Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN
Compress and optimize images, enable lazy load, serve WebP & AVIF, and speed up your site with a global image CDN.
4.8(6,034 reviews)
·1.0M+ active installs·Updated 2 days agoAs of April 2026, Smush is a WordPress webp plugin with 1.0M+ active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 6,034 reviews. It has been downloaded 64M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.4+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are down 6% this week. Support resolution rate: 100%. Top alternative: EWWW Image Optimizer.
4.8/56,034 reviews
1.0M+active installs
100%resolved
18 yearssince 2008
Overview
Compress images, optimize images, and enable image lazy load automatically to keep your WordPress site fast, without losing quality.
Smush makes it easy to optimize images, compress images, and deliver images faster across your entire WordPress site. Automatically reduce image file sizes, enable image lazy load, and serve modern formats like WebP and AVIF, all without breaking image quality or adding extra work.
Whether you’re running a blog, store, or portfolio, Smush helps you optimize images at scale and keep your site fast.
Trusted by over 1 million WordPress sites.
With a 4.8/5 rating.
Everything you need to optimize images and speed up your site.
Works out of the box with no complicated setup.
Compress images without losing quality
Reduce image file sizes automatically while keeping…
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Ratings & Reviews
4.86,034 reviews
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Recent Reviews
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by rohitsinghvi2006·Today
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Great Plugin
by joussenkarliczek·3 weeks ago·1 reply
Großartiges Plugin um Bilder zu optimieren.
Super Helpful
by larry111·3 weeks ago·1 reply
Good plugin for compressing images in WordPress. Setup took just a minute, and it started optimizing right away. Site speed improved a bit, too. tnx devs for this.
Easy to install & does the job
by cityneil·2 months ago·1 reply
I needed a lot of images optimised and Smush did the job. Will probably go to Pro level to get some of the additional features.
Easy Image Optimization
by coryhopper65·2 months ago·1 reply
Smush helps reduce image size without losing quality. It improves site speed and works automatically in the background.
Download Trends
Today: 6KYesterday: 7KThis week: 38KPeriod total: 7.6M
Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.4+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
Other
43.2%
v3.24
39.3%
v3.23
10.1%
v3.16
7.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
3.24.0 ( 2026-02-23 )
- Improvement: Stability improvements
Contributors
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