Title: Plugin not making any difference
Last modified: November 7, 2018

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# Plugin not making any difference

 *  Resolved [Bad_Egg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bad_egg/)
 * (@bad_egg)
 * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-making-any-difference/)
 * GT Metrix results showed a need for image optimization, so I installed your plugin.
   The difference was negligible. So then I tried optimizing the problematic images
   in Photoshop and replacing them on my site. Again no difference; in fact, the
   same images are flagged as still needing optimization. What am I doing wrong?
   Also, these images are now showing as containing cookies. Why would that be?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fplugin-not-making-any-difference%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Predrag – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support1/)
 * (@wpmudev-support1)
 * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-making-any-difference/#post-10856583)
 * Hi [@bad_egg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bad_egg/),
 * It seems that images reported on your site are all full size images that are 
   not being optimized in free version of Smush.
 * Try using thumbnails that are optimized in that content or check out our Pro 
   version in order to include full size images in optimization as well.
 * > Also, these images are now showing as containing cookies. Why would that be?
 * Could you please elaborate this part a bit more, I’m not sure that I understand
   what you’re referring to?
 * Cheers,
    Predrag
 *  Thread Starter [Bad_Egg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bad_egg/)
 * (@bad_egg)
 * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-making-any-difference/#post-10857801)
 * Hi,
 * I ran my site through GT Metrix. Under YSlow, then “Use Cookie-free domains,”
   it is indicated that the following images use cookies:
 * [https://mademers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/SiteHeader2.png](https://mademers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/SiteHeader2.png)
   
   [https://mademers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/EditingFI.jpg](https://mademers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/EditingFI.jpg)
   [https://mademers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/MyBooksFI.jpg](https://mademers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/MyBooksFI.jpg)
   [https://mademers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/PhotographyFI.jpg](https://mademers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/PhotographyFI.jpg)
   [https://mademers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Aftermath_thumb.jpg](https://mademers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Aftermath_thumb.jpg)
   [https://mademers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Hall.jpg](https://mademers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Hall.jpg)
   [https://mademers.com/wp-content/uploads/Wertman-e1540338275124.jpg](https://mademers.com/wp-content/uploads/Wertman-e1540338275124.jpg)
   [https://mademers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Floyd.jpg](https://mademers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Floyd.jpg)
   [https://mademers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Llewellyn.jpg](https://mademers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Llewellyn.jpg)
   [https://mademers.com/wp-content/uploads/cover900-2-200×300.jpg](https://mademers.com/wp-content/uploads/cover900-2-200×300.jpg)
   [https://mademers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Over-MeFP.jpg](https://mademers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Over-MeFP.jpg)
 * These are all images that I uploaded after installing your plugin; some, like
   the Wertman one, were edited in WP, and one, cover900-2-200×300.jpg, appears 
   to be a smaller image created by WP.
 * I don’t know what to make of this, but I have to optimize my site and also make
   it GDPR compliant. I am not a developer, just a regular user who now needs to
   learn about this.
 * Thanks,
    Michelle
 *  [Predrag – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support1/)
 * (@wpmudev-support1)
 * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-making-any-difference/#post-10860043)
 * Hi Michelle,
 * Is your cover900-2-200×300.jpg part of your media library?
    Because it seems 
   that you have date folder structure in your uploads folder and that image is 
   not part of any year/month folder and is in root uploads folder. Please make 
   sure that the image is part of the library and then run the optimization again.
 * We don’t link any of your images, once the images are optimized they are returned
   to your server and replace the original one, so the URL and cookie domains are
   related to your site/server settings.
 * You can try resolving this with CDN or checking these suggestions here:
    [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26186358/how-to-use-cookie-free-domains-yslow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26186358/how-to-use-cookie-free-domains-yslow)
   [https://www.keycdn.com/blog/yslow-score#cookie_free](https://www.keycdn.com/blog/yslow-score#cookie_free)
 * Cheers,
    Predrag
 *  Thread Starter [Bad_Egg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bad_egg/)
 * (@bad_egg)
 * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-making-any-difference/#post-10867291)
 * All my images display in WordPress as existing in my media library.
 * Most of my images are in public_html/wp-content/uploads. The rest are found in
   public_html/wp-content/uploads/[year]/[month]. However, all the subfolders prior
   to 2018 are empty except for a lone MP3 file left behind in 2015/01.
 * It appears that the jpegs previously held in those subfolders were moved to the
   root uploads folder. I am not sure why. A few years ago I changed themes and 
   rebuilt my website, which would seem like the obvious culprit — except that I
   did so well before 2018. The more likely culprit would be a plugin, perhaps Adaptive
   Images for WordPress?
 * So does your plugin not work on images held in the root uploads folder?
    -  This reply was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by [Bad_Egg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bad_egg/).
 *  [Anton Vanyukov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vanyukov/)
 * (@vanyukov)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-making-any-difference/#post-10870185)
 * [@bad_egg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bad_egg/),
 * Please try to select the uploads folder in Directory Smush and check if you see
   the images there? Smush will hide the images that are listed in the media library.
 * Best regards,
    Anton
 *  Thread Starter [Bad_Egg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bad_egg/)
 * (@bad_egg)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-making-any-difference/#post-10873118)
 * Hi Anton,
 * Unfortunately I cannot. There is an issue with the plugin in that when the file
   directory screen appears, it does not contain a scroll bar. So the subfolder 
   I need to check is below the screen view. There does not appear to be a way to
   scroll down, even using the arrow buttons. I cannot attach a screenshot for you
   here so I have put it in here: [https://mademers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Untitled-1.jpg](https://mademers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Untitled-1.jpg).
 * Michelle
 *  [Anton Vanyukov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vanyukov/)
 * (@vanyukov)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-making-any-difference/#post-10874182)
 * [@bad_egg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bad_egg/),
 * You should be able to scroll with the mouse wheel, when hovering over the white
   part of the modal. And the next update will have support for keyboard navigation
   in the directory smush modal.
 * Best regards,
    Anton
 *  Thread Starter [Bad_Egg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bad_egg/)
 * (@bad_egg)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-making-any-difference/#post-10877338)
 * While I was able to scroll down, you should know that it doesn’t work well: you
   have to place your cursor at juuuuuuuust the right spot before scrolling occurs,
   and trying to scroll back up is just as difficult.
 * I was able to find the image and I optimized it, but GT Metrix still shows it
   as needing optimization. Ditto for all the new images I uploaded after installing
   this plugin. I have no idea why, whether this a bug in Metrix or my site or the
   plugin.
 *  [Anton Vanyukov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vanyukov/)
 * (@vanyukov)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-making-any-difference/#post-10878846)
 * [@bad_egg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bad_egg/),
 * It could be that the image needs to be resized to fit the HTML container it is
   placed in. Or the image might be over 1 Mb, and the free version will not compress
   such a large image. Could you please share a link to the image so I can check?
 * Best regards,
    Anton
 *  Thread Starter [Bad_Egg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bad_egg/)
 * (@bad_egg)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-making-any-difference/#post-10905336)
 * The image in question is used in a widget. The original is 900 pixels high, but
   the widget makes use of the WP “Medium” version that is 300 pixels high. When
   I check the image through FireFox’s check image option, the image is not being
   downsized. This is the URL: [https://mademers.com/wp-content/uploads/cover900-2-200×300.jpg](https://mademers.com/wp-content/uploads/cover900-2-200×300.jpg).
 * BTW, if I upload an image that I have already optimized in Photoshop, and WP 
   makes additional copies as per my theme’s instructions, are those copies also
   not then optimized? In other words, if I save my images in Photoshop at, say,
   level 8, then are the copies that WP makes also no better than level 8? Because
   if those are then compressed by Smush, then is it compressing a file that has
   already been compressed, thereby reducing the quality even further?
 *  Thread Starter [Bad_Egg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bad_egg/)
 * (@bad_egg)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-making-any-difference/#post-10905411)
 * And now, for reasons I truly do not understand, your plugin is adding a yellow
   border around all my images. I have to deactivate your plugin to remove the border.
 *  [Anton Vanyukov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vanyukov/)
 * (@vanyukov)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-making-any-difference/#post-10905653)
 * [@bad_egg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bad_egg/),
 * You can do both Photoshop and Smush optimization. Basic Smush optimization is
   lossless, that means there is no quality loss. Also, removing the EXIF data will
   help you save a few extra kb.
 * The yellow border around the image is the result from “Detect and show incorrectly
   sized images” option in Smush. It will outline images that are not properly sized
   for the containers they are in. Only visible to admins. You can disable it in
   Smush settings.
 * Best regards,
    Anton

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