Convert images to WebP/AVIF via ShortPixel CDN, lazy-load images/backgrounds/iframes/videos and preload pages for faster navigation.
As of April 2026, Easy Optimizer is a WordPress images plugin with 100 active installations and a 3.7/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2023. Top alternative: Autoptimize.
Easy Optimizer is a simple and lightweight plugin that helps improve your website’s performance by:
– Lazy-loading images, background images, iframes and videos
– Preloading pages to speed up navigations
– Optionally rewriting image URLs to a ShortPixel CDN for next-gen format delivery (WebP/AVIF) and optimization
This plugin optionally rewrites image URLs to ShortPixel’s CDN to serve optimized images:
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
1.1.0
* Refactor into OO structure, single output buffer, safer parsing
* Modular ShortPixel CDN support (module architecture)
* Admin UI tweaks, styles and JS improvements
* Sanitization and WordPress.org guideline fixes
1.0.9
* Added support for elementor backgroud image
* Fixed Minor issues
1.0.7
* Improved lazyloading placeholder.
1.0.6
* Added Shortpixel image optimizer.
1.0.5
* Fixed Minor issues
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