Title: Quick question
Last modified: August 7, 2023

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# Quick question

 *  Resolved [Mo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gs1623/)
 * (@gs1623)
 * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-question-98/)
 * Does the plugin offer automatic image compression, or do I need an additional
   plugin to ensure images are optimized immediately upon upload?

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Marko Vasiljevic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vmarko/)
 * (@vmarko)
 * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-question-98/#post-16953155)
 * Hello [@gs1623](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gs1623/)
 * Thank you for reaching out and I am happy to assist you with this.
 * The quick answer is – Yes! W3TC will automatically compress the images on upload.
   
   In Performance>Extensions>Image service, you can enable Auto-convert: in the 
   Configuration options.
 * Thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [Mo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gs1623/)
 * (@gs1623)
 * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-question-98/#post-16953304)
 * [@vmarko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vmarko/) — Thank you very much.
   I appreciate your quick and helpful response. 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [Mo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gs1623/)
 * (@gs1623)
 * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-question-98/#post-16953563)
 * [@vmarko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vmarko/) — I’ve looked at the image
   service, and it appears that it currently only converts images to WebP format.
   While this is a positive step forward, my initial priority is to compress these
   images. Based on my assessment, your image service does not currently provide
   this compression functionality. As a potential solution, I may need to install
   an additional plugin, such as TinyPNG. I attempted to use Smush on a test site
   but encountered conflicts with both your plugin and Autoptimize. In order to 
   preempt any potential issues, I intend to give TinyPNG a try.
 *  Thread Starter [Mo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gs1623/)
 * (@gs1623)
 * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-question-98/#post-16953744)
 * [@vmarko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vmarko/) — Update: I have found
   a highly informative article on your website that directly addresses the majority
   of my concerns. However, I’d appreciate it if you could confirm whether the following
   limits still apply to the free version: Hourly limit: 100 | monthly limit: 1000.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Marko Vasiljevic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vmarko/)
 * (@vmarko)
 * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-question-98/#post-16953820)
 * Hello [@gs1623](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gs1623/)
 * Thank you for your feedback and I am sorry about any misunderstanding. When you
   convert images to webp, you are basically compressing them as the webp conversion
   can reduce the size up to 95%. However, you are correct and we do not compress
   images without conversion (compress and still serve as JPEG).
 * To answer your question about the limits, yes, in the free version there is an
   hourly limit: of 100 and a monthly limit: of 1000.
 * I hope this helps!
 * Thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [Mo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gs1623/)
 * (@gs1623)
 * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-question-98/#post-16953858)
 * [@vmarko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vmarko/) — Thank you; no apology
   is necessary. You have been incredibly helpful, and I cannot thank you enough
   for your assistance. I appreciate the information you’ve provided. To be honest,
   I haven’t delved into WebP in great detail, so my knowledge on the topic is limited.
   I will test the free plan to start with, and if everything goes smoothly, I intend
   to upgrade to the pro plan to remove the limitations.
 *  Thread Starter [Mo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gs1623/)
 * (@gs1623)
 * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-question-98/#post-16960308)
 * [@vmarko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vmarko/) — I’m very impressed with
   your image service, and it does an excellent job of compressing images.
 * I have just completed a test run, and the image size has been reduced by up to
   80% using lossy compression without any noticeable changes in image quality.
 * The only drawback is that, since the original image is retained and WordPress
   does not compress enough by default, I could quickly consume a significant amount
   of my server storage. This could become an issue, especially considering that
   most of the websites I manage are e-commerce sites featuring 5–10 images per 
   product. Over time, this storage usage could accumulate rapidly.
 * As a result, I might need to revert back to using my usual image compression 
   service unless you have a solution for this storage concern. Not overwriting 
   the original image is a wise decision on your part. Not all browsers support 
   WebP, and having a fallback image is always a prudent strategy.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Marko Vasiljevic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vmarko/)
 * (@vmarko)
 * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-question-98/#post-16960445)
 * Hello [@gs1623](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gs1623/)
 * Thank you for your feedback.
   Unfortunately we cannot do anything about storage
   space.W3TC is using rewrite to serve images as webp, and as you mentioned we 
   are not removing the originals.
 * Instead of using plugins to reduce size, my recommendation would be to prepare
   images for web before uploading them. In this case most of the images would not
   be over 200kb
 * Alternatively, you can give the CDN a chance and serve static assets from the
   CDN.
 * I hope this helps!
 * Thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [Mo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gs1623/)
 * (@gs1623)
 * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-question-98/#post-16960519)
 * [@vmarko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vmarko/)
 * Thanks for your helpful response.
 * I’m not currently using an image compression plugin. Instead, I’m manually resizing
   and compressing images before uploading them. However, this process is becoming
   time-consuming, so I’m considering automating it. As a result, I may need to 
   deploy a plugin in the near future to handle both tasks.
 * I will also explore the CDN option you mentioned.
 * Thank you once again for your helpful responses. I will now proceed from here
   and mark this post as resolved.

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