Title: WordPress Image Compression
Last modified: April 7, 2018

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# WordPress Image Compression

 *  Resolved Anonymous User 14978628
 * (@anonymized-14978628)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-image-compression-2/)
 * Hi, i’m just wondering why this plugin is needed as WordPress compresses thumbnail
   images by default anyway.
 * If this plugin is enabled, does it then disable the inbuilt compression?
 * Thanks

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 *  Plugin Author [ShortPixel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shortpixel/)
 * (@shortpixel)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-image-compression-2/#post-10158318)
 * Hello & thank you for your question! 🙂
 * The default WP compression is a “one size fits all” and it only applies to JPEG
   images.
    What ShortPixel plugin offers is a smart image optimization solution
   that can apply different types of optimization depending on each user’s needs.
   The resulting thumbs are usually 50% smaller than their original, WP created 
   version, while retaining the visual quality.
 * You can run a few tests (for free) using our online optimization service [here](https://shortpixel.com/online-image-compression).
 * Best regards,
    Alex

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 * Last activity: [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-image-compression-2/#post-10158318)
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