Smush Pro is a premium WordPress plugin for image optimization, designed to compress, resize, and lazy load images to improve website performance and Google PageSpeed scores. It is developed by the WPMU DEV team and is a popular tool for webmasters.
Key Features of Smush Pro
Smush Pro offers a comprehensive set of features aimed at automated and extensive image optimization:
Key Features of Smush Pro
Smush Pro offers a comprehensive set of features aimed at automated and extensive image optimization:
- Advanced Compression: It provides "Ultra Smush" lossy compression, which offers up to 5x more compression than the free version without a visible drop in quality. Images up to 256MB can be optimized.
- Next-Gen Formats: Automatically converts and serves images in modern WebP or AVIF formats, which are significantly smaller than traditional JPEG and PNG files.
- Global CDN: Includes a 119-point global Content Delivery Network (CDN) for fast image delivery worldwide, which helps ensure quick loading times for visitors no matter their location.
- Automatic Resizing: Automatically scales images to fit their containers, which helps eliminate "Properly size images" warnings in performance tests.
- Lazy Loading: Defers the loading of offscreen images and videos until they are needed, drastically speeding up initial page load times.
- Background Optimization: Allows bulk optimization of all existing images to run in the background, so you can continue working on your site.
- Compatibility: Works with multisite installations and various popular themes, page builders, and media library plugins.
- No Server Impact: Image optimization is performed on WPMU DEV's dedicated API servers, preventing a drain on your website's own server resources.
