is
   a tricky process and needs to be done with care. One more note, every change 
   you make in minify, you can simply revert them. So if you experience any issues
   simply undo the previous step made. – As for WP Lucky Wheel, we have no experience
   and testing with that plugin as it has just 300+ installs. You should get in 
   touch with their support and ask if and how they support caching. There is a 
   possibility that excluding the mentioned plugin js file as priorly suggested 
   may help with this issue.
 * You can use User Agent Groups In Performance>User Agent Groups and create a group
   of user agents by specifying names in the user agents field. Assign a set of 
   user agents to use a specific theme, redirect them to another domain or if an
   existing mobile plugin is active, create user agent groups to ensure that a unique
   cache is created for each user agent group. Drag and drop groups into order (
   if needed) to determine their priority (top -> down).
 * Thank you!

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 * [image optimizing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/image-optimizing/)

 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Marko Vasiljevic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vmarko/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-optimization-plugin-with-w3-total-cache/#post-12474101)
 * Status: resolved